planetMitch Aunger
If you’re a Sony or Micro-Four-Thirds shooter, the latest generation of Metabones adapters and SpeedBoosters should be at the top of your shopping list: these are the guys that allow you to attach Canon, Nikon, Leica (!) and PL mount lenses to your Sony, Panasonic, Blackmagic, Fuji, and Olympus cameras. Are these lenses just as sharp (or sharper!) on non-native bodies? Yes (sometimes sharper on the SpeedBooster, which reduces effective focal length while increasing effective maximum aperture). Are autofocus lenses as fast on non-native bodies? Not nearly, with the possible exception of the Sony a7r II. Do they ever get a bit funky (like slow readout of f/stop on a Sony FS7)? Occasionally. Should this prevent you from buying Metabones? Nope – not if you want access to those other lenses. Just assume you’ll be focusing manually, and you’ll be fine.
Canon EF or EF-S Lens to Sony E Body Third Party EF or APS-C EF to Sony E Supports Electronic Communication Enables Use of Lens Autofocus Enables Lens Aperture and Stabilization Adapter Interior Minimizes Reflections Locking Mechanism to Secure Lens Push-Button Lens Release Brass Mounting Rings Detachable Tripod Foot Questions?
B&H # MESPEFM43BT3 MFR # MB_SPEF-M43-BT3 Canon EF Lens to Micro 4/3 Body Full-Frame Lens to Micro 4/3 Camera Body Supports In-Camera Aperture Control 0.64x Micro 4/3 Crop Factor Compensation 1.3-Stop Increase in Lens Apertures 6 Optical Elements in 4 Groups Locking Mechanism to Secure Lens Push-Button Lens Release Brass Mounting Rings Detachable Tripod Foot Questions?
Canon EF Lens to Sony E-Mount Camera Ultra-High Index Tantalum-Based Glass Increases Maximum Aperture by 1 f/Stop Increases Angle of View by 0.71x Electronic Integration of Aperture Green and Advanced Modes Wide-Open Button Infinity Adjustment Detachable Tripod Foot Black Matte Interior; Black Exterior Questions?
Adapts Leica M Mount Lenses to Sony NEX Cameras Color: Black Questions? Ask our experts: The black Leica M Mount Lens to Sony NEX Camera Lens Mount Adapter from Metabones allows a Leica M mount lens to be attached to a Sony E-mount NEX format camera, including NEX full frame cameras.
Adapts Leica M Lenses to Micro Four Thirds Cameras Color: Black Questions? Ask our experts: The black Leica M Lens to Micro Four Thirds Lens Adapter from Metabones allows Leica M mount lenses to be attached to a Micro Four Thirds format camera.
Founder and chief astronomer at planet5D - a website about filmmaking with DSLR and other smaller cameras (no, it isn't about astronomy, planetMitch just likes to make astronomy jokes!)
