Samsung GX-20 review

I thought this camera came out in early 2008? Bit strange to be reviewing it now and not its successor the Pentax K-7

By CSprout on 21 Oct 2009

Isn't this really a re-badged Pentax K-20.

By gpmfitzgerald on 22 Oct 2009

Isn't this really a re-badged Pentax K-20.

By gpmfitzgerald on 22 Oct 2009

Planet what?

The GX20 has been out for over a year - a lifetime in Digital Photography. I have one. It competes with the Pentax K20D, Canon 50D, Nikon D300 - NOT the 500D etc. That's why you noticed its specification is higher than the ones you are comparing it with...

You really should do some research before you do a review. Obviously, you know nowt about digital photography. Go over to DPReview and see theior review of the Pentax K20D - for an idea of the GX20. And do a Google review search on the Samsung GX20.

If you shoot RAW (here DNG, i.e. Digital NeGative) and use say PS CS4, you'll find that the IQ is excellent and that ISO 6400 is usable.

By Pixist on 23 Oct 2009

Strange Review

I find some aspects of the review quite strange to be honest. For example the suggestion that the only real change from the GX10 is an increase in sensor resolution.

Well how about the fact they have two completely different sensor technologies (CDD vs CMOS)? Or the bigger LCD screen? Or maybe more importantly the introduction of Live View?

I think the design isnt supposed to be akin to the smaller and lighter cameras either. This is a full weatherproof enthusiast DSLR, not a lightweight user-friendly entry level D3000.

As for the comparison to the A330 I've read its lightweight, built with cheap materials, not easy to handle and not intuative to use with the lack of buttons. To quote photographyblog "That's about half a dozen button presses (sometimes more) required for something as simple as changing the active AF point!".

Very poor review in my opinion.

By pveater on 28 Oct 2009