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Dude, honestly I feel like you could take any camera ever made and create beautiful stunning images with it no matter how old or new it is. You're one hell of a photographer!
Everyone can, thats why we have amazing photographs since photography started, i mean, is the confort of the camera and you, more than the pure pixel quality :)
Every time I watch one of your videos I have to talk myself out of buying the camera you just reviewed. Very great videos from an amazing photographer. I love the way that you display the sample images.
it's a shame that nobody appreciated samsung mirrorless cameras..they are top notch and some lens for the nx are truly remarkable! (like 16-50mm f/2,0-2,8)
I took 10 digital compact cameras from 2001 to 2005 that range from 5 to 7 megapixels and all of them were capable of producing great images, and some won blind tests against a dslr with good glass. It’s all in the photographer and their content.
I'm coming back to this video cause I just pulled the NX Mini out of the closet in mid 2020. I'm surprised how ahead of this time the NX Mini is. The tripod mount is dead center on the lens. The lens is made of metal. The top bar of the body is metal. The touch menu implementation is quite good. Menus are easy to understand and navigate. Display quality is still good for 2020. The side loading SD slot and battery is genius so you never have to take it out of a tripod. And it charges from USB power which a lot of cameras didn't do back then. Even the buttons on the back are tactile and responsive. Back in 2014 when this launched. Not a lot of cameras had touchscreens. Or flip screens. Or touch autofocus. This came with it and implemented well. Face AF was there too. The camera would even automatically turn on if you flip the screen. A lot of cameras have these features today, but not all of them still. The few things that have improved with newer cameras though are: 4K video, autofocus speed, and low light performance. Which is somewhat expected. Now I kinda wish I could find one of those 17mm f1.8 lenses...
I had an NX300 for my first camera with an 18mm pancake lens. It was my gateway drug into the world of photography and got an X100 afterwards. Still with Fujifilm now with an Xpro2.
Sorry for the nechroposting, but I wonder if, as a 'Fujiman' if there are possibly any feature (specs or ergonomical) they may lack that the NX300 has/had you you miss.
You should do cheap camera challenges. Get a cheap camera that may or may not be name brand or even kid cameras and show people you can take good pictures on anything.
@@reallymentalpig1173 you mean the kit lens? Probably not, look into getting a good prime like a 35mm with a wide aperture. The fact that it is a dead system means you can find lenses for cheap.
Your knowledge of all these fringe cameras is impressive, Mattias. I say fringe only because they're not really what one might call mainstream. I've learned about all kinds of cameras I never knew existed from watching your videos. Cheers.
I love how the 17mm besides the body+wide prime are the same height. Some precise engineering no doubt! However, the 9mm doesn’t have stabilization, but I can’t say it really matters since it is so wide. Been waiting for this review, mostly because I was sure you had found some kind of adapter :)
I have this camera, bought it new cheap when it was discontinued, I have only the wide angle and the zoom lenses. did not buy the 17mm lens. When I was in the US I bought an adaptor to use the NX1 ( APSC ) lenses and bought 30mm lens. It is a good camera for the price.
I love your reviews Mattias, you have the most infectious accent and personality and a projected joyfulness which conveys your passion for photography. May I also add, your talent behind the lens is also humbling and at the same time inspiring! I haven't been to Sweden in quite some time now, What a beautiful place to be! Or, perhaps your not Swedish! In which case I apologise, though Sweden is still a gorgeous, but insanely liberalist country!
Samsung made a big mistake marketing this very capable camera as cosmetic junk like Casio TR. Still looking for the 17mm F1.8, it's extremely difficult to find. Nice pictures btw! You revived the system.
Mattias Burling yes i do. You are a great photographer who makes the best of small equipments. Which encourages us to work hard with the cameras we have✌🏻 you should try to post a video with the basics of photography. Would love it😊
I remember this! I almost bought one cheap. The only down side is when I took a closer look at the raw files, they were somewhat cooked, it was either over sharpen or too much denoise - in raw mode no less.
My man you're on a roll this is another great camera I've never heard of, I always ask myself why doesn't Samsung make a dedicated camera a little bigger than their cell phones it would be awesome and here it is.. even many modern cameras does not have a front facing display, the only thing that would make it better was a manual focus knob
The Fuji XF1 and the Fuji X20 also had small sensors but they produced a much better outcome in my opinion. Actually the X20 is the reason why I ended up switching from Canon to Fuji. Anyway thanks for the review!
I've been looking at reviews on this little camera as I am thinking of buying a secondhand one as new ones are not available in Australia. All reviews so far on this camera has been positive - thanks for great info.
I love my Samsung NX300, I bought it for $70 on eBay. The NX mount is weird. I use it with an old FD lens since the NX lens are so much money, and I love the manual focus through it. It's been the one I bring with me everywhere, it's comfortable in the hands, and the I LOVE the scroll wheel on the top. Samsung makes niiiice cameras, and it's a shame they don't produce them anymore, but the market truly is oversaturated.
Marc8 Sorry I meant flange focal distance. Camera with shorter flange focal distance can accept with adapter other lenses which are made for cameras with longer flange distances without loosing focus to infinity. Check Wikipedia for the article: Flange focal distance.
Looking back at this now, since this didn't have a mechanical shutter and the sensor being quick, if it had continued to go on, we would have had computational photography on actual cameras by this point.
To be honest, I'm just sad Samsung doesn't continue with its mirrorless camera business in general (I know, i know, they're still making them....but you get my point). The NX1 is very good, menu makes sense, very good spec at the time (and still pretty good today), good handling and so on. It's a shame that it doesn't get traction as Fuji and Sony do.
I bought one of these a year ago, and have used it to create some really nice quality video and stills. The 'selfie mode and face-recognition is quite good.
Mattias Burling I beg to differ: didn't Canon, Nikon, Minolta, Olympus, Leica (Leitz?), Zenit, Hasselblad and a couple of dozens more coexist fine for decennia through the analogue era? And so did a dozen more through the early digital age - Fujifilm, Casio, Kyocera (by the way, they had some very charming physical designs back in the first few years of the century, but with a tiny sensor and a horrible battery life), Kodak (ugly cameras, as far as I recall), HP (idem), until the combination of compliance, poor design (in many cases), disinterest in the market segment and lack of resolve and will for bettering themselves, along with the evolution of camera phones and later smartphone cameras squeezed half of these companies out of the photography sector. Good thing Fujifilm lingered on, understood the emotional appeal of the retro design and actively partook in the mirrorless revolution with commitment, while Canon and Nikon were testing on their laurels. Most of the snapshot camera manufacturers exited the business not so much because the market was oversaturated as because the market was saturated with players who cannot commit (and through emergence of the proper smartphone). A bit like HP buying Palm's excellent webOS and disposing of it months later - failures engendered by corporate decisions by business bureaucrats (that like to hate the likes of Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, but secretly admire or at least covet their genius) unable to commit to anything, presumably including wives and lovers. Nikon and Canon may follow suit unless they get together, denounce complacency they've shown a great resolve of, and start innovating. Panasonic could risk an involuntary exit of the market if they (same for Olympus) do not diversify their lines into the full-frame and APS-C sub-segments (or do so overdue) and do not update some of their most successful products (i.e., the Lumix LX100), but Sony (save for their prohibitively expensive lenses and the poor range of lenses for their APS-C system) appears to be in a very solid position at the moment. I would say, Sigma's camera division is in a precarious position, and so is Pentax/Ricoh.
LeoInterHyenaem but it is over saturated. Fuji, Sony, Panasonic aren't making any money. The analog instax cameras is whats keeping fuji alive and Panasony is financed through other divisions.
Mattias Burling Really? Are you saying, Fuji isn't making profits from real camera sales? Methinks, they're doing fairly well in the mirrorless APS-C and MF segment. They're even planning launching a sub-€4.000 MF body soon. That's not too say, there are no issues with the Fuji ecosystem: the lenses may be optically very good, nice and compact and feel like real lenses with their metal construction, but the proneness of lenses like the optically excellent 90mm F2 to malfunction, the fairly useless focus-by-wire MF, the lack of IS in the X-T2 and excessive size and weight of the X-H1, the less-than-mediocre AF in X-T2, the convoluted menus and the fairly poor support for Fuji files in the most mainstream DAM and Raw Converter (i.e., Lightroom), as well as in macOS Finder / QuickLook - are clearly begging for improvement. If I could afford, I'd supplement My Fuji ecosystem with Sony's A7r -series ) of which I had the first generation for a couple of years before selling it and procuring an X-T2 because of the slow AF and the exorbitant expenditure on native lenses, but also the lure of Fuji's [with its dedicated dials, beautiful design and the tiny for APS-C format, lenses] charm ) and a Hasselblad X1D and compatible lenses.
LeoInterHyenaem the financial reports are pretty obvious. Basically Canon and Leica are the only companies that turns a profit from selling digital interchangeable lens cameras.
Sorry that Samsung left the camera market. I still occasionally use my NX210 for street photography. I love it just as much today as the first day I bought it some years ago.
I've recently bought a Samsung NX300 to use with my old Canon fd mount and nikon F mount lenses. All I can say is that it produces nice image quality and sharp pictures. It is certainly a nice addition to my equipment, next to my Canon DSLR and all my film cameras
Ah man. All of your videos make me want to buy whatever camera it is you're reviewing. Can you please do a review on the worst camera you've ever used, and I'll see if I still want to buy it. No doubt you'll take amazing pictures with it, even still. Perkele!
I had one of these. The IQ was truly outstanding. I sold mine because in bright light, I couldn't see the screen (and I live in Florida, where sunlight is always an issue). Handling was a little weak too, but it was tiny and easy to carry and again IQ was terrific.
Even if this camera is no longer in production and has gone obsolete, it’s market value literally has not dropped after all these years they are still between 300-500 on eBay! I really enjoyed mine and the sound quality was fantastic on video mode but terrible in low light, however that can be fixed with a good ring or fill light.
Thanks for the video, nicely done! I guess I'm not the only one, but I have to ask: where can you buy the NX-mini C-mount adapter? Or who made it? Have been looking all over the place and nobody seems to sell that...
A cute little gem of a camera! Had it a larger sensor, manual mode dials, better manual focus lenses, Focus Peaking, Focus Assist and a broader lens selection, it would be the best tiny take-along (given it did maintain its current size).
LOL, that comment just made my day (beyond your video, obviously - hopefully, will not have nightmares about tortured iPhones and digicams tonight. :) ). Did not even think about your hidden agenda with this one, but it makes perfect sense. :)
I dont know about NX mini kicking butt of RX100 series... But I was very happy user of NX lineup and I would be still using it until this day if only Samsung did not abandon it. I would personally vote it the most underrated system of all times.
Thank you so much for sharing! Nice video creation! Super informative camera test and demonstration video production congratulations too! Good day! 👍🍀🇭🇺🌞☝️ 👍
Hi Mattias, I know that the 17mm 1.8 lens is bad ass. But does the 9mm still beat cell phones? And is this camera pocketable when the 17mm lens is attached? Great videos! Thank you!
I recently got a fuji x-pro 1 for what I saw as reasonable, only 200 euros. I am pleased with it and the lovely fuji glass. I'm surprised less people see it as a great deal in 2018 considering it's still a good camera, anyway if you got the chance I'd love to see you take a crack at making a video on it.
This reminds me of the Nikon 1 series. That Nikon 1 system gets bad reviews on the internet, but I question if those people actually used the Nikon 1 as it’s a great camera (the best auto focus I’ve ever used, great meter, fast).
Yeah. I was pleasantly surprised with them. They're just annoying that they fall short by holding back key features. Almost as if they were trying to limit the success of their mirrorless system. Their implementation of Wi-Fi is the worst.
drew604uk :) I completely agree, especially with Nikon's poor wireless. I've used so many different brands wireless implementations, and even the good ones (like Panasonic and Fujifilm) are mediocre at best. Nikon's wireless features are definitely the worst as ther's no control whatsoever. I also feel like if the Nikon 1 series could shoot 4K it'd be recognized more favorably, especially coupled with the super silent and fast auto focus and small/light interchangable lenses. :)
Here's a good one that I think you'll have some good advice about.. good topic for me anyway.. cheapest 1080p video capable camera with ibis that takes vintage adaptors... :D I found some things like something pentax and olympus bodies but I think there's better and cheaper out there. And you're the man to know!
Just how sharp is the 17mm f1.8? I'm a bit interested in it as a pocketable companion camera for a Ricoh GR III, but only if the image quality and lens sharpness are close enough to hold their own.
Mattias the 9mm lens is an f/3.5 compared to f/1.8 at the RX100 III. Even the 18/1.8 should not be that far off what the RX100 gives in terms of aperture. ...and the RX100 has a ZOOM lens! I get it that image quality may be incrementaly better than the Sony, and this is kind of an one off homemade Samsung sensor from what I understand so really impressive. But the claims against the Sony maybe a bit carried away I think. It would be interesting to add to your video at what price one can find the NX mini.
paouvous zoom is a negative in my book. I can't stand them :) The price is what ever you find since its discontinued. I found several with lenses for $80.
Hey Mattias, first of all thank you for making this video. I've found a good deal for the nx mini and also nx 10 it is sell in the same price range. What should I buy? Or is it better to wait a little more to get nx3000?
Hey great video I have just got my hands on one , where can I find a D mount adapter please ? Have you tried any c mount lenses on the nx mini ? Thanks
@Mattias Burlng Do you think it worth to buy 17mm for around $200 now? It was original price at B&H. I only have a kit zoom (9-27) right now. I bought this kit (camera + lens) for $200 total brand new few years ago.
Mattias, why do you say the Pentax Q or NX Mini are that much better than a 1 inch-type compacts (RX100, LX10, GX7, etc.). Are you talking about image quality? Or the handling and control?
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Dude, honestly I feel like you could take any camera ever made and create beautiful stunning images with it no matter how old or new it is. You're one hell of a photographer!
Everyone can, thats why we have amazing photographs since photography started, i mean, is the confort of the camera and you, more than the pure pixel quality :)
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Oh My.. you always make old camera produce very good photos :).. it is not the camera, it is you :)
Nanda Fathurrahman I agree 200%
Nanda Fathurrahman hahaha copying Saru
It's always a person, not a camera.
"The nx mini and the q would kidnap them (smartphones and compact cameras) drag them to a cellar and torture and murder them"
Mattias Burling, 2018
And versus the Panasonic CM1 !?
Every time I watch one of your videos I have to talk myself out of buying the camera you just reviewed. Very great videos from an amazing photographer. I love the way that you display the sample images.
Same, I had the urge to go on ebay as soon as the video ended. Fortunately I talked myself down!
So so so true.....so true
Likewise
I am glad I am not the only one 😂
it's a shame that nobody appreciated samsung mirrorless cameras..they are top notch and some lens for the nx are truly remarkable! (like 16-50mm f/2,0-2,8)
I stiil use nx300 and nx 20 stunning results with their 16 mm
Shhhh don't let anyone know or we won't be able to get them for cheap
I think it was just poor marketing. I never even heard of this camera until right now!
none of the cameras reviewed is inexpensive. Prices just keep rising. Crazy
I wanted to buy 1. Is it worth it?
I took 10 digital compact cameras from 2001 to 2005 that range from 5 to 7 megapixels and all of them were capable of producing great images, and some won blind tests against a dslr with good glass. It’s all in the photographer and their content.
I'm coming back to this video cause I just pulled the NX Mini out of the closet in mid 2020. I'm surprised how ahead of this time the NX Mini is. The tripod mount is dead center on the lens. The lens is made of metal. The top bar of the body is metal. The touch menu implementation is quite good. Menus are easy to understand and navigate. Display quality is still good for 2020. The side loading SD slot and battery is genius so you never have to take it out of a tripod. And it charges from USB power which a lot of cameras didn't do back then. Even the buttons on the back are tactile and responsive.
Back in 2014 when this launched. Not a lot of cameras had touchscreens. Or flip screens. Or touch autofocus. This came with it and implemented well. Face AF was there too. The camera would even automatically turn on if you flip the screen.
A lot of cameras have these features today, but not all of them still. The few things that have improved with newer cameras though are: 4K video, autofocus speed, and low light performance. Which is somewhat expected.
Now I kinda wish I could find one of those 17mm f1.8 lenses...
I had an NX300 for my first camera with an 18mm pancake lens. It was my gateway drug into the world of photography and got an X100 afterwards. Still with Fujifilm now with an Xpro2.
TJ Smith gateway drugs are the best kind of drugs ;)
Sorry for the nechroposting, but I wonder if, as a 'Fujiman' if there are possibly any feature (specs or ergonomical) they may lack that the NX300 has/had you you miss.
You should do cheap camera challenges. Get a cheap camera that may or may not be name brand or even kid cameras and show people you can take good pictures on anything.
it has a nice sensor and i attached some old glass on it with 3d printed adapter. makes amazing images
I loved my NX300. Such an easy camera to use.
I had the NX3000 i loved it dearly
@@wildechap are the lenses that it comes with good enough for a cinematic short film?
@@reallymentalpig1173 you mean the kit lens? Probably not, look into getting a good prime like a 35mm with a wide aperture. The fact that it is a dead system means you can find lenses for cheap.
Your knowledge of all these fringe cameras is impressive, Mattias. I say fringe only because they're not really what one might call mainstream. I've learned about all kinds of cameras I never knew existed from watching your videos. Cheers.
Samsung NX series is actually pretty good. I especially love NX500.
Scott Pricker nx1 or even nx300 are pretty sweet as well.
I love how the 17mm besides the body+wide prime are the same height. Some precise engineering no doubt! However, the 9mm doesn’t have stabilization, but I can’t say it really matters since it is so wide. Been waiting for this review, mostly because I was sure you had found some kind of adapter :)
I have this camera, bought it new cheap when it was discontinued, I have only the wide angle and the zoom lenses. did not buy the 17mm lens. When I was in the US I bought an adaptor to use the NX1 ( APSC ) lenses and bought 30mm lens. It is a good camera for the price.
I love your reviews Mattias, you have the most infectious accent and personality and a projected joyfulness which conveys your passion for photography. May I also add, your talent behind the lens is also humbling and at the same time inspiring! I haven't been to Sweden in quite some time now, What a beautiful place to be! Or, perhaps your not Swedish! In which case I apologise, though Sweden is still a gorgeous, but insanely liberalist country!
Aeneas Izichi Yes Im Swedish. Great country to live in for sure. Could always be more liberal of course, but its good enough for now.
Samsung made a big mistake marketing this very capable camera as cosmetic junk like Casio TR. Still looking for the 17mm F1.8, it's extremely difficult to find. Nice pictures btw! You revived the system.
I had an NX300 and absolutely loved it. I was devastated when Samsung stopped developing cameras so I went to Sony.
Mattias ,
always you have something clever & smart to present !
I was the happiest person to see u drop a video so fast. Love your reviews😍❤️
Shreneel Kala Im glad you enjoy them :)
Mattias Burling yes i do. You are a great photographer who makes the best of small equipments. Which encourages us to work hard with the cameras we have✌🏻 you should try to post a video with the basics of photography. Would love it😊
I remember this! I almost bought one cheap. The only down side is when I took a closer look at the raw files, they were somewhat cooked, it was either over sharpen or too much denoise - in raw mode no less.
I have been enjoying the Cheap Camera Reviews. I would like to see you put a cheap camera review playlist together. Keep them coming! Thanks!
John Lyon I can make a playlist for sure.
My man you're on a roll this is another great camera I've never heard of, I always ask myself why doesn't Samsung make a dedicated camera a little bigger than their cell phones it would be awesome and here it is.. even many modern cameras does not have a front facing display, the only thing that would make it better was a manual focus knob
I have two of these, great cameras.
The Fuji XF1 and the Fuji X20 also had small sensors but they produced a much better outcome in my opinion. Actually the X20 is the reason why I ended up switching from Canon to Fuji. Anyway thanks for the review!
Good cameras but not SLRs so not really comparable.
I still have our NX Mini Camera 9-27mm. It's really good though, perfect if you are just a basic vlogger and doesn't need too much camera works.
I've been looking at reviews on this little camera as I am thinking of buying a secondhand one as new ones are not available in Australia. All reviews so far on this camera has been positive - thanks for great info.
I had the Samsung nx200 as my first mirrorless camera. It was great!
Give it to me
Do you need it
I'd love to see you do a review of the NX500!!!
That would be awesome!
I love my Samsung NX300, I bought it for $70 on eBay. The NX mount is weird. I use it with an old FD lens since the NX lens are so much money, and I love the manual focus through it. It's been the one I bring with me everywhere, it's comfortable in the hands, and the I LOVE the scroll wheel on the top. Samsung makes niiiice cameras, and it's a shame they don't produce them anymore, but the market truly is oversaturated.
It has the shortest flange focal distance of all mirrorless cameras and with a proper adapter can accept really every lens.
What does shorter focal distance mean? Do they make many adapters for this camera?
Marc8 Sorry I meant flange focal distance. Camera with shorter flange focal distance can accept with adapter other lenses which are made for cameras with longer flange distances without loosing focus to infinity. Check Wikipedia for the article: Flange focal distance.
My nx500 is still my best camera , sharper than my 5d mark2 , certainly with the 30mm
And the 16 mm is stunning
Does it focus well? Does it take good pics at night ? Does it have stable video ?
Looking back at this now, since this didn't have a mechanical shutter and the sensor being quick, if it had continued to go on, we would have had computational photography on actual cameras by this point.
Wow! A small gem - thx for the review.
To be honest, I'm just sad Samsung doesn't continue with its mirrorless camera business in general (I know, i know, they're still making them....but you get my point). The NX1 is very good, menu makes sense, very good spec at the time (and still pretty good today), good handling and so on. It's a shame that it doesn't get traction as Fuji and Sony do.
I bought one of these a year ago, and have used it to create some really nice quality video and stills. The 'selfie mode and face-recognition is quite good.
I had the Samsung N500 and it was a impressive camera. Its a pitty the samsungs didnt do well but I guess its a crowded market now days anyway.
OzzieTech yup. Still to crowded. I don't think for example both Panasonic and Sony can coexist for much longer.
Mattias Burling I beg to differ: didn't Canon, Nikon, Minolta, Olympus, Leica (Leitz?), Zenit, Hasselblad and a couple of dozens more coexist fine for decennia through the analogue era? And so did a dozen more through the early digital age - Fujifilm, Casio, Kyocera (by the way, they had some very charming physical designs back in the first few years of the century, but with a tiny sensor and a horrible battery life), Kodak (ugly cameras, as far as I recall), HP (idem), until the combination of compliance, poor design (in many cases), disinterest in the market segment and lack of resolve and will for bettering themselves, along with the evolution of camera phones and later smartphone cameras squeezed half of these companies out of the photography sector. Good thing Fujifilm lingered on, understood the emotional appeal of the retro design and actively partook in the mirrorless revolution with commitment, while Canon and Nikon were testing on their laurels. Most of the snapshot camera manufacturers exited the business not so much because the market was oversaturated as because the market was saturated with players who cannot commit (and through emergence of the proper smartphone). A bit like HP buying Palm's excellent webOS and disposing of it months later - failures engendered by corporate decisions by business bureaucrats (that like to hate the likes of Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, but secretly admire or at least covet their genius) unable to commit to anything, presumably including wives and lovers.
Nikon and Canon may follow suit unless they get together, denounce complacency they've shown a great resolve of, and start innovating. Panasonic could risk an involuntary exit of the market if they (same for Olympus) do not diversify their lines into the full-frame and APS-C sub-segments (or do so overdue) and do not update some of their most successful products (i.e., the Lumix LX100), but Sony (save for their prohibitively expensive lenses and the poor range of lenses for their APS-C system) appears to be in a very solid position at the moment.
I would say, Sigma's camera division is in a precarious position, and so is Pentax/Ricoh.
LeoInterHyenaem but it is over saturated. Fuji, Sony, Panasonic aren't making any money. The analog instax cameras is whats keeping fuji alive and Panasony is financed through other divisions.
Mattias Burling Really? Are you saying, Fuji isn't making profits from real camera sales?
Methinks, they're doing fairly well in the mirrorless APS-C and MF segment. They're even planning launching a sub-€4.000 MF body soon.
That's not too say, there are no issues with the Fuji ecosystem: the lenses may be optically very good, nice and compact and feel like real lenses with their metal construction, but the proneness of lenses like the optically excellent 90mm F2 to malfunction, the fairly useless focus-by-wire MF, the lack of IS in the X-T2 and excessive size and weight of the X-H1, the less-than-mediocre AF in X-T2, the convoluted menus and the fairly poor support for Fuji files in the most mainstream DAM and Raw Converter (i.e., Lightroom), as well as in macOS Finder / QuickLook - are clearly begging for improvement.
If I could afford, I'd supplement My Fuji ecosystem with Sony's A7r -series ) of which I had the first generation for a couple of years before selling it and procuring an X-T2 because of the slow AF and the exorbitant expenditure on native lenses, but also the lure of Fuji's [with its dedicated dials, beautiful design and the tiny for APS-C format, lenses] charm ) and a Hasselblad X1D and compatible lenses.
LeoInterHyenaem the financial reports are pretty obvious. Basically Canon and Leica are the only companies that turns a profit from selling digital interchangeable lens cameras.
Sorry that Samsung left the camera market. I still occasionally use my NX210 for street photography. I love it just as much today as the first day I bought it some years ago.
I've recently bought a Samsung NX300 to use with my old Canon fd mount and nikon F mount lenses. All I can say is that it produces nice image quality and sharp pictures. It is certainly a nice addition to my equipment, next to my Canon DSLR and all my film cameras
Ah man. All of your videos make me want to buy whatever camera it is you're reviewing. Can you please do a review on the worst camera you've ever used, and I'll see if I still want to buy it. No doubt you'll take amazing pictures with it, even still. Perkele!
Niko Holm I have a floppy disc Mavica I could take for a spin.
Mattias Burling oh yeah!
This channel is seriously underrated.
I had one of these. The IQ was truly outstanding. I sold mine because in bright light, I couldn't see the screen (and I live in Florida, where sunlight is always an issue). Handling was a little weak too, but it was tiny and easy to carry and again IQ was terrific.
Zues Shamarn unfortunately no screen works in the sun. And EVFs are just so and so. Its the biggest Achilles heal of digital cameras.
Iove how you shoot on anything cheap
Hey do you still have the 17mm lens? If so, willing to sell?
Even if this camera is no longer in production and has gone obsolete, it’s market value literally has not dropped after all these years they are still between 300-500 on eBay! I really enjoyed mine and the sound quality was fantastic on video mode but terrible in low light, however that can be fixed with a good ring or fill light.
Just got one today £60 uk
@@pauledwards5573 wow that’s amazingly cheap! Congrats!
Du e Kung! Älskar dina videos. Fortsätt med det du gör
Douglas Edström kul att du tycker det :)
"You are the king, i love your videos?" 😁
I dont speak swedish/danish/norwegian (sorry for implying it's all the same to me), only german :)
correct! and "keep up what you are doing"
Douglas Edström good advice. I love his videos, too
Thanks for the video, nicely done!
I guess I'm not the only one, but I have to ask: where can you buy the NX-mini C-mount adapter? Or who made it? Have been looking all over the place and nobody seems to sell that...
Looking at the tiny thumbnail of the video notification on my phone, made me think you are reviewing a turntable for a sec :)
beadierps14 That would have been sweet. To bad I know squat about such things :)
A cute little gem of a camera! Had it a larger sensor, manual mode dials, better manual focus lenses, Focus Peaking, Focus Assist and a broader lens selection, it would be the best tiny take-along (given it did maintain its current size).
LeoInterHyenaem it has 4 of the 6 things you wished it had :)
Mattias Burling Thank you, Matthias!!! 💪🏻😊 The remaining couple of features would have Me covet one.
I love your cheap camera reviews. I also a fan of special camera systems like the foveon systems. Thanks for your reviews. ;)
FINLAND!!! whoop whoop!!!
Albert Northman For sure!
SUOMI PERKELE!
No vittu stadihan se siinä!!
Which reminds me, I wanted to always get an NX500. Maybe it's time I look at that again as a cheap option.
The Post Color Blog definitely. With the 30mm pancake and 45/1.8 you are golden :)
I loved this camera. Sadly I broke mine trying to fix it. It was small and handy. If only my nikon 1 j4 was as compact and had the same wifi system.
drew604uk bummer about your camera. Luckily the prices can only go down :)
This looks exactly what I needed
Awesome channel and also on instagram, always something interesting!
Muwex Tech Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy it :)
Already seeing a price hike on ebay regarding Samsung NX mini... :) Another great review, thanks a lot!
Arpad Ambrus maybe I should unload mine ;)
Just kidding, will keep it while I wait for photokina.
LOL, that comment just made my day (beyond your video, obviously - hopefully, will not have nightmares about tortured iPhones and digicams tonight. :) ). Did not even think about your hidden agenda with this one, but it makes perfect sense. :)
I dont know about NX mini kicking butt of RX100 series... But I was very happy user of NX lineup and I would be still using it until this day if only Samsung did not abandon it. I would personally vote it the most underrated system of all times.
Ok now I want one!
Great video.... Is it still a good idea to buy a Samsung NX Mini since Samsung drop the digital camera business and making Phone only?
What types of adapters can I use on the nx mini? What size or measurement are compatible to use in the camera?
Thank you so much for sharing! Nice video creation! Super informative camera test and demonstration video production
congratulations too! Good day!
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The 9mm is my favourite lens for the nx mini.
i use an NX3000 as a daily user in my bag, with compact size, ois , Tilt screen & good res its a good cheap option
I love all your image....the colour....
They had great innovation to bad they stopped making cameras
Hi Mattias, I know that the 17mm 1.8 lens is bad ass. But does the 9mm still beat cell phones? And is this camera pocketable when the 17mm lens is attached? Great videos! Thank you!
The nx-300 was a nice camera loads of features.
This is a great little camera. If only lenses were more available! I prefer it to my Nikonq J2
Great video - thanks! I would love to know where to get a D-mount adapter like that. Can't seem to find one anywhere.
Wait, I didn't even know Samsung made a 1" sensor ILC. Like a Nikon 1, but slimmer.
Just purchased one for £60 perfect working order
I thought the Samsung cameras were so nicely designed (not just trendy) at the time. And, then, bam! They quit making them. Sigh.
@Epic Rhino Films are they any good?
@Epic Rhino Films How much? Where did you buy them?
I recently got a fuji x-pro 1 for what I saw as reasonable, only 200 euros. I am pleased with it and the lovely fuji glass. I'm surprised less people see it as a great deal in 2018 considering it's still a good camera, anyway if you got the chance I'd love to see you take a crack at making a video on it.
I think its high time to discover&review the underrated Nikon v1 (especially with some c-mount lenses ) ;)
I had one a couple of years ago. The tele zoom was nice.
That looks super cute and nice and small! Too bad it was discontinued.
Nice Video,i use a Samsung nx500 with the Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Pancoloar 50mm f1.8 m42 lens.I get very nice Pictures with it
Hi Mattias, how does NX mini compare to Pansonic CM1? Any thought? Thanks!
This reminds me of the Nikon 1 series. That Nikon 1 system gets bad reviews on the internet, but I question if those people actually used the Nikon 1 as it’s a great camera (the best auto focus I’ve ever used, great meter, fast).
I totally agree
Yeah. I was pleasantly surprised with them. They're just annoying that they fall short by holding back key features. Almost as if they were trying to limit the success of their mirrorless system. Their implementation of Wi-Fi is the worst.
drew604uk :) I completely agree, especially with Nikon's poor wireless. I've used so many different brands wireless implementations, and even the good ones (like Panasonic and Fujifilm) are mediocre at best. Nikon's wireless features are definitely the worst as ther's no control whatsoever.
I also feel like if the Nikon 1 series could shoot 4K it'd be recognized more favorably, especially coupled with the super silent and fast auto focus and small/light interchangable lenses. :)
If only theres a mechanical shutter @-@ samsung !! Great review as always :)
How do you find all these cameras...
DREAM清醒夢LUCID I browse around when Im bored :)
Here's a good one that I think you'll have some good advice about.. good topic for me anyway.. cheapest 1080p video capable camera with ibis that takes vintage adaptors... :D I found some things like something pentax and olympus bodies but I think there's better and cheaper out there. And you're the man to know!
Damian Brown the ibis excludes almost everything. Olympus comes to mind but also a used gx80/85.
A lovely camera even in 2022. I would like to have one.
Did you ever try c mount lenses. I might have a chance to get one for real cheap.
Thanks for review! Which one is better in your opinion, this or the Panasonic CM1?
Iad Tawil as cameras they are pretty equal.
I do remember.
Thank you. Please review the Canon EOS M100.
Just how sharp is the 17mm f1.8? I'm a bit interested in it as a pocketable companion camera for a Ricoh GR III, but only if the image quality and lens sharpness are close enough to hold their own.
When I found this weird camera I knew you did review of it, I think I will by it because it really cheap
Mattias the 9mm lens is an f/3.5 compared to f/1.8 at the RX100 III. Even the 18/1.8 should not be that far off what the RX100 gives in terms of aperture. ...and the RX100 has a ZOOM lens! I get it that image quality may be incrementaly better than the Sony, and this is kind of an one off homemade Samsung sensor from what I understand so really impressive. But the claims against the Sony maybe a bit carried away I think. It would be interesting to add to your video at what price one can find the NX mini.
paouvous zoom is a negative in my book. I can't stand them :)
The price is what ever you find since its discontinued. I found several with lenses for $80.
Hey Mattias, first of all thank you for making this video. I've found a good deal for the nx mini and also nx 10 it is sell in the same price range. What should I buy? Or is it better to wait a little more to get nx3000?
It costaround 130-150USD for the nx mini or nx10
Great vid!
Hey great video I have just got my hands on one , where can I find a D mount adapter please ? Have you tried any c mount lenses on the nx mini ? Thanks
Great vid mate ... can u do a comparison video between these type of cameras and cell phone camera ?
Last Man Standing There really is no competition. Outside the CM1 smartphones are so far behind in just about everything.
ayye ...understandable mate
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This camera reminds me of the Nikon J1, a similar commercial flop with a small sensor.
In 2024 he will still be a good camera🥰
Samsung cameras are either great or too quirky. Though sad to see Samsung exit the market. Never knew about the cine lens adaptor!
@Mattias Burlng Do you think it worth to buy 17mm for around $200 now? It was original price at B&H. I only have a kit zoom (9-27) right now. I bought this kit (camera + lens) for $200 total brand new few years ago.
Yuri G Its a fun lens. But it should be possible to find it cheaper.
I was not able to find it cheaper so far. Maybe I was not looking good enough? What do you think would be a good price for this lens?
Mattias, why do you say the Pentax Q or NX Mini are that much better than a 1 inch-type compacts (RX100, LX10, GX7, etc.). Are you talking about image quality? Or the handling and control?
+M H Its a couple of things but interchangeable lenses without loosing the compactness is the biggest reason.
Understood and thank you for the reply. You may want to try the Nikon 1 as well, it is supposedly quite impressive for the size.
Love your review . . thank you . . !!