Samsung NX10 does not have Japanese support. A clue for Pentax NX Mount?

Tobogi · 01-08-2010, 05:15 PM

How do you think? It is confirmed there is no Japanese language support on NX10.

Damn Brit · 01-08-2010, 05:23 PM

Moved to Off brand forum, Samsung is not Pentax

jeffkrol · 01-08-2010, 06:21 PM

Originally posted by Tobogi

How do you think? It is confirmed there is no Japanese language support on NX10.

Well first I would like to know where this is confirmed... but in some regards this would not be totally unexpected.
1)Could be a non-compete clause..
2)Could be that Samsung would not sell too many in Japan.
I actaully suspect a non-compete IF this is true.

pxpaulx · 01-08-2010, 06:47 PM

I think they expect the camera to sell well in the home market, and not well in the m4/3 home market. This camera has absolutely nothing to do with Pentax, no co-development whatsoever - considering the vaguely announced K adapter wont be auto, I dont see how this could be construed as Pentax being involved with the camera in any way shape or form.

jeffkrol · 01-08-2010, 10:31 PM

Originally posted by pxpaulx

I think they expect the camera to sell well in the home market, and not well in the m4/3 home market. This camera has absolutely nothing to do with Pentax, no co-development whatsoever - considering the vaguely announced K adapter wont be auto, I dont see how this could be construed as Pentax being involved with the camera in any way shape or form.

Samsung has underplayed Pentax since day 1. I see the same trend here. If it wasn't for a few vague statements by Pentax/Hoya I would BET that this camera was, in a large part, designed by Pentax yet of course not sanctioned by Pentax. If they are stamped "Assembled in the Philippines" it will even strengthen my belief.
Time will tell. Samsung has a strong need to say "this is ours" when indeed it may not totally be. As I said (somewhere) if I were Samsung and totally reinventing the mount it would not look like a scrambled ka mount. There would be no resemblance any more than a Canon mount looks like a Pentax mount... even if it has nothing to do w/ Pentax it's pretty obvious and it makes a lot of sense to not reinvent the wheel. Though this is what Samsung should have done IF it was all their own. I see no proof of this yet, besides there are "Samsung" and "Schneider" lenses that will need to be compatible with this new idea and these are KAF mount lenses.......
As to "auto" we shall see........ if it's not "auto" why bother in the first place.

01-08-2010, 05:15 PM	#1
Tobogi Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 6	Samsung NX10 does not have Japanese support. A clue for Pentax NX Mount? How do you think? It is confirmed there is no Japanese language support on NX10.

01-08-2010, 10:31 PM	#5
jeffkrol Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,434	Originally posted by pxpaulx I think they expect the camera to sell well in the home market, and not well in the m4/3 home market. This camera has absolutely nothing to do with Pentax, no co-development whatsoever - considering the vaguely announced K adapter wont be auto, I dont see how this could be construed as Pentax being involved with the camera in any way shape or form. Samsung has underplayed Pentax since day 1. I see the same trend here. If it wasn't for a few vague statements by Pentax/Hoya I would BET that this camera was, in a large part, designed by Pentax yet of course not sanctioned by Pentax. If they are stamped "Assembled in the Philippines" it will even strengthen my belief. Time will tell. Samsung has a strong need to say "this is ours" when indeed it may not totally be. As I said (somewhere) if I were Samsung and totally reinventing the mount it would not look like a scrambled ka mount. There would be no resemblance any more than a Canon mount looks like a Pentax mount... even if it has nothing to do w/ Pentax it's pretty obvious and it makes a lot of sense to not reinvent the wheel. Though this is what Samsung should have done IF it was all their own. I see no proof of this yet, besides there are "Samsung" and "Schneider" lenses that will need to be compatible with this new idea and these are KAF mount lenses....... As to "auto" we shall see........ if it's not "auto" why bother in the first place. Last edited by jeffkrol; 01-08-2010 at 10:50 PM.

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01-08-2010, 05:23 PM	#2
Damn Brit Guest	Moved to Off brand forum, Samsung is not Pentax

01-08-2010, 06:21 PM	#3
jeffkrol Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,434	Originally posted by Tobogi How do you think? It is confirmed there is no Japanese language support on NX10. Well first I would like to know where this is confirmed... but in some regards this would not be totally unexpected. 1)Could be a non-compete clause.. 2)Could be that Samsung would not sell too many in Japan. I actaully suspect a non-compete IF this is true.

01-08-2010, 06:47 PM	#4
pxpaulx Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 2,867	I think they expect the camera to sell well in the home market, and not well in the m4/3 home market. This camera has absolutely nothing to do with Pentax, no co-development whatsoever - considering the vaguely announced K adapter wont be auto, I dont see how this could be construed as Pentax being involved with the camera in any way shape or form.