Camera Update: Samsung NX200

Samsung NX200: Serious design, but still missing a viewfinder.

They hit the ground running with the NX100, but sadly they’ve dropped the ball with the NX200.

One could say that Samsung is riding on the heels of Sony with their NX series. Like Sony’s contribution to the mirrorless market, the NX100, is ground-breaking in that it’s a mirrorless camera with a legacy. A legacy of lenses that is. Not only does Samsung make some fine lenses for this camera, but with it’s APS-C sensor, it will be optically compatible with a wide variety of lenses of all makes.

Perhaps that’s what Samsung truly had in mind when they decided not to include a viewfinder, or even offer an external one as an accessory. That this camera would be sought out as a “univeral digital body” for use with some of the classic SLR lenses out there. This is a shame, because paired with Samsung’s 20mm f/2.8 pancake lens, this would have been a serious rangefinder contender for the street artist.

With an NEX-like form factor, but a more traditional camera look and feel, this camera is sure to be a hit with budget-conscious arms-length photographers everywhere.