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Samsung NX-mount

Samsung NX-mount is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Samsung NX-mount rather than just read about it. In short: The Samsung NX-mount is the lens mount used on NX series mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras by Samsung. The mount was first implemented in the Samsung NX10, and Samsung initially referred to the NX line as 'hybrid digital cameras', citing their combination of attributes of both DSLR and compact cameras.

Key takeaways

Samsung NX-mount belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
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Connect Samsung NX-mount to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
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Reference excerpt

The Samsung NX-mount is the lens mount used on NX series mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras by Samsung. The mount was first implemented in the Samsung NX10, and Samsung initially referred to the NX line as 'hybrid digital cameras', citing their combination of attributes of both DSLR and compact cameras. The mount is designed for APS-C image sensors, with a 1.54x crop factor. Optical image stabilization is featured on some of the lenses, indicated by an "OIS" marking. Automatic focusing on NX lenses is handled by a dedicated electric motor built into the lens. Samsung NX lenses (with some early exceptions) include i-Function (iFn), which allows control of various camera settings via a ring and button on the lens. NX5 and NX10 cameras support iFn since firmware 1.10 and 1.20 respectively, while all subsequent models support iFn natively.

NX lenses Samsung NX lenses are listed in the following sortable table.

Table Notes

Samyang Optics (Bower, Rokinon, Walimex) lenses for NX-mount include:

MF 8mm f/2.8 Fisheye (35mm EFL = 12mm) MF 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye (35mm EFL = 12mm) MF 8mm T3.8 Fisheye (35mm EFL = 12mm) MF 10mm f/2.8 (35mm EFL = 15mm) MF 12mm f/2.0 (35mm EFL = 18mm) MF 14mm f/2.8 (35mm EFL = 21mm) MF 14mm T3.1 (35mm EFL = 21mm) MF 24mm f/1.4 (35mm EFL = 38mm) MF 24mm T1.5 (35mm EFL = 38mm) MF 35mm f/1.4 (35mm EFL = 54mm) MF 85mm f/1.4 (35mm EFL = 130mm)

Lenses roadmap Samsung announced plans to launch a 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 OIS VCM (Movie Home) in December 2011. Three manual focus lenses were announced by Samyang Optics in June, 2010, 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye; 14mm f/2.8 and the 85mm f/1.4. At photokina 2010 event (September 2010), Samyang Optics announced the new 35mm f/1.4 available for NX-mount. Lensbaby announced the availability of its Composer Pro for NX mount with different optics.

Adaptation to non-NX lenses An adapter for the K-mount lenses has been announced (ED-MA9NXK) by Samsung, and various adapters are produced by Novoflex to adapt lenses made for Nikon F-mount, Canon FD lens mount, Minolta SR mount, Minolta AF, Sony A-mount, Leica R bayonet, Pentax K-mount, Olympus OM system, M42 lens mount, and T2 mount. Various adapters are also available from Kiwifotos. Due to long flange distance compared to other mirrorless systems, making a telecompressor adapter was more difficult, but in 2017 a crowdsourced NX-L appeared.

Compared with other mounts

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Samsung NX-mount

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Samsung NX-mount claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Samsung NX-mount before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Samsung NX-mount ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Samsung NX-mount

In research: Samsung NX-mount appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Samsung NX-mount in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Samsung NX-mount is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Lens mounts, Samsung NX-mount cameras, Samsung NX-mount lenses, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Samsung NX-mount outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Samsung NX-mount in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Samsung NX-mount means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Samsung NX-mount matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Samsung NX-mount?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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