Sekhar 218 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I don't get why Samsung is not saying anythng good or bad? I mean I spent €1300 for this camera and if it's a dead camera after a few months I sure would like to know it.On YouTube Samsung USA (I guess) had the NX1 commercial uploaded with millions of views...now it's gone or I can't find it.Why on earth would a major company like Samsung respond to crazy, unsubstantiated rumors? That's basically what we have here: crazy, unsubstantiated rumors. Except with a lot of idle speculation everywhere to keep them alive. IMO, it only goes to show NX1's clout and success. BTW, are you referring to this official intro video on YouTube? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Super Members Mattias Burling 3,000 Posted November 9, 2015 Super Members Share Posted November 9, 2015 I just found a hardly used nx500 with a NX 16mm, 30mm, 45mm and 50-200mm. All in boxes for asking price $870 but he would probably let it go for $700. If they would have ditched their cameras that would drop to $300 before spring. Makes me kinda wish the rumors are true Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oliver Daniel 1,540 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I just found a hardly used nx500 with a NX 16mm, 30mm, 45mm and 50-200mm. All in boxes for asking price $870 but he would probably let it go for $700. If they would have ditched their cameras that would drop to $300 before spring. Makes me kinda wish the rumors are true Ridiculous. I've seen the NX500 with kit lens around £300 brand new a few times. I'm keen to try the actual NX1 - it's near impossible to do so without buying it! This is the cheapest I've found an NX1 package - brand new: http://www.simplyelectronics.net/mainproduct.php?pid=24721£1219.95 for the body + 16-50 f2-2.8... but out of stock. All the stock is really low in Europe. Shutting down? Who the hell knows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidzrevil 9 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Ridiculous. I've seen the NX500 with kit lens around £300 brand new a few times. I'm keen to try the actual NX1 - it's near impossible to do so without buying it!This is the cheapest I've found an NX1 package - brand new: http://www.simplyelectronics.net/mainproduct.php?pid=24721£1219.95 for the body + 16-50 f2-2.8... but out of stock. All the stock is really low in Europe. Shutting down? Who the hell knows. trust me it's worth it. This camera is just amazing and I've owned a gh4 & a7s. It's a perfect balance between the two and has its strengths that make it unique. I prefer the aesthetic of the super 35mm crop, makes it easier to go from deep depth of field to shallow. Dont forget you can adapt canon,nikon,canon fd and m42 lenses and they tend to look better cuz of the lack of the anti aliasing filter. If anyrhing I would wait till Adobe supports h.265 natively because transcoding gives you mixed results Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jacoblewis 135 Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 So a few months back, I made a contact with a Samsung representative in hopes to become an official Samsung "Imagelogger." (AKA - sponsored filmmaker). We've been in contact, even this week, and he's been fairly optimistic about joining their team. That's not to say I'm in or out, it's just to say... if they were shutting down their professional camera division, I don't think they would still be actively recruiting "imageloggers" or even talking with filmmakers about the prospect of being sponsored in 2016. But maybe I'm connecting too many dots(?) kidzrevil 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sanveer 838 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 All this is part of PAID MEDIA reports and rumours by Samsung's Competitors. Atleast 90% (by a very conservative estimate) of Media, Domestic and Global, lives off paid News and Propaganda. Since Samsung is the No.1 mobile phone company too, the same paid news and propaganda is making itself felt with its mobile phone division. And since Xiaomi and Huawei are catching on in terms of numbers with other mobile phone companies (or surpassing them), Paid News against them is circulating too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gsenroc 31 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I hope samsung has learned the lesson, we all remember how awful NX1 was at the launch. Although most of the issues are solved and it's much better now, it took samsung a few months to do so. However the first impression cannotbe changed anymore, if we google "samsung NX1 video review" now we will see a big "frustrating !" as a first result. It seems people don't trust Samsung as a camera manufacturer and such impression is hard to change, it's a big problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugela 2 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I hope samsung has learned the lesson, we all remember how awful NX1 was at the launch. Although most of the issues are solved and it's much better now, it took samsung a few months to do so. However the first impression cannotbe changed anymore, if we google "samsung NX1 video review" now we will see a big "frustrating !" as a first result. It seems people don't trust Samsung as a camera manufacturer and such impression is hard to change, it's a big problem. A big part of that problem was that it wasn't a Canikon, and therefore no matter what it's strengths were, it was going to be "disappointing" because it didn't have that "indefinable quality" that the word "Canon" or "Nikon" on the faceplate imparts to your footage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Palpet 11 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Just noticed that Samyang won't make its new 50mm & 21mm lenses in NX mount like they usually do with their other APS-C lenses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidzrevil 9 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 So a few months back, I made a contact with a Samsung representative in hopes to become an official Samsung "Imagelogger." (AKA - sponsored filmmaker). We've been in contact, even this week, and he's been fairly optimistic about joining their team. That's not to say I'm in or out, it's just to say... if they were shutting down their professional camera division, I don't think they would still be actively recruiting "imageloggers" or even talking with filmmakers about the prospect of being sponsored in 2016. But maybe I'm connecting too many dots(?)that was one of my points. I personally know one of their photographers that recently received their sponsorship. Maybe they are using all this data from all these sources from the blogs to imageloggers to learn what direction to take with marketing & development ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dean 135 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Take what you will from this ... rang one of the Samsung stores here in Hong Kong (Telford Centre) today and asked if they had any NX1's or NX1 kits in stock. He said "No, the NX1 has been discontinued by Samsung and we are not able to buy any more stock." I said, "So they are not producing it any more?" and he said, "Yes, that is correct it is no longer in production". He seemed to know what he was talking about.After everything I've read, I reckon they are indeed shutting down the camera side of things. I'm looking for a used one here in HK but there doesn't seem to be any. Cinegain 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidzrevil 9 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Take what you will from this ... rang one of the Samsung stores here in Hong Kong (Telford Centre) today and asked if they had any NX1's or NX1 kits in stock. He said "No, the NX1 has been discontinued by Samsung and we are not able to buy any more stock." I said, "So they are not producing it any more?" and he said, "Yes, that is correct it is no longer in production". He seemed to know what he was talking about.After everything I've read, I reckon they are indeed shutting down the camera side of things. I'm looking for a used one here in HK but there doesn't seem to be any.wow. All we could hope for now is these units start going for cheap and someone donates one to magic lantern to hack it ! I wouldn't invest in samsung lenses to be on the safe side in case this is all one big mistake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oliver Daniel 1,540 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Take what you will from this ... rang one of the Samsung stores here in Hong Kong (Telford Centre) today and asked if they had any NX1's or NX1 kits in stock. He said "No, the NX1 has been discontinued by Samsung and we are not able to buy any more stock." I said, "So they are not producing it any more?" and he said, "Yes, that is correct it is no longer in production". He seemed to know what he was talking about.After everything I've read, I reckon they are indeed shutting down the camera side of things. I'm looking for a used one here in HK but there doesn't seem to be any.I was looking around 6 months ago and now I'm looking around again at NX1 stuff. I've noticed a big difference in the availability of the camera. Also Samsung Camera haven't put a new video on their Youtube channel for 4 months. Before they had videos uploaded monthly. Not looking good but hey, life goes on! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy 905 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 At least I might have a collectors item! I'll take it on antiques roadshow in 30 years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beritar 41 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 In France and Italy, some big online sellers have stopped to sell NX products in the past few weeks ...May be it is time to sell all our NX gear quickly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neosushi 143 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Maybe a NX2 coming out ? ^^; In France and Italy, some big online sellers have stopped to sell NX products in the past few weeks ...May be it is time to sell all our NX gear quickly.I would if there was anything better out there... :/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beritar 41 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Maybe a NX2 coming out ? ^^; I would if there was anything better out there... :/ Ahah, same for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jpr 10 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I've been offered a NX1 with a 16-50mm S and 50-150mm S lens for around £2000 ($3000). This for me is cheaper than a brand new A7rii/A7sii. However with the worry of the camera buisness being shut down its a hard choice! What do you guys think? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrators Andrew Reid 10,309 Posted November 10, 2015 Administrators Share Posted November 10, 2015 I've been offered a NX1 with a 16-50mm S and 50-150mm S lens for around £2000 ($3000). This for me is cheaper than a brand new A7rii/A7sii. However with the worry of the camera buisness being shut down its a hard choice! What do you guys think?Go for it.You can always eBay it if Samsung shut down support for the camera.This is very unlikely and anyway even if they do, your camera doesn't stop shooting amazing 4K video does it? Pavel MaÅ¡ek, mercer and TheRenaissanceMan 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neosushi 143 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Well problem is the resale value if samsung shuts down the business... Damphousse and kidzrevil 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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