Samsung nx2000 vs nx300

Redwing24 · Jun 29, 2014

I'm looking for a push in the right direction, I use to have a d90 and a d7000, I've sold off all my gear and just looking for a decent mirrorless system. I do lots if stills but also like to take some action shots of my girls playing softball. So here the question do I go with the nx2000 with extra lens 50-200 for 499 or go with the nx300 without extra lens only with 20-50 for 449?? Which is the best bang for my buck.

DarkShadow · Jun 29, 2014

I have the NX300 with the 20-50.The sensor is around the same size as your Nikon DSLR.The IQ is very good and is very impressive on continues shooting speed but of course has a tiny buffer. A shutter speed of up to 1/6000th is also impressive.However there is no Viewfinder and very difficult to Impossible to see the LCD in bright sunlight.It has a lot of nice features,very user friendly and seems well built. I would love to recommend it to anyone looking for a mirror less but because of lack of the VF and LCD being hard or impossible to see in bright light, I have to say look elsewhere.JMHO

Tinderbox (UK) · Jun 29, 2014

I have had three nx2000, i keep returning them, and i find the touchscreen unresponsive on every one on the left edge of the screen and sometimes have to press button two or three times, though i love the look and feel of the camera, i find the 20-50mm and 16mm are a bit slow and makes a lot of noise and dont have IS, i would like to have tried the 18-55mm to see if it`s any better.

The image quality is very good, very little noise, but the exposure system is only average, and can underexpose.

John.

bryguy_ASU · Jul 8, 2014

Out of the two I'd get the NX300. It has hybrid AF with phase detection. Also has the articulation in the screen. I've taken it out on a sunny day, it's not too bad to compose shots. They sell anti-glare screen protectors that help. Plus you can pivot the screen in a way to help. Another tip in shooting without a EVF/OVF is putting the screen in framing mode. Anyways, I've been using my NX300 and I absolutely love it. The NX30 would be nice improvement over it if you had the extra funds. And there is the rumor of an optional EVF in a NX400 in the future.