Emanuel Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 https://***URL not allowed***/samsung-nx500-video-quality-firmware-update/ https://vimeo.com/user1945704/videos markr041 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I noticed the price on the NX500 is starting to drop on eBay. Do any of the owners have any footage uploaded online since the firmware update? At the $500 range this camera is getting more and more tempting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 So, I've read that due to the flange distance a c mount lens adapter won't work with the NX mount, but if you get a c mount to m42 and then stack that onto an m42 to NX adapter, how close can you get to infinity? If it's even possible to get slightly under infinity, I realize you would have a vignette issue, but i wonder how much of a center crop you would need to eliminate the vignette on a 12.5mm 1 inch c mount lens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 C mount on top of m42? I think that way you'll only be able to do extreme macro.Get a Panasonic G7... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Mayer Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Someone is selling one for $500 where I am. It is tempting but the crop is so big (tiny) and even though reviews say the video quality compares to the NX1, I just can't imagine how it can be when the NX1 downscales from 6.5K.Plus you have the 15 minute limit, transcoding hassles, no log and trying to sell it will be very difficult. Nobody wants to buy these cameras, whereas you can sell a GH4 for almost what you paid for it new. Samsung will be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Someone is selling one for $500 where I am. It is tempting but the crop is so big (tiny) and even though reviews say the video quality compares to the NX1, I just can't imagine how it can be when the NX1 downscales from 6.5K.Plus you have the 15 minute limit, transcoding hassles, no log and trying to sell it will be very difficult. Nobody wants to buy these cameras, whereas you can sell a GH4 for almost what you paid for it new. Samsung will be back. All good points. I actually really like the video quality, at a cheap enough price point the crop doesn't bother me too much.Of course, I am only interested in it as a 3-400 dollar manufacturer refurb. At that money, even if I shoot one short with it, it was worth it.I wonder if an upcoming NX mini will have the 2.5k preproduction function. Mat Mayer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Actually, I just read that the NX mini 2 was leaked last month with photos and specs... And supposedly will have 4K on their 1" BM sensor recording in h.264. http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/13271/samsung-nx-mini-2-4k-little-mouse-/p1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Could be an awesome little run and gun camera to use old d-mount and c-mount lenses. For fun, if nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRenaissanceMan Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Actually, I just read that the NX mini 2 was leaked last month with photos and specs... And supposedly will have 4K on their 1" BM sensor recording in h.264. http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/13271/samsung-nx-mini-2-4k-little-mouse-/p1 Is it possible to adapt M4/3 and c-mount lenses to that mount? If so, it could make a nice little companion to my BMPCC for 4K and stills. You could even throw a Speed Booster on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Is it possible to adapt M4/3 and c-mount lenses to that mount? If so, it could make a nice little companion to my BMPCC for 4K and stills. You could even throw a Speed Booster on it!I found adapters for c-mount and d-mount lenses to the NX-M. I assume you could adapt m43, if they make adapters, but I haven't looked for any because I don't have any m43 lenses. Yeah, I was thinking it could be the poor man's pocket cam.It seems like once a Samsung camera is leaked with photos, then the announcement happens within a month and the camera is out within two... So it should be out sometime in September.The specs say it will have 24p 4K, let's hope they don't cripple it by not having manual video controls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted July 20, 2015 Administrators Share Posted July 20, 2015 C-mount and M43 don't go to Samsung NX mount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I know c-mount goes to the NX-Mini mount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted July 20, 2015 Administrators Share Posted July 20, 2015 I know c-mount goes to the NX-Mini mount. That is a totally different mount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 That is a totally different mount.I know, I went off topic and me and Renaissance Man were discussing the new NX-Mini 2 that is soon to be released.http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/13271/samsung-nx-mini-2-4k-little-mouse-/p1Earlier I had asked about stacking a c-mount to m42 adapter, then an m42 to an NX adapter to the NX-500, and wondered how close to infinity I could get... is that what you are referring to? Sorry about the confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRenaissanceMan Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 That is a totally different mount.Which, had you read the topic, you'd see we were discussing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterwhite Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 The firmware update is for NX500 mirrorless camera that contains some significant improvements related to autofocus and video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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