Samsung's NX lens lineup for 2010

In addition to its already-announced basic zooms and 30mm pancake, Samsung promises a handful more of kit essentials for the yet-to-be-released NX10.

Lori Grunin Senior Editor / Advice

I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handed out buying advice for what seems like forever; I'm currently absorbed by computers and gaming hardware, but previously spent many years concentrating on cameras. I've also volunteered with a cat rescue for over 15 years doing adoptions, designing marketing materials, managing volunteers and, of course, photographing cats.

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Lori Grunin

Feb. 21, 2010 11:34 a.m. PT

Joining Sony in the fantasy-road-map department, Samsung finally, sort of, announced availability and dates for the first lenses for its as-yet-to-ship NX10 camera. However, of course, Samsung hasn't released pricing information for its NX lenses.

Lens	Availability
30mm f2 pancake	January
18-55mm f3.5-5.6 OIS	January
50-200mm f5-5.6 OIS	January
18-55mm f3.5-5.6 (no OIS)	Spring
20-50mm f3.5-5.6 compact zoom	Second half 2010
20mm f2.8 pancake	Second half 2010
18-200mm f3.5-6.3 OIS	tbd
50mm f2.8 macro	tbd

I find it very interesting that Samsung is planning to ship a non-OIS version of a very standard kit lens, and that it is being released so soon. I think that probably indicates the company is having trouble hitting a good price on the OIS version of the lens, and that they need a cheaper lens to get a kit price low enough to compete with the $600 E-PL1. Even if you're excited about the prospect of the NX10, you really shouldn't buy into a camera system until you've seen the price of its lenses, and made sure that the company will actually deliver on them.

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