Samsung NX3000

I think it's a good price... I'm not sure what accessories cost on a Samsung though.

Personally I'd rather start with a second hand Canon 450D or Nikon D3100 and above...

I started with a Nikon D40 abt 4yrs back and still use it...
 
I have an NX1100, very nice little camera. Picture quality is good (and I think the NX3000 has the same sensor, but more features). The camera is nice and small for something that you can chuck lenses on. A few of the features like the built in wifi can be a bit finicky at times. But all in all it has been a nice experience using it. I will admit though that I haven't used any DSLRs, so I can't compare.
 
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imranpanji said:
Am a master in IT but pretty clueless about cameras but want to start with playing with them as a hobby. Am tired of the quality that the real cheapie cameras have.

I spotted this deal : http://www.makro.co.za/electronics/samsung-nx3000-mirrorless-twin-lens-camera-bundle-276409EA

For R6000

My question is, is the deal any good? And is it a good starting point?
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Seems like a capable camera but I've only had my hands on one for a few minutes at the local camera shop.
 
Speaking of Samsung, I see that the NX1 studio shots are up on dpreview: dpreview NX1.

Scoot around a bit with the dpreview widget. I have noticed two interesting things:
a) The NX1's 28 MP BSI CMOS sensor looks pretty good. It is at least as good as the 7DII or D7100 at higher ISO (say, 6400 or 12800), and may even have slightly less noise (resampled to print size to compensate for resolution differences).
b) The lens they used looks pretty good too --- maybe not quite razor sharp in the extreme corners, but I like the apparent lack of lateral chromatic aberration.

It looks like Samsung has cooked up some pretty strong competition in the APS-C category.
 
The hour that I spent playing with the new Samsung cameras left me impressed. The NX3000 will serve you well if you do not need an optical viewfinder and do not take action shots. If you can stretch the budget a bit more then the Fuji X-M1 is a really good mirrorless camera that is worth considering.

On a matter of purely personal preference, I looked at the APS-C sized mirrorless cameras and ended up deciding to stay with DSLRs. With the full size lenses on these cameras they are not much smaller than a DSLR. Basically they will need a similar sized bag to carry them. The DSLR on the other hand offers greater versatility.

Something like the NX3000 would make the most sense (at least to me) if it is paired with a small pancake lens in order to make the most of the smaller body. In the Samsung lens range this would mean the 20 or 30 mm lenses, although either of these would cost you an additional R2.5k.
 
garyc said:
On a matter of purely personal preference, I looked at the APS-C sized mirrorless cameras and ended up deciding to stay with DSLRs. With the full size lenses on these cameras they are not much smaller than a DSLR. Basically they will need a similar sized bag to carry them. The DSLR on the other hand offers greater versatility.
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It depends on the size of the DSLR - my mirrorless is 1.3kg lighter than my dslr. The APS-C crop means I can also get away with leaving the larger lenses at home so the amount of gear I have to carry to achieve the same range is considerably less. Ideally I'd like to get some EF-M lenses - I only have the 22mm at the moment - and then I'll be able to carry virtually everything I need when I travel in my pockets. It's nice to have the option of using the EF/EF-s lenses though. :)
 
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