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  1. I didn't see a comparative test to say so. Anyway it won't be that surprising, given the price difference. At about 2.5x the price, it should be a (much) better camera in every aspect. Is it? Dunno. Certainly not for sport photography.

     

    And when you account lenses in the whole, you have to spend much, much more. Nx1 actually seems a bargain now.

    What I'm not satisfied about the NX1 is the low light capabilities. It seems much worse than my old 550D.

  2. Well, at least they fixed it now so it keeps MF as long as you stay in standby mode, which is actually not all that bad since you typically keep shooting video. Let's give them credit for that. Before that it would switch back to CAF every time you stop recording! That was crazy by any standard.

    ​Yeah OK...but come on how difficult is it for them to keep MF ALWAYS set like in picture mode? I find this little "workaround" ridiculous.

  3. Hi,
    I need some help understanding how things work technically mainly.
    I own a cheap Opteka SV-HD http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-SteadyVid-SV-HD-Stabilizer-Release/dp/B00DRGQETA, even when I find a perfect front-back and right-left balance I'm never able to get a smooth shot no matter how hard I try.

    Considering the more expensive options like the Glidecam 2000 or ProArm USA AutoPilot that actually look and work the same what exactly do they have cheap stabilizers don't? I mean if it's just a matter of physics once you find the balance what changes on the product that lets actually achieve a smooth shot?

  4. I honestly love Transcend cards: cheap, fast and reliable! I have the 64GB UHS-1 Ultimate card and it writes at 30MB/s and it reads at 96MB/s even it's rated at 45 max!

    I believe when you buy Sandisk cards you're paying for the brand since they could be as fast or faster at times but it's a writing speed you don't even need!

  5. ​This has been my experience too after some months with the NX1. Worst of all is frequent aliasing. I simply cannot recommend this camera if your intent is video. NX1 seems to  under perform its specs and I think it's a bust in terms of video capability. Stills is another story. For 3 grand you can get a way better video camera (body plus 16-50 package). 

    I pulled out an my old weather worn GH2 today and did some home vids. Looked way way way cleaner and artifact free than the NX1. Samsung needs to get serious about optimizing this cams alleged potential, these firmware updates are just nibbles along the edges, the camera just isn't that good at video, it needs nearly a perfect storm of small lighting ratios and carefully chosen subjects that won't alias to get a good image in video. 

    can you post samples of the aliasing problem?

  6. Sandro, this 120 fps bug should be fixed in latest firmware. Also (with Samsung lenses) it stays in MF mode after recording video.

    It doesn't work on my nx1, once I stop recording it goes back to auto focus when I hit the record button for a new video. I'm using the 16mm f/2.4

  7. I noticed that I'm getting those weird lines while recording in 120fps! Not sure if this happens with other resolutions. Let's see if the new firmware fixes it.
    I see they fixed the manual focus setting in video mode? I'm testing that out.

     

    Edit: I attached a sample, by the way you still need to set manual focus everytime you stop recording...unbelievable!

    SAM_0355.MP4_snapshot_00.43_[2015.06.10_22.18.40].png

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