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Speed booster for NEX

Knorp

Well-known member
Sounds almost too good to be true, but I'd like to read your review Vivek :D

Thanks for the heads up.
All the best.
 
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Vivek

Guest
Once they realize what we have in the Speed Booster, they will understand that this is in fact revolutionary.

There are patents on it.

As the metabones announcement states, Fuji (APS-C) X mount also stands to benefit from it.

Most of all, the m4/3rds gets a big boost as the possibilities extend beyond what the APS-C sensors can reap.

One could use ultrawide zooms made for APS-C sensors on the m4/3rds!

 
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Vivek

Guest
Sounds almost too good to be true, but I'd like to read your review Vivek :D

Thanks for the heads up.
All the best.
Hi Bart, Well, well, well. What about that 50/1.2 of yours in K mount? :D
 
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Vivek

Guest
Hi K-H,

I have no idea who Metabones are (other than looking at web postings)! :eek:

I only know Dr. Brian Caldwell who is the creator of the optics and we exchange ideas (with me learning a lot most of the time). No other associations in whatsoever form or shape.

I have no clue about the availabilities of the Speed Booster in other mounts.

Sorry, I can not be of much help.
 

k-hawinkler

Well-known member
Hi K-H,

I have no idea who Metabones are (other than looking at web postings)! :eek:

I only know Dr. Brian Caldwell who is the creator of the optics and we exchange ideas (with me learning a lot most of the time). No other associations in whatsoever form or shape.

I have no clue about the availabilities of the Speed Booster in other mounts.

Sorry, I can not be of much help.

Hi Vivek,

Thanks for your explanations. Much appreciated.
Without your first post I most likely wouldn't even know about this.
So I put an order in for Sony NEX System : Leica R Lens to Sony NEX Speed Booster
It will be interesting to see how my Leica APO-Telyt-R 280/4 gets not only transformed into a 420/4 with a regular adapter, but with the Speed Booster into a ~300/2.8, 298.2/2.8 to be more exact.
I think ~300/2.8 is close enough. :D

Thanks again, with best regards, K-H.
 
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mbroomfield

New member
K-H, I think your 280 R will get transformed into a ~180mm FOV equivalent on a NEX.
I've asked about how image quality from T/S lenses might be affected. If no issues then I also plan to order one.
 

k-hawinkler

Well-known member
K-H, I think your 280 R will get transformed into a ~180mm FOV equivalent on a NEX.
I've asked about how image quality from T/S lenses might be affected. If no issues then I also plan to order one.

Oh, could you please explain why?
I don't think so.

Shouldn't it be 280*0.71*1.5 mm = 298.2 mm

Thanks, K-H.
 
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Ben Rubinstein

Active member
This is incredible. Finally no FOV change when using a crop sensor and you get a speed boost to boot! I'm going to wait a bit to see what happens when these get into peoples hands but this is a huge leap of useability for these tiny cameras for this 'fast normal' shooter.
 
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