Samsung 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS is a Variable 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
NX Mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Samsung 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Samsung 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
Reasons to Buy Samsung NX 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS Lens
Here we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Samsung NX 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Optical Image Stabilization |
| Autofocus |
| Hood supplied |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
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| Lens Extents while zooming |
| Slow Aperture at Tele end |
| Variable Aperture |
Lens Mount
Samsung 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS 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 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS has a maximum diameter of 70mm and total length of 101mm when not extended. It weighs 417g / 14.7 oz.
Samsung 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS has a filter thread of 52mm. Below are links to the filters that we recommend you to consider for your Samsung 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS:
Focal Range
Samsung 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS has a focal range of 50-200mm and 4.0X zoom ratio which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 75-300mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera.
Optical Image Stabilization
The Samsung 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS features an optical image stabilization system which helps to reduce the blur that occurs due to shaking during hand-held shooting.
Zoom Method
Samsung 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS 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 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.2x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.98m.
Aperture
Samsung 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f4 and a minimum aperture of f22 at 50mm, and a max aperture of f5.6 and minimum aperture of f22 at 200mm .
| Focal Length |
Max Aperture |
Min Aperture |
|
50mm
|
F4 |
F22 |
|
200mm
|
F5.6 |
F22 |
Optical Formula
Samsung 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS's optical formula consists of 17 elements in 13 groups . Special elements used in this design is 2 Extra-Low Dispersion elements.
Lens Hood
Samsung 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos. The model number of the hood is SCH-B 52.
Body Colour
Samsung 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS is available in Black color.
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