http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/ Engadget Comments for Samsung's NX camera due for late 2009 or early 2010, uses proprietary lens system http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 6th 2009 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/
Just what we need. Another consumer electronics giant getting in on the current craze.

I'm just trying figure out how they will purport that their optics will be that much better than any of the established players to deserve it's very own system and mount (with no legacy).]]>Sep 6th 2009 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 6th 2009 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/
Though personally, having held in my hands Canon 1000D, I fail too see what/how can be improved without making sensor (consequently - and most importantly - lenses) smaller.

I wish they'd simply joined FourThirds. The sensor quality gap is closing pretty fast, having made most of counter arguments already irrelevant. Especially considering that the Sammy's new system isn't targeted at professional photography.]]>Sep 6th 2009 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/
Unless Samsung wouldn't manage to bring 2-3 other major companies aboard the new system (at least one lens OEM (e.g. Tamron or Sigma) and one body/sensor OEM (Canon or Sony)), I think we are all to witness another slow motion soap opera, similar to that featuring Feveon and Sigma.]]>Sep 6th 2009 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 6th 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 6th 2009 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/
P.S. Evil wikimedia killed the article. Only reference remained is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_%28disambiguation%29 ]]>Sep 6th 2009 9:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/
I'd call it a DSLR too if I only saw it through glass. ]]>Sep 6th 2009 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Pentax is making the lenses (I doubt they will differ glass-wise).

Most of the work would be in the body and electronics of the lenses. I doubt new glass will be made for a whole new line-up, Olympus-style.

Seems there's enough similar here (sensor size being the biggie) to make electronics changes and mechanical mount changes to use existing glass under the NX banner. Still, it's some work that needs to be done but not half as much risk and work as Olympus did getting Four Thirds off the ground and fleshed-out to where it is today (their decisions and market acceptance can be debated, too, I'm sure).]]>Sep 6th 2009 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/
They could use any size or shape sensor they want but to use existing lenses, the sensor plane needs to be where the optics are designed for it to be. The sensor couldn't be bigger than the lens allows without fall off. It could be smaller. It could also be smaller and dithering away to give a crop factor.

However, the greater the crop factor, the higher performing the lens would have to be so as motto show flaws. ]]>Sep 6th 2009 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/I may consider buying this Samsung if it's priced under the 200 $ mark, but since I stopped beliving in Santa long ago I'm still gonna save my pennies for the GF1]]>Sep 6th 2009 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 6th 2009 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/
A 1000d is as basic as a dslr ever should be, improvements on it as numberous. in fact, I wouldnt suggest the 1000d to anybody. ]]>Sep 6th 2009 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 6th 2009 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 6th 2009 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/
It's CRAZY thing.

Give up K mount? lol.

Rest in peace, NX.]]>Sep 6th 2009 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 6th 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 6th 2009 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/
Though this is a potential issue, microlenses have improved matters considerably compared to earlier sensors. Basically you can get away with less extreme retrofocus designs than would be needed for the longer dSLR mount. Especially at slower apertures.]]>Sep 6th 2009 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 6th 2009 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/
This is no DSLR. However it does still have interchangeable lenses and a large sensor. What's missing is the mirror box. Taking that out allows for both a smaller camera and (at least in the wideangle to normal range) smaller lenses. It also makes things like video recording more practical.]]>Sep 6th 2009 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 6th 2009 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 6th 2009 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 6th 2009 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 7th 2009 1:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 6th 2009 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/
They're usually shaped a like a small stick and have a glowing ball at the top.

Then the designers and engineers step in to make it usable and good looking. Which this camera definitely is.]]>Sep 6th 2009 8:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 6th 2009 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 6th 2009 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-nx-dslr-due-for-late-2009-or-early-2010-uses-propriet/Sep 7th 2009 12:54PM