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First Look at the Micro 4/3 Metabones Speed Booster on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera

05.20.13 @ 12:45PM Tags : adapter, blackmagic, bmcc, canon, cinemacamera, lensadapter, lenses, metabones, speedbooster

Back in April it became clear that the Micro 4/3 version of the Metabones Speed Booster (the lens adapter that makes lenses wider, faster, and sharper), was going to be delayed for some time. While it still probably won’t be shipping for a while, the company has sent out some pre-production versions of the adapter, and we’ve got our first look at images from the adapter thanks to Philip Bloom, who recently got his hands on one. Check out his video below. More »

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Micro 4/3 Metabones Speed Booster Optical Lens Adapter Delayed Until Later in 2013

04.22.13 @ 2:06AM Tags : adapter, canon, fs100, lensadapter, lenses, metabones, sonyfs100, speedbooster

Just a few months ago, a company many are familiar with for their smart Canon EF to Sony NEX adapters, Metabones, introduced a brand new adapter with an optical component that can make full-frame lenses faster, wider, and sharper by focusing them onto a smaller format like APS-C/Super 35mm. Metabones also announced they were going to be releasing a Micro 4/3 to Nikon, Leica R, Contax C/Y, Contarex, ALPA, and Rollei Speedbooster adapter. Originally set to be released in the first half of 2013, it looks like we’re going to have to wait a bit longer. More »

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Blackmagic Joins the Micro 4/3 Barbecue: is an Active MFT Mount Cinema Camera Cooking?

01.22.13 @ 5:20PM Tags : blackmagic, bmcc, camera, cinemacamera, digital, digitalcinema, lens, lensadapter, lenses, lensmount, m43, metabones, mft, micro43, olympus, panasonic, speedbooster

Just a few short months ago, it was announced that the Blackmagic Cinema Camera would be receiving a Micro 4/3 lens mount option alternative to its original Canon EF mount. Granted, for those of us still waiting on the BMCC to ship, a few short months is no stretch of time to merely shrug off — particularly when the mount announced was to be a “passive” or “dumb” one, meaning electronic control would not be supported for smart MFT lenses. There’s been speculation that this would change — and given Blackmagic’s recent addition to the consortium of companies aligned with the official Micro 4/3 standard, this speculation seems less outlandish than ever. More »

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Revolutionary Metabones Speed Booster Makes Your Lenses Wider, Brighter, and Sharper

01.14.13 @ 4:33AM Tags : adapter, canon, fs100, lensadapter, lenses, metabones, sonyfs100, speedbooster

There’s more than one way to get a lens on a camera it shouldn’t naturally fit, particularly when adaptation has to go beyond mere lens mount disparity and extends all the way to major sensor size differences. Of course, in approximately none such case does the adapter getting the job done actually widen field of view, improve clarity and sharpness, and increase exposure levels by up to one full stop. In fact, to expect as much (and all in one device) would seem to equate to madness — especially if such a device supports electronic lens control. This is not the short and skinny of the new Tom Cruise sci-fi/action film, but that of the Metabones Speed Booster. The adapter not only mounts your Canon full frame 50mm f/1.8 lens, for instance, to your Sony FS100 — but also turns it into a sharper 35mm f/1.2 in the process. More »

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Metabones Gets Some Competition from Cheaper Canon EF to Sony NEX Smart Lens Adapter

10.25.12 @ 2:36AM Tags : canon, efadapter, efnexadapter, lensadapter, lensmount, metabones, sony

If you’re new to the Sony NEX lens mount but you’ve been a Canon user in the past, there’s a good chance you’ve still got some Canon lenses sitting in your bag. To actually get those lenses on a Sony NEX camera (like the FS100 or FS700) and control them right from the camera, you’ll need a smart adapter like the Metabones EF to NEX. While it’s one of the more popular smart adapters for the NEX mount, at $400 it’s going to cost you. There is a challenger coming to town being sold by R.J. Camera — and at a lower price — with claims of similar performance and full control of your Canon lenses. CheesyCam was able to get a look at one of these new adapters and actually test it out. More »

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Fool Your Camera with the Metabones Canon EF to Sony NEX Smart Adapter

02.28.12 @ 10:27PM Tags : canon, efadapter, efnexadapter, lensadapter, lensmount, metabones, sony, sonyfs100

The Sony FS100 has been very popular for those wanting to own a large sensor video camera, but can’t afford the Sony F3 (plenty of you who read this site). Obviously the FS100 has its issues – like any other camera – but one of the major problems for lots of folks that upgraded from DSLRs is being able to properly use their EOS EF mount lenses on their shiny new Sony camera. If you’re one of those people, then Metabones has a product that just might solve your problems. More »