I have been using Samsung NX cameras since 2010. Although I have sold most of my NX equipment, I still have two lenses (NX 20/2.8, NX 30/2) and two cameras (NX10, NX2000).
For my interest, I calculated the usage of Samsung NX lenses for the period 2010-2024 (cameras are NX10, NX20, NX300, NX300M, NX500, NX2000). This statistic is based on the number of SRW (raw) files and their EXIF data (LensID/LensType in terms of exiftool).
Percentage of SRW files by lens:
| Lens | Percentage |
|---|---|
| NX 30mm/2 | 67.34% |
| NX 20mm/2.8 | 6.97% |
| - Manual lenses - | 5.52% |
| NX 16mm/2.4 | 5.09% |
| NX 45mm/1.8 | 4.91% |
| NX 18-55/3.5-5.6 OIS (III) | 3.93% |
| NX 10/3.5 Fisheye | 2.30% |
| NX 50-200/4-5.6 OIS (III) | 1.65% |
| NX 60/2.8 Macro OIS | 1.27% |
| NX 20-50/3.5-5.6 (II) | 0.52% |
| NX 16-50/3.5-5.6 PZ OIS | 0.50% |
As expected, my most popular Samsung NX lens is the NX 30/2 (45mm f/3 equivalent). In fact, I used it a lot. It was and still is my favorite Samsung NX lens.
This distribution is not just a matter of focal length. The nature of a lens is also important. For example, I was disappointed with the NX 60/2.8 because of its size. Or, there were cases where the NX 18-55/3.5-5.6 was used only because of OIS (optical image stabilization). The NX 20/2.8 is handy but optically weaker than the NX 30/2. And so on.
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