Several Samsung NX lenses have instant savings and markdowns at B&H (free expedited shipping plus 4% in rewards). I received some rumors that Samsung is working on new 1/1.7″ CMOS sensor for smart phones – this may also explain why the NX camera line was abandon (at least for now):
Update: the Samsung NX1 is back in stock at B&H. It has been a slow dead: the Samsung NX1 camera is finally listed as discontinued at B&H (both the kit and body only listings). We never saw any significant price drops or discounts on the NX1. Adorama and Amazon still have the NX1 in stock for almost full […]
More bad news for the Samsung NX line: The Samsung NX500 mirrorless camera is now listed as discontinued at B&H and is no longer even listed at Adorama. There is also a new $450/$500 price drop on the Samsung NX1 top-of-the-line model: NX1 camera body is now $1,049 NX1 + 16-50mm lens is now $1,199
This should not be a surprise to PhotoRumors readers (see previous coverage): Samsung India recently twitted that the company has “officially discontinued manufacturing of cameras”. The tweet was posted on January 11, but Amateurphotographer just reported it today:
These are the current ongoing rebates/deals by manufacturer:
B&H recently replaced their Samsung display in their superstore in NYC with handheld video cams. Last week there were Samsung cameras on the same spot. B&H still lists Samsung cameras on their website. In the past few months there have been multiple reports indicating that Samsung is pulling out of the camera business or at least putting […]
Few weeks ago I reported that Samsung was registered for the 2016 Photokina show that will take place in September this year (Photokina is the largest photo show in the world and it takes place every two years in Germany). Today I received some new information that Samsung has cancelled their booth at the Photokina show […]
Almost all Samsung NX lenses are now listed as “closeout” at Adorama. Even third party NX lenses are heavily discounted. In the past few months there have been several rumors and reports that Samsung will be closing their camera business. This Adorama closeout is the first sign of Samsung closing shop also in the US. […]
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