Samsung GX-1S DSLR for reals

by Marc Perton, posted Jan 16th 2006 at 10:06AM

Samsung's rumored GX-1S DSLR has at last made its debut, and -- as expected -- it's a relabeled version of Pentax's *ist DS2. Not that there's anything wrong with that, since the specs include a 6.1 megapixel imager, ISO levels up to 3200, 2.8 fps burst mode, 2.5-inch LCD and an 18-55 Schneider D-XENON lens (of course, it's compatible with other Pentax lenses). No word on pricing yet, though the *ist DS2 goes for about $650, so we suspect a similar price in markets where this becomes available (which may not include the US, depending on Samsung's agreement with Pentax).

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Eric @ Jan 16th 2006 10:42AM

If that's a real Schneider lens on the front, I'd have to conclude this would be a great camera/lens combo. Schneider makes some of the finest lenses of any company in the world - including compared to the likes of Zeiss and Leica. Schneider makes some of the best lenses that have graced Rollei and even Hasselblad, as well as some of the very best large format lenses.

Very interesting...

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matt @ Jan 16th 2006 2:28PM

6.1 MPs is getting a little small for most camera's. sure nikon still has 2 DSLRs-D50 and D70s, but they are consumer and prosumer respectively. just seems to me(being a very advanced ameteur) that 6 MPs are on the way out.

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matt @ Jan 16th 2006 2:31PM

sry, forgot to mention canon(yes i am biased) the closest thing they have is an 8.2 DSLR

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Mikael @ Jan 16th 2006 4:12PM

Just a comment regarding the burst modes. Burst mode is 8fps (JPEG) and 2.8fps (RAW).

Cheers!

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Larry @ Jan 16th 2006 4:15PM

Hey, you guys might want to check out the thing Fosfor Gadgets has on this, the writer says that the photography blog got it wrong, and seeing how he knows Norwegian..

http://gadgets.fosfor.se/samsung-gx-1s/

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