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Metabones Canon EF to MFT T Speed Booster ULTRA 0.71x

SKU: MET MB_SPEF-M43-BT4

Speed Booster ULTRA  for Canon EF lenses to Micro Four Thirds mount cameras, Sharper corners, less distortion, reduced vignetting.

Key Features:

  • Increase maximum aperture by 1 stop.
  • Increase MTF.
  • Makes lens 0.71x wider.
  • Advanced 5-element/4-group optical design incorporating ultra-high index tanatalum-based optical glass by Caldwell Photographic in the USA (patent pending).
  • Electronic integration of aperture diaphragm, controlled by or from the camera body.
  • Partial autofocus support for late-model (post-2006) Canon-brand lenses.
  • Powered by camera body. No external power source required.
  • High performance 32-bit processor and efficient switched-mode power supply.
  • The tripod foot is detachable and compatible with Arca Swiss, Markins, Photo Clam ball heads.
  • Flocking material coating inside the inner hole to reduce the internal reflection.
Normally ships in 5 to 10 days.
One year warranty included!
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Description

Always Enhance and Never Degrade the Performance of the Attached Master Lens
Like the ULTRA series for Sony E-mount, the new Speed Booster ULTRA m43 uses an advanced 5-element 4-group optical design incorporating ultra-high index tantalum-based optical glass.  However, the new design is specifically optimized for the Micro Four Thirds sensor and filter stack, and as a result achieves an astonishing level of performance that sets a new standard for focal reducers.

Like the revolutionary original Metabones Speed Booster® announced in January 2013, the Speed Booster ULTRA m43 has a magnification of 0.71x, and so it effectively reduces the crop factor of mirrorless Micro Four Thirds mount cameras from 2.0x to 1.4x.  However, the new ULTRA design makes very effective use of exotic materials at the furthest limit of glassmaking technology, and as a result is almost perfectly corrected for use with all fullframe SLR lenses regardless of aperture.  The Speed Booster ULTRA m43 will also work extremely well with many DX and APS-C format lenses provided the image circle of the lens is large enough.  Optical performance of the new Speed Boosters is so good that the MTF of any lens attached to it will be improved.  Even the latest generation of ultra-high performance SLR lenses such as the Zeiss Otus series can be improved by adding a Speed Booster ULTRA m43. (More information can be found in the press release here and whitepaper here)

Autofocus with an Optimum Balance of Accuracy, Speed, Consistency and Reliability
New in Speed Booster ULTRA for Canon EF Mount to Micro Four Thirds is autofocus on Panasonic camera bodies, subject to certain limitations (see table above for details). We are pleased to report that Panasonic Micro Four Thirds camera bodies are capable of autofocusing accurately even if the maximum aperture of the Speed Booster and the lens combined is in the sub-f/1.0 range. Although our first and foremost priority is accuracy, we are able to make great strides in autofocus speed as well.

Optical Features:

  • Increase maximum aperture by 1 stop
  • Increase MTF of any lens attached
  • Makes lens 0.71x wider
  • Patented 5-element/4-group optical design incorporating ultra-high index tanatalum-based optical glass by Caldwell Photographic in the USA

 

Electronic Features:

  • Autofocus
  • Can be powered either by camera body or by third-party external 5V power source (not included)
  • Iris/aperture controlled by the camera body
  • Image stabilization (IS) lens support
  • Electronic manual focusing (e.g. EF 85/1.2L II and discontinued EF 50/1.0L)
  • EXIF (focal length, aperture, zoom range)
  • Distance and zoom display on camcorders (requires lenses supporting distance information)

 

Other Features:

  • Detachable tripod foot compatible with Arca Swiss, Markins and Photo Clam ball heads.
  • Flocking material coating to reduce the internal reflection.
  • Compatible with most of MFT mount cameras, including GH4, OMD, BMPCC, BMCC and JVC GY-LS300. (More details refer to the Compatibility List shown below.) 

 

Limitations:

  • EF-S lenses require modification to fit (but third party DX lenses can be used without modification)
  • Some EF-S and DX lenses may not have enough coverage of the entire image circle for stills after widening by 0.71x (but video will have enough coverage).
  • No video AF for Olympus
  • AFC (continuous AF) and AFF (flexible AF) modes are not supported
  • Panasonic video AF may hunt more than a native lens or have unsatisfactory performance.
  • No support for in-camera correction such as peripheral shading, CA and distortion
  • Designed to cover a 24mm image circle but not enough to cover Super35 so JVC GY-LS300 needs to have VSM configured to 86% (4k)

 

Tehnical data

List of lenses with autofocus support on Speed Booster ULTRA:

  • Canon EF primes
    • EF 14/2.8L II USM
    • EF 24/1.4L II USM
    • EF 24/2.8 IS USM
    • EF 35/1.4L USM (Ver.19)
    • EF 50/1.2L USM
    • EF 85/1.2L II USM
    • EF 85/1.8 USM (Ver.18)
    • EF 100/2.8 USM macro (Ver.17)
    • EF 135/2L USM (Ver.17)
    • EF 200/2.8L II USM (Ver.17)
    • EF 300/2.8L IS USM
    • Extender EF 1.4x III
    • Extender EF 2x (mark I)
  • Canon EF zooms
    • EF 8-15/4L USM fisheye
    • EF 17-40/4L USM
    • EF 20-35/2.8L (Ver.18)
    • EF 22-55/4-5.6 USM
    • EF 24-70/2.8L USM II
    • EF 28-80/3.5-5.6 II (Ver.18)
    • EF 28-90/4-5.6 III
    • EF 35-350/3.5-5.6L (Ver.18)
    • EF 70-200/2.8L IS USM II
    • EF 70-200/4L USM
    • EF 70-200/4L IS USM
    • EF 70-300/4-5.6L IS USM
    • EF 70-300/4-5.6 IS USM
    • EF 100-300/5.6 (non-L, not USM, push-pull zoom) (Ver.18)
    • EF 100-400/4.5-5.6L IS USM
  • Tamron
    • SP 24-70/2.8 Di VC USD A007 (Ver.15)
    • SP 70-200/2.8 Di VC USD A009 (Ver.31)
  • Tokina (full frame)
    • 28-80/3.5-5.6 (Ver.18)

Autofocus is DISABLED for the following lenses
Image stabilization (if supported by lens), auto aperture and EXIF work. Autofocus is supported only for those lenses marked with an asterisk (*), on NEX-5R/6, and with adapter firmware version 18 or above.

  • Canon EF primes
    • EF 14/2.8L (mark I)
    • EF 20/2.8 USM*
    • EF 24/1.4L USM (mark I)
    • EF 24/2.8 (old version, non-IS) 
    • TS-E 24/3.5L
    • TS-E 45/2.8
    • EF 50/1.4 USM
    • EF 50/1.8 II
    • MP-E 65/2.8 macro
    • EF 85/1.2L (mark I)
    • EF 400/5.6L USM
  • Canon EF zooms
    • EF 24-70/2.8L (mark I)
    • EF 24-105/4L IS USM*
    • EF 28-70/3.5-4.5 II 
    • EF 35-80/4-5.6 
  • Sigma (full frame)
    • 24-70/2.8 EX HSM
    • 24-70/2.8 EX DG HSM
    • 50/1.4 DG HSM (Ver.17)*
    • 50/2.8 DG Macro
    • 70-200/2.8 EX DG Macro HSM
    • 100-300/4
  • Tokina
    • AT-X PRO 28-70/2.8
  • Zeiss ZE
    • ZE Distagon 15/2.8
    • ZE Distagon 21/2.8
    • ZE Distagon 35/2
    • ZE Makro-Planar 50/2
    • ZE Makro-Planar 100/2

List of manual focus lenses which REQUIRE MODIFICATION to be used on Speed Booster ULTRA
Many manual focus lenses have rear protrusions (spikes, levers, other appendages) which would damage the optics and/or housing of Speed Booster ULTRA. They need to be modified before they can be safely used on Speed Booster ULTRA. Check and make sure there are no rear protrusions from the adapter/lens combination before using on Speed Booster ULTRA. Scratches and damages caused by rear protrusions or by poor quality adapters are not covered by warranty. The following is an incomplete list of lenses known to be incompatible.

  • Leica R
    • Super-Elmar-R 15mm
    • Elmarit R 28/2.8
    • Elmarit R 35/2.8
    • Summicron R 50/2
  • Nikon F
    • 20/2.8 AI-S
  • Olympus OM
    • OM 18/3.5
    • OM 21/2
    • OM 21/3.5
    • OM 28/2.8
    • OM 50/1.8
  • Pentax K
    • Every Pentax K-mount lens has a protruding fin and an aperture lever. It does NOT fit.

Included in the box

  • 1x EF to MFT Mount Speed Booster ULTRA.

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Two year warranty included!

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