Samsung 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED is a Variable aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Standard Zoom lens with APS-C / DX max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with
NX Mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Samsung 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Samsung 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
Reasons to Buy Samsung NX 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED Lens
Here we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Samsung NX 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Autofocus |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| Minimum focus distance of 0.28m / 11.0 inch |
| Light weight at only 119g / 4.2 oz |
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| No Weather Sealing |
| Hood is not supplied |
| Lens Extents while zooming |
| Slow Aperture at Tele end |
| Variable Aperture |
Lens Mount
Samsung 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED is compatible with cameras that have a 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 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED has a maximum diameter of 64mm and total length of 40mm when not extended. It weighs 119g / 4.2 oz.
Samsung 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED has a filter thread of 41mm. Below are links to the filters that we recommend you to consider for your Samsung 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED:
Focal Range
Samsung 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED has a focal range of 20-50mm and 2.5X zoom ratio which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 30-75mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera.
Optical Image Stabilization
Samsung 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Alternatively, you can check the Samsung 16-50mm F2.0-2.8 S ED OIS in Samsung NX mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.
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Zoom Method
Samsung 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED 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.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Samsung 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.22x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.28m.
Below are the 3 Standard Zoom type Samsung1 mount lens alternatives with highest max magnification ratios:
Aperture
Samsung 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f3.5 and a minimum aperture of f22 at 20mm, and a max aperture of f5.6 and minimum aperture of f22 at 50mm .
| Focal Length |
Max Aperture |
Min Aperture |
|
20mm
|
F3.5 |
F22 |
|
50mm
|
F5.6 |
F22 |
Optical Formula
Samsung 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED's optical formula consists of 9 elements in 8 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 1 Aspherical element
- 1 low dispersive glass element
Lens Hood
Samsung 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED doesn't come with a lens hood.
Body Colour
Samsung 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED is available in Black color.
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