Samsung's NX series gets the fisheye
The company introduces a pancake fisheye for its interchangeable-lens cameras
Lori Grunin Senior Editor / Advice
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Adding to its growing lineup of lenses for its NX series of interchangeable-lens cameras, Samsung plans to release a 10mm f3.5 fisheye later this year.
The lens is Samsung's widest-angle model to date, and it looks like a pancake.
Here be specifications:
| Mount | Samsung NX i-Function |
|---|---|
| Focal range | 10mm (15.4mm equivalent) |
| Aperture range | f3.5 - f22 |
| Aperture blades | 7 |
| Minimum focus distance | 3.5 inches |
| Angle of view | 180 degrees |
| Elements | Seven elements in five groups (one aspherical lens) |
| Filter diameter | n/a |
| Minimum length | 1.0 |
| Maximum length | 1.0 |
| Weight | 2.5 ounces (est.) |
| MSRP | n/a |
| Availability | Second half of 2013 |
As per its usual practice, Samsung hasn't announced pricing, and it won't be available until later this year.
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