Samsung — 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS standard kit zoom for Samsung NX mirrorless cameras
The Samsung NX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS was the standard kit zoom bundled with early NX-series mirrorless cameras from the system's 2010 launch onward, giving new NX10 and NX100 owners a general-purpose everyday lens alongside the platform's pancake primes.
Built for Samsung's APS-C NX mount, it covers a 27-82mm full-frame-equivalent range at f/3.5-5.6, with optical image stabilization built into the barrel to steady handheld shots at longer focal lengths and slower shutter speeds. Samsung later revised the design across further OIS generations.
As a consumer kit zoom, it trades a modest maximum aperture for versatility, covering wide-angle interiors through short telephoto portraits in one lens. Rendering is unremarkable rather than distinctive, which suited its role as a default lens rather than a specialist choice.
With Samsung having left the camera business in 2015, this zoom mostly circulates bundled with secondhand NX bodies. Buyers should test the OIS switch and stabilization effect, listen for zoom ring stiffness or grinding, and confirm autofocus is quick rather than hunting in low light.