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I am new to the digital world having been faithful to my old Pentax SLR. With the Pentax I had a 200mm lens which was a dream. I now have a Samsung NX1000 which comes with a 50mm zoom lens. I haven't even received it yet, so I have no idea what the details are. I want that same 200mm advantage as I do a lot of wildlife photography. Looking on Ebay, I am totally confused, as to why most of it seems to involve 'converters' for my Samsung ? Why would I need a converter ? There are also macro/200mm zoom lenses which screw together and are unscrewed depending on usage. I don't want to make a mistake and buy something I can't use. How far is the zoom for my supplied 50mm lens. What should I be looking for to get the advantage that the lense on my Pentax SLR gave me. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
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The zoom is 20-50mm on the Samsung, this would be like a 30-75mm on your old Pentax.
The longest lens available in the NX mount your new camera uses is currently 200mm, and will give the same image as a 300mm on the pentax.
The cheap screw-on modifiers and adapters you find on ebay typically result in very poor image quality.
If your main intention is wildlife photography and you have not yet bought the samsung I would seriously consider a different camera. One with longer lenses available and without the slow shutter speed of the samsung, the shutter doesn't fire for nearly half a second after pushing the button, I'm afraid you may find this very frustrating for wildlife photography.
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Welcome Roz.
Do you still have your Pentax lenses? You would need an adapter (from Amazon or eBay) if you want to connect a Pentax lens to your Samsung NX camera. There are Pentax-M42 to NX, and Pentax-K to NX adapters on sale. The adapter is needed because the connection (screw or bayonet) is different from the Samsung bayonet.
To be able to use a Pentax lens, the Samsung must be in a manual mode - auto focus and auto exposure would not be functional - which leads you to a more thoughtful shooting style. Also, these adapters do not contain any extra lenses, so the great qualities of the attached Pentax lens are preserved.
I have a Sony NEX digital camera body but no Sony lenses. But I have attached a Pentax-K to Sony NEX adapter to it, so I can use it with any of my Pentax lenses (including old SLR film camera lenses) in manual mode, and it works very well.
Cheers.
Philip
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Thank you both for being so precise without using any jargon that would have baffled me. Really, what I need to do is hope I can come across a Samsung lens that belongs to my camera but can afford. I'm delighted I can buy an adapter and use my Pentax lens. I feel a lot more relaxed about my purchase.
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You may find the lack of an conventional viewfinder, a bit inconvenient at first. Ed.
To each his own!
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Have you any possibility to rethink this. If you have Pentax lenses, perhaps a Pentax camera would be a better proposition? Cheers. Ed.
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Digital Pentax did not come out brilliantly in the reviews which is why I chose the Samsung. The Samsung arrived today and I think we are going to get on fine. Just have to save up for the 200mm lens. Meanwhile a lens adapter is definately an option.
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Look forward to some pics. Ed.
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