Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Telephoto Zoom lens with Optical Image stabilization and APS-C / DX max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Samsung NX mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Good |
| Sports | Good |
| Portrait | Average |
| Travel | Fair |
| Street | Fair |
| Wedding | Average |
| Walk Around | Average |
| Vlogging | Poor |
| Landscape | Average |
Reasons to Buy Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Optical Image Stabilization |
| Weather Sealed |
| Autofocus |
| Hood supplied |
| Tripod Collar |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| Focus Distance Limiter |
| Zoom Lock |
| Fast Aperture at Wide end |
| Fast Aperture at Tele end |
| Constant f2.8 aperture throughout the range |
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| Lens Extents while zooming |
Lens Mount
Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S is compatible with cameras that have Samsung NX lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Samsung NX lenses are Samsung NX1, Samsung NX3000 and Samsung NX30.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S has a maximum diameter of 81mm and total length of 154mm when not extended . It weighs 920g / 32.5 oz.
Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S has a filter thread of 72mm.
Focal Range
Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S has a focal range of 50-150mm and 3.0X zoom ratio which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 75-225mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera.
Weather Sealings
Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S is a weather sealed lens which provides an extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have an effective protection, you have to pair the Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S with a weather sealed camera body such as Samsung NX1, and .
Optical Image Stabilization
Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S features an optical image stabilization system which helps to reduce the blur that occurs due to shaking during hand-held shooting.
Tripod Collar
With a total length of 154mm and a weight of 920g, the Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S is a large lens. Fortunately, it comes with a tripod collar which you can use to attach the lens directly to a tripod or monopod instead of attaching the camera. This connection helps to better balance the lens/kit combination.
Zoom Method
Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S features Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.
Zoom Lock
Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S has a Zoom lock feature which eliminates Zoom creep where focal length of the lens changes with gravity when it's held downwards or upwards.
Aperture
Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S is a fixed aperture lens with a constant max aperture of f2.8 from 50mm all the way to the 150mm .
| Focal Length |
Max Aperture |
Min Aperture |
|
50mm
|
F2.8 |
F22 |
|
150mm
|
F2.8 |
F22 |
Optical Formula
Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S's optical formula consists of 20 elements in 13 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 4 ED
- 1 XHR
- Hyper Shield Coating
Lens Hood
Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Samsung 50-150mm F2.8 S is available in Black color.
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