nahua Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Just posted on Newsshooter.com:http://www.newsshooter.com/2015/06/05/metabones-announce-speed-booster-xl-0-64x-micro-43-mount-adapter/ Liam, tosvus, Cinegain and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassius McGowan Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Julian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arellaTV Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 TIGHT! This is a game changer for GH4 users! Julian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 YES!!!! This is awesome!I had the M43/EF Speed Booster on my wishlist for a while, but 0,71x combined with 2,3x crop wasn't worth the premium price for me.Also for Photography this will be great, bringing the GH4 close fullframe. It would be perfect if it had fast autofocus like the new Kipon (non speedbooster) adapter... looks like there is no AF at all. But IS should work...Anyway. I want it, badly!Full product details: http://metabones.com/products/details/MB_SPEF-m43-BM3 Nikkor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Awesome. Hopefully Nikon mount is coming. IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 This makes m43 very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Awesome. Hopefully Nikon mount is coming.Apparently already here, and with accurate stops! (woop!):http://metabones.com/products/details/MB_SPNFG-m43-BM2 AaronChicago, Cinegain and IronFilm 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Hughes Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Waiting to see how the Sigma 18-35 performs. Also waiting to see how long it takes Aputure to get a speedbooster version of their DEC wireless adapter. Lots of exciting things right now. johnnymossville 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Tecno Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I'd want this for nx1... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I'd want this for nx1...Sadly it's not possible. The mount is to far away from the sensor to fit the Speed Booster optics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chris Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Apparently already here, and with accurate stops! (woop!):http://metabones.com/products/details/MB_SPNFG-m43-BM2Anyone know if this has the crappy built in aperture that vignettes or does it actually allow you to control the aperture in the lens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damphousse Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 $1,700 for GH4... $650 for EF M43 speed booster... Total $2,300. There is your price Canon. Come out with a APS-C 4k DSLR with the same feature set as the Panasonic GH4 and you've got a hit on your hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Anyone know if this has the crappy built in aperture that vignettes or does it actually allow you to control the aperture in the lens? Are you talking about the blurred edges when it's at the lowest aperture mark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Just put my current SB on ebay, hopefully these new ones don't sell out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ebrahim Saadawi Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Brian Caldwell is single-handedly revolutionizing the lens making industry. I find this as significant to lens making as Canon using fluorite or diffractive optics or Nikon & Canon inventing optical IS. This is just absolute genius. the tiny sensored GH4 is now a near FF in stills mode and larger than s35 in 4K AND a stop and a half brighter without loss in quality to be mentioned. Wow, just wow. Thanks Brian for making us get our needed aesthetic with the excellent m43s cameras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 That sounds very intresting but I don't fully understand the difference: I have 'cheapboosters' for M42, Nikon and FD mount for my Gh4. Ok the crop is 0.72 so this new thing is wider and brighter?! But the gh4 remains 'videoish' as many people complained. So why is the new speedbooster a gamechanger? Why shouldn't I buy a sony a7s (if I could) I rember A Reid pionting out he would never be shoot on crop mode camera again... I never cared for crop or not: never experienced ff or apsc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.f.r. Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Crop factor is NOT the problem with this camera, Dynamic Range, Noise, Iso are...... GH4 is a good aerial/drone camera or a good "cheap" camera shooting 4k for green screen work. I wouldn't use it for anything else shooting anything narrative as the dynamic range and video image lends itself too much to "broadcast" looks that isn't exactly the image I want to capture. Blackmagic has some amazing cameras coming out this year, until then I'll continue to use the Sony A7s shooting Full Frame.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Crop factor is NOT the problem with this camera, Dynamic Range, Noise, Iso are...... GH4 is a good aerial/drone camera or a good "cheap" camera shooting 4k for green screen work. I wouldn't use it for anything else shooting anything narrative as the dynamic range and video image lends itself too much to "broadcast" looks that isn't exactly the image I want to capture. Blackmagic has some amazing cameras coming out this year, until then I'll continue to use the Sony A7s shooting Full Frame....BM pocket, and Micro Cinema Camera could benefit from this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldolega Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 The Pocket and Micro don't need this, they already have a dedicated, more powerful (.58x) booster, which is optimized for their smaller sensor and thinner sensor stack.This seems to basically be the BMCC booster, but (I'm assuming) with enough clearance for the GH4's mechanical shutter to be used, and the optics optimized for the thicker filter stack.Which is great for me, as I'm currently using the BMCC booster and am a little tired of having to be in silent mode and e-shutter all the time, and being (theoretically) restricted to slower lenses due to the filter-stack difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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