The Samsung NX-mount is the lens mount used on NX series mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras by Samsung. The mount was first implemented in the Samsung NX10, and Samsung initially referred to the NX line as 'hybrid digital cameras', citing their combination of attributes of both DSLR and compact cameras.
The mount is designed for APS-C image sensors, with a 1.54x crop factor. Optical image stabilization is featured on some of the lenses, indicated by an "OIS" marking. Automatic focusing on NX lenses is handled by a dedicated electric motor built into the lens.
Samsung NX lenses (with some early exceptions) include i-Function (iFn), which allows control of various camera settings via a ring and button on the lens.Samsung @photokina 2010! http://www.samsungimaging.net NX5 and NX10 cameras support iFn since firmware 1.10 and 1.20 respectively, while all subsequent models support iFn natively.
NX lenses
Samsung NX lenses are listed in the following sortable table.
Focal length 35mm EFL Angle of viewDesignMarkFeaturesSeriesFilter size Max. ApertureE/GSizeWeight Macro VCM SSA OIS Pancake iFn 10mm Fisheye 15.4mm 180° 3.5 7E/5G Carry N/A 12-24mm 18.5-37mm 99-60.7° 4-5.6 10E/8G Omnia 58mm 16mm 24.6mm 83° 2.4 7E/6G (2A) Carry 43mm 16-50mm 24.6-77mm 82.6-31.4° 2–2.8 18E/12G Premium 72mm 16-50mm 24.6-77mm 82.6-31.4° 3.5–5.6 9E/8G Carry 43mm 16-80mm 24.6-123mm 82.6-19.9° 3.5–4.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 18-55mm27.7-84.6mm75.9-28.7°3.5–5.612E/9G Optima58mm II/III 18-200mm 27.7-308mm 76-8° 3.5–6.3 18E/13G (3A, 2ED) Omnia 67mm 20mm 30.8mm (35mm raw) 70° 2.8 6E/4G (1A) Carry 43mm 20-50mm30.8-77mm70-31°3.5-5.69E/8GCarry 40.5mm II 30mm 46.2mm (50mm raw) 50° 2 5E/5G (1A) Carry 43mm 45mm69.2mm34.7° 1.87E/6GPremium 43mm 1.8 (2D)3.5 (3D) 2D/3D 50-150mm 77-231mm 31.7-10.8° 2.8 20E/13G (4ED, 1XHR) Premium 72mm 50-200mm 77-308mm 31-8° 4–5.6 17E/13G Optima 52mm II / IIIOptima 52mm 60mm 92.4mm 26° 2.8 12E/9G (1A, 1ED) Optima 52mm 85mm 130.9mm 19° 1.4 10E/8G (1ED) Premium 67mm 300mm 462mm 5°20 2.8 n/a n/a n/aPremium n/a
Table Notes
Samyang Optics (Bower, Rokinon, Walimex) lenses for NX-mount include: MF 8mm 2.8 Fisheye (35mm EFL = 12mm) MF 8mm 3.5 Fisheye (35mm EFL = 12mm) MF 8mm T3.8 Fisheye (35mm EFL = 12mm) MF 10mm 2.8 (35mm EFL = 15mm) MF 12mm 2.0 (35mm EFL = 18mm) MF 14mm 2.8 (35mm EFL = 21mm) MF 14mm T3.1 (35mm EFL = 21mm) MF 24mm 1.4 (35mm EFL = 38mm) MF 24mm T1.5 (35mm EFL = 38mm) MF 35mm 1.4 (35mm EFL = 54mm) MF 85mm 1.4 (35mm EFL = 130mm)
Lenses roadmap Samsung announced plans to launch a 16-80mm 3.5-4.5 OIS VCM (Movie Home) in December 2011.
Three manual focus lenses were announced by Samyang Optics in June, 2010, 8mm 3.5 Fisheye; 14mm 2.8 and the 85mm 1.4. At photokina 2010 event (September 2010), Samyang Optics announced the new 35mm 1.4 available for NX-mount.
Lensbaby announced the availability of its Composer Pro for NX mount with different optics.
Adaptation to non-NX lenses
An adapter for the K-mount lenses has been announced (ED-MA9NXK) by Samsung, and various adapters are produced by Novoflex to adapt lenses made for Nikon F-mount, Canon FD lens mount, Minolta SR mount, Minolta AF, Sony A-mount, Leica R bayonet, Pentax K-mount, Olympus OM system, M42 lens mount, and T2 mount.Adapter für das Samsung NX System Various adapters are also available from Kiwifotos.
Due to long flange distance compared to other mirrorless systems, making a telecompressor adapter was more difficult, but in 2017 a crowdsourced NX-L appeared.
Compared with other mounts Mount Flange focal distance, mm Ext. diameter, mm Frame size, mm Samsung NX-mount 25.5 42 23.5×15.7 Pentax KAF2-mount 45.5 44 36.0×24.0 Panasonic/Olympusμ4/3 20 38 17.3×13 Sony E-mount 18 46.1 35.9×24.0 Leica M-mount 27.8 44 36.0×24.0 Fujifilm X-mount 17.7 44 23.6×15.6 Canon EF-M-mount 18 47 22.3×14.9
See also Samsung NX-M-mount
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