Samsung 30mm f/2.0 Standard Pancake Lens
Last Updated (11 March’13):
- Review & Sample Photos @ Ephotozine
Samsung 30mm f/2.0 Standard Pancake Lens is lens that designed for Samsung NX10 and NX Mount Cameras. It offers maximum aperture of f/2 with angle of view 50.2° and 9.84″ (24.99 cm) minimum focus distance. The lens construction consist of 5 elements in 5 groups with 7 Diaphragm Blades and 0.16x of magnification ratio including 43 mm of filter thread. The lens measures (Diameter x Length) 2.42 x 0.85″ (61.5 x 21.5 mm) and weight 3.00 oz (85 g).
Overall Rating:
| Latest Price Info
Samsung 30mm f/2.0 Standard Pancake Lens Reviews
Ephotozine reviews the Samsung 30mm f/2.0 Standard Pancake Lens and writes;
“This lens delivers decent performance at a reasonable price. The unusually bright f/2 maximum aperture is a real bonus, extending the low light capabilities of your NX system camera.”
Rating: 
Photozone reviews the Samsung 30mm f/2.0 Standard Pancake Lens and writes;
“The Samsung NX 30mm f/2 is a highly attractive pancake lens. It’s very usable at f/2 and f/2.8 and very sharp across the image frame at medium aperture settings. Distortions as well as lateral CAs are minimal and not relevant from a real life perspective.”
Rating:
Lenstip reviews the Samsung 30mm f/2.0 Standard Pancake Lens and writes;
“the accuracy is difficult to flaw. The set of the NX10 camera and the tested pancake lens in the studio conditions missed on average 1-2 times for every 100 expositions. This result is very good. Additional praise is deserved for the lack of front or back focus tendencies, which can be clearly seen”
rating: N/A
Photoreview reviews the Samsung 30mm f/2.0 Standard Pancake Lens and writes;
“Lateral chromatic aberration was negligible and we found only traces of coloured fringing when shots taken in contrasty lighting were enlarged to 100%. Vignetting at wide apertures was barely perceptible. Distortion was also very low, although slight barrelling could be seen in test shots.”
Rating:
PCMAG reviews the Samsung 30mm f/2.0 Standard Pancake Lens and writes;
“If you’re looking for a fast, compact lens for your NX camera, it’s tough to go wrong with the 30mm f/2. The lens is extremely sharp at every aperture, allowing you to shoot wide open to create a shallow depth of field without sacrificing image quality.”
Rating:
Samsung 30mm f/2.0 Standard Pancake Lens Reviews
Coming soon..
Samsung 30mm f/2.0 Standard Pancake Lens User Reviews
Amazingly sharp and compact
“Tack sharp and so small it almost disappears on the front of the camera. I use this with my NX100, and the whole package is nearly pocketable with this lens mounted. Autofocus is silent and the manual ring has a good feel. Manual focus is about a half turn from near to far.” – By McM
Rating:
Sharp, Sharp, sharp
“This lens with NX200 just blows away the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 lens. After I compare images with 100% cropped pixel by pixel between them, I found this lens is a super star! My friend just got his Nikon D800, so I asked him to take same sample photos to cropped 100% side by side compare. Man, the resolution of this lens is just as good as the D800 with 50mm f/1.7 lens.” – By Midwestsupport
Rating:
Excelelnt Lens
“This is an excelent lens and razor sharp cristal clear, very fast F2.0 small and compact to cary with my wonderfull camera NX10, also it is lower price compard to other competers, highly recomend this lens” – By AL-Musafer
Rating:
Great little lens
“The 30m F2 samsung for NX cameras is excellent, lightweight, sharp, contrasty, great color. I use it with the nx 10 and it is a great lightweight, take with me everywhere combo. In terms of image quality, I put it in between my pentax 21mm and 43mm for overall quality. Less distortion than the 21, but still a little present. no formal test yet, just web shots and a couple of prints, but the sharpness is excellent wide open.” – By liquidhands
Rating:
Best Lens For NX System
“Auto focus is nearly silent and accuracy is excellent. Manual focus is smooth. Distortions and vignetting are minimal to non existent. I have spotted some purple fringing in extreme contrast situations at F2 but that’s typical. It’s very sharp straight from F2 and becomes excellent by F4.” – By Gray 4 Wisdom
Rating:
Best NX Lens
“I’ve been using the NX 20-50mm kit lens that comes with the Samsung NX1000. That lens works perfectly fine good detail. But this lens in the right hands absolutely blows that lens away in low lighting. The f/2 aperture takes in a lot of light making any scene crystal clear even at full crop.” – By CVass
Rating:
A good lens
“This lens allowes to make good quality, sharp pictures, has virtually no distortion and although its 1:2 characteristic would not necessarily suppose, it works perfectly in darker situations.” – By KJB
Rating:
| Write your opinion
Samsung 30mm f/2.0 Standard Pancake Lens Sample Photos
- Samsung 30mm f/2.0 Standard Pancake Lens Sample Photos @ Amazon
- Samsung 30mm f/2.0 Standard Pancake Lens Sample Photos @ Flickr
Samsung 30mm f/2.0 Standard Pancake Lens User Manual (PDF)
Click to view or right click and select Save Target As..(Firefox) or Save link as.. (IE) to download
Coming soon..
Samsung 30mm f/2.0 Standard Pancake Lens Features
The Samsung 30mm f/2.0 Standard Pancake Lens offers a 30mm fixed focal length and maximum aperture of F/2 which allows you capture exceptionally bright images, even in low light situations. The lens equivalent to a 45.9mm focal length in the 35mm film format. It lets you create striking, images with shallow depth of field in a variety of settings or use fast shutter speeds to “freeze” action.
Moreover, the lens is designed to be mounted to any camera with an NX mount. And its measure that slim and lightweight, enables you to bring it with you everywhere.
Popularity: 1%
See also: Lens Reviews | Samsung Lenses
No posts yet.