On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 8:16 AM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: > From: "Brian Walters" >> >> >> On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:03 -0600, "Jeffery Smith" >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > This has undoubtedly been asked before, but here goes. Are Samsung >>> > cameras/lenses corresponding to similar Pentax items not sold in the >>> > USA? >>> > I recall that Samsung started a line of dSLR cameras and lenses (badged >>> > as Schneider) a year or two ago, but have never heard of or seen them >>> > since. >> >> I think Samsung's days of re-badging Pentaxes is over. They stopped >> doing that with the GX20 (the equivalent of the K20D). They are more >> interested now in developing their NX models. >> >> I don't know if the re-badged models were ever sold in the USA (they >> probably were) but as they are now superseded, it's not surprising that >> they aren't seen. >> > > I thought the Samsung GX10 & GX20 were considered to be co-development > between Pentax & Samasung, rather than simply re-badged Pentaxes. > > There were trifling differences in control layout and operation, as well as > Samsung offering only DNG for their raw file. > > Any "Schneider Kreuznach" lens made to mount on the GX10 & GX20 should be > KAF2 & usable on Pentax. I think there may have been one or two Samsung > "Schneider Kreuznach" lens designs that were not re-badged Pentax lenses, > but I couldn't say what they were. > > I have seen the GX10 at least once, even held one in my hands. As I remember > it, it was almost, but not quite identical to my K-10D. > > It was at a Wolf Camera store, and you know how that turned out. >
The GX10 and GX20 were fundamentally Pentax cameras with fairly significant changes to the software and new external shells. The earlier *ist-based bodies differed only in software and markings. Pentax designed the camera and processing system, Samsung contributed the sensor (GX20 only) and then modified the designs to suit. All of the K mount Schneider Kreuznach lenses were rebadged Pentax lenses (but non-K mount examples are not). -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
