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Samsung NX1, $1300 4K flagman
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  • MarcioKMarcioK

    As far as I know, the flange distance of the NX mount was the culprit of Metabones not making speedboosters for the mount. If they start with a new mount with a shorter flange distance, it could be possible.

  • SkyhookSkyhook

    If they keep the apsc size of sensor but they make a "speedbooster" integrated AF f-mount adaptor...that could be great.

  • MarcioKMarcioK

    Saw there now. :)

    If true, could be a stroke of genius from Nikon.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @MarcioK

    Well, Andrea from MR :-)

    From my sources it seems to be legit.

  • MarcioKMarcioK

    Source?

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Nikon acquires Samsung NX tech!

    The past weeks we had long chats with our Samsung sources about the recent shut down rumors. And they told us the reason why Samsung is stopping the camera sales: Nikon acquired all the Samsung NX tech! That acquisition could (I said could!) be made public in January at the CES. As we have been told Samsung will have a major press announcement there.

    What Nikon plans to do:

    Nikon will use Samsung NX resources to launch their professional mirrorless system. It is yet unclear if Nikon will keep the NX mount or use an own new mount. That info is not accessible to our Samsung sources (it’s a decision that will be taken by Nikon). The “resources” we are talking about also include Samsung sensor tech, video tech and processor engine.

    http://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/hot-rumor-nikon-bought-samsung-nx-mirrorless-tech/

  • Ralph_BRalph_B

    These are both heavily saturated markets. Numbers of units sold can't keep increasing forever. Market share would be the more telling statistic.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    And now the TV department

    As of the end of September capacity reached 33.47 million, down from 44.8 million a year earlier. This represents the largest capacity decline over the last five years. The company expects its capacity to reach 45 million units for 2015, down from 63 million in 2014, which is also another record drop

    Same day in mobile branch

    Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that its mobile chief J.K. Shin and another co-chief executive officer would step back from day-to-day operations, as the South Korean technology giant looks to new leadership to revive its once-booming smartphone business.

    And this is their two top performing things.

  • brianlbrianl

    The stereotype "Asian haywire" did not came from nowhere.

    wha? It's always ugly when someone stereotypes a race, and it's always funy when someone comes up with a stereotype that doesn't actually exist. Carry on personal viewers!

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Only issue with this cameras is dealing with the codec. If anything their only fault was making a camera ahead of its time and not taking it to NAB.

    No one waited Samsung at NAB. Contrary to idealists who do not know how things work, management had quite grounded understanding.

    As for codec - no one in Samsung expected so hard patent wars (they had been unavoidable as US/EU companies want free money from consumers).

  • chopnshootchopnshoot

    This sucks. They were rolling out the firmware updates really showed promise. Only issue with this cameras is dealing with the codec. If anything their only fault was making a camera ahead of its time and not taking it to NAB.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    If the stories all over the internet are true, it seems Samsung is exiting loads of different markets across Europe with its cameras. The frankly excellent NX1 is to be discontinued in Europe, Hong Kong and Australia, and it seems the Korean giant may be closing or selling its camera division completely. If we lose the technological innovation that Samsung showed in its flagship NX1, then photography will be all the poorer for it.

    http://www.hashtagflash.com/why-samsungs-nx1-doesnt-deserve-to-disappear/

  • DMZDMZ

    @Vitaliy: thank you, you just confirmed my conclusion. It is their style. :).

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @DMZ

    Again, you do not know Samsung management well enough. It is their style. In same style they killed their DSLR line (copy of K20 of Pentax).

    I asked some people (who sell cameras) and none know about any big stock of NX500 or NX1.

    Error with NX500 and NX1 is great overestimating of video crowd size.

  • DMZDMZ

    It appears that Samsung went all out to make an exceptional NX1 and NX500, and they did, but they had an unrealistic expectation that they will move into the top tier of the enthusiast/semi-pro market. Yes, they did somewhere, but not in the key western and other markets. That reminds me of Pentax - a great camera, very popular in Asia, but not very known elsewhere. To beat Canon, Nikon, and Sony with the 1st generation of great cameras by a company known for phones, TVs and appliances is not realistic, regardless how much money they pump into marketing. It did not work with their phones and TVs either.

    They overproduced and are in a trouble sitting on huge inventory or products and components. Since they did that across the board indicates that their management is out of touch with reality - not unusual with Asian companies, where the management tends to live in a bubble and no one wants to burst it until it becomes very obvious. Now they are wide awake and are scrambling erratically for solutions. The stereotype "Asian haywire" did not came from nowhere.

    No offense. I am just ranting on a slow Thanksgiving day, and am thankful to Samsung for such a great cameras!!! For my needs, they are still the best.

    Joyful Thanksgiving to everyone (who cares) :).

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    UK market also done

    In a statement sent to Amateur Photographer following reports circulating online, a Samsung representative said: ‘We quickly adapt to market needs and demands.

    ‘In the UK, we have seen a gradual and sustained decline in demand for standalone digital cameras and camcorders and related accessories.

    ‘For this reason, we have taken the decision to phase out the sales and marketing of these products.’

    The UK statement added: ‘This is a local decision, based on local market conditions

    http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/latest/photo-news/samsung-to-axe-digital-cameras-and-camcorders-sales-in-uk-66286

  • AKEDAKED

    Yes, the sales. At least this is the way I interpret the text. Everything else would make no sense.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Despite innovations their cameras do not rank in the top 3 of the cameras.

    What does it mean? In top 3 in sales?

    It will be quite strange to expect this, as Sony made very smooth progress also.

  • AKEDAKED

    @DMZ Otherwise it would be hard :-)

  • DMZDMZ

    @aked: Thanks for the link. A very interesting article that explains a lot. (Yes, I can read German)

  • AKEDAKED

    According to Stern online, Samsung has big problems selling their products and their warehouses are full. When you buy a smartphone S6 for example, you get loudspeakers for 350€ for free or a 2nd smartphone (galaxy grand prime) for free for example. Despite innovations their cameras do not rank in the top 3 of the cameras. As a result they will withdraw from the camera market in Germany.

    Smartphones, Fernseher, Festplatten: Lager voll: Samsung wird seine Produkte nicht los http://www.stern.de/digital/smartphones/samsung--bekommt-der-galaxy-hersteller-seine-produkte-nicht-mehr-los--6574590.html

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    This is the example of new Samsung investments:

  • alcomposeralcomposer

    Seams very sad. Hopefully there will be an NX2? But I think samsung is very smart- get in quick then if it doesn't work get out quick.

    I think people really only want a smartphone now anyway. Who needs food? There must be an app for that.

  • geoffcbassettgeoffcbassett

    NX1 is only a grand at all retailers for the holiday season. Can't get a better deal in video :)

    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1081854-REG/samsung_ev_nx1zzzbzbus_nx1_digital_camera.html

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Samsung Electronics recorded its highest-ever level of inventory assets as of the end of the third quarter of 2015, with estimations at around US$19.2 billion, according to Korea-based Digital Times.

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