More Details on Samsung NX Series

[bmattock]

http://www.amateurphotographer.co.u...nise_camera_industry_news_279500.html?aff=rss

SS Park said the hybrid sector is going to be very important, and that the 'industry' expects it to eventually account for 20% of the entire camera market by 2012 – at which point Samsung aims to be the market leader. He hinted that once Samsung has established it's own position other brands will be invited to manufacture under licence, though it was not clear whether he meant other companies making parts, lenses and accessories for the Samsung NX series or whether the 'standard' would be made open in the way that the Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds specification is shared amoung members of the system.

What was clear though is that Samsung will be manufacturing its own lenses from the beginning, and that all the components of the cameras will be Samsung-made, including the APS-C sensor. Park's predecessor, Byung Woo Lee, stated in a - world exclusive interview with Demolder in August 2008 - that the sensor to be used would be the same 23.4x15.5mm 14 million-pixel CMOS unit that is used in the Samsung GX20 and Pentax K20D, but Park would not be drawn on the subject this time.

 

[Andrew Sowerby]

Thanks for posting these bits of info, Bill. I especially like that you put the content of the link in the post.

 

[bmattock]

Well, it's not all the content of the link, just a snippet that seems interesting to me. One still has to click on the link to read the entire thing.

 

[dazedgonebye]

12mm heliar for wide landscapes, some fast prime from samsung for autofocus Hexar AF'ish work and an old 55mm f1.4 for portraits...this just may be the one I want.

I wonder that they don't mention in body IS.