Versatile lens which fits well to the high resolution of the NX200

First impressions: The 60s is valuable and relatively heavy. It is a little bit longer than the 18-55 kit lens, but comes through the large diameter very powerful therefore.

At the NX10 it looks very harmoniously made, on the NX200, it initially looks somewhat incongruous, but the grip of the NX200 gives good grip, but while you can try it but at the NX10 necessary even times with one hand, you need to the NX200 both hands, as the combination is even more top-heavy than the 50-200 zoom just by the high weight.

When operating with the NX200 you will often use the iFN, since one is more anxious here to take pictures with both hands. It should be noted that the 60mm lens (as well as the new F1.4 / 85mm) have two rings, a front one for focusing, which operates mechanically especially for IFN and, unlike the other "by wire" system lenses.

The AF and OiS are quiet, with the AF two settings has to if necessary to limit the focus to the normal range. In addition, the OIS naturgemaess when macro mode does not work and therefore expects faster shutter speeds. The Marko goes up to the magnification ratio of 1: 1 and is next to the 30mm pancake sure that at the moment the sharpest lens, the 60mm a little in the sharpness drops at open aperture at the edge, but already slightly dimmed dimmed throughout macro typical to f16 sharply defined. It is quite normal to use than telephoto lens with exemption potential for portraits.

It's also nice that the DMF works because of the mechanical focusing also on the old NX10, say you also need here no AF> MF switch but can by rotating the focus ring come directly in the viewfinder. The only drawback with the NX10 against the NX200 is the only 2-fold magnifying glass and the clamping of the magnifying glass in the center, which in conjunction with the DMF on the NX10 can not convince 100%. For the NX10 / 11/100 respectively, the last firmware update is required. Thus one gets a distance indicator in the display, which is useful especially at close range.

When using as a hand Macro 1: 1 scale but I had some problems with the NX200, because I need a more stable camera attitude here, because especially at maximum aperture of Schaerfebereich is razor sharp small and slight wobbles take you immediately out of focus. With the NX10 I get more stability because of the viewfinder at the head "fixed" is. However, the use of a tripod should be drawn anyway into consideration when macro's

All in all, a compelling lens supplements the Samsung program and therefore a full five stars from me.