Samsung NX1, $1300 4K flagman

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Lots of used like new bodies around $1134 at Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00NFDZRRA/ref=sr_1_2_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1434707360&sr=8-2&keywords=Samsung+NX1&condition=used

chopnshoot

A lot of people are selling their NX1's for the Sony A7RII. I guess people are willing to pay triple the price of the NX1 for S-Log. I hope Samsung sees what's happening and roll out their own log profile ASAP.

SuperSet

@chopnshoot What happened with the Gamma DR releases? People didn't like them?

chopnshoot

Gamma DR in my opinion is really good but it's nowhere close to being flat as S Log or the shooting "Film" with a Blackmagic camera. Samsung could address this with firmware or maybe hold off. Either way this camera is great. I'd rather have 3 NX1s intead of 1 A7RII. I imagine there will be a huge supply of used A7RII's by the end of the year when the A7SII drops.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

A lot of people are selling their NX1's for the Sony A7RII.

LOL. Nope. And all this fascination with many different log profiles is also quite funny.

chopnshoot

NX1 is still the best bang for you buck camera out there right now. I've seen numerous people on the various filmmaking forums putting their NX1's up for sale just to get the latest thing Sony will abandon in 6 months.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

I've seen numerous people on the various filmmaking forums putting their NX1's up for sale just to get the latest thing Sony will abandon in 6 months.

How many exactly?

chopnshoot

I've seen 2 sales threads mentioning they were upgrading to Song and maybe 15 or more people weighing the option in various threads. That's across maybe 5 forums.

IronFilm

Which relative to the number of NX1 owners... is a lot! :-P

chopnshoot

Not saying it's a mass exodus.

JohnTollwannabe

Has anyone definitively answered at what point the Sharpening setting turns off the in-camera electronic over-sharpening edge ringing and haloing effect (some call it "edge enhancement" on video transfers) and allows for the natural 2160p image detail to pop through?

I'm not trying to go for the extra soft, detail robbing "film" look by dialing the sharpness down all the way, but that happy medium when the added "extra" sharpness goes away.

Or... is there added sharpness all the way to -10 and something Samsung must address in a new firmware update and a more flat camera log profile than Dynamic?

Since the GH4 seems to be the darling of the sub-$2,000 UHD camera club, there doesn't seem to be as much professional testing information out there to sift through.

Thank you!!

markr041

@Tollwannabe Why don't you check the review of the NX1 at slashcam.de? There are test charts that clearly show there is very little edge enhancement or halos in UHD at the default settings. It is the cleanest UHD of any camera. If you reduce sharpness, you are mainly fuzzing the picture. The "extra" sharpness (compared to other cameras including the GH4) is indeed extra resolution.

JohnTollwannabe

@markr041

Thanks for the tip. I'll check out the review. :)

Google Translate kind of garbles the German, so are they saying that the default of 0 for sharpness gives you the best UHD 2160p image without extra garbage?

They do seem to reiterate what others have stated that the Cine 4k mode is cropped and upscaled UHD resolution. I'll definitely be skipping that mode!

omega1978

Have anyone had the same issue with clipping color on the NX1? I know this problem with the Sony A7S, but Samsung also..

joe1946

Cropped screenshot: https://farm1.staticflickr.com/494/19135580685_2b5f3436a7_o.png

joe1946

joe1946

Just shot this tonight under cloudy skies.

Cropped screenshot : https://farm1.staticflickr.com/506/19004506708_9acc9188f7_o.png

joe1946

3840x2160 screenshot : https://farm1.staticflickr.com/516/19276653882_425f59c477_o.png

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Vitaliy_Kiselev

http://edwardmichaellach.zenfolio.com/p753722464

lonely1

For those who didn't know yet... Firmware 1.32 is out for the NX1

johncaballero

I wonder what the "minor bugs" fixed really are on this firmware? I upgraded but would like to know.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Well,

Movie Standby mode issue after recording 1080p60 or 1080p30 video and using the Slow Movie (0.5x or 0.25x) setting fixed.
Fixed left and right images being transposed when recording with the unusual 45mm F1.8 2D/3D lens.
Fixes to minor bugs.

MikeLinn

Vitaliy_Kiselev

The Samsung NX1 is not a camera from a company trying to feel its way cautiously into a crowded market. It is a serious camera for serious photographers and it is a no-compromise machine with first-class optics to match.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/hands-review/samsung-nx1-bridge-between-dslr-and-mirrorless-camera/bi/19115/kbid/10779

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