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Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?

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Erik Magnuson

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It's not free

In reply to Preternatural Stuff, 4 months ago

Preternatural Stuff wrote:

Don't think there is such a thing as a free lunch.

It's not free:

Costs $400-$600
Only works for mirrorless cameras
Does not completely correct for the crop factor
Is not perfectly matched to each lens so performance will vary, particularly off-center

there is a lack of information regarding the loss of IQ due to the introduction of additional elements. Specifically increases in chromatic aberrations, distortion, reflectance etc.

Just adding elements does not mean chromatic aberrations, distortion, etc are increased. Otherwise, the optimum lens would be just one or two elements. The additional glass/air surfaces does mean minor additional transmission losses.

Unless they have optical element technology (design + material science) that beats anything that the lens makers have, there has gotta be a catch somewhere.

It's not perfect and some of the catches are listed above.

Considering that FF sensors have a roughly 2 stop advantage in terms of noise, there is still a 1 stop gap too.

u4/3 has a two stop disadvantage - this reduces it to 1 stop. APS-C has a one stop disadvantage which this mostly corrects.

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Erik

Edited 4 months ago by Erik Magnuson

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Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Potemkin_Photo	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Phil Hill	4 months ago	1
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Phil Hill	4 months ago	2
I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	Phil Hill	4 months ago	1
Re: I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	nelsonal	4 months ago
Re: I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	Phil Hill	4 months ago	1
Re: I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	Phil Hill	4 months ago	1
Re: I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	Donald Duck	4 months ago	1
Re: I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	Phil Hill	4 months ago	1
Re: I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	Donald Duck	4 months ago	1
Re: I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	nelsonal	4 months ago	1
Re: I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	Donald Duck	4 months ago	2
Now we are operating on the same frequency	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	John Sheehy	4 months ago
Re: I don't think that word operates the way you think it operates....	Phil Hill	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Donald Duck	4 months ago	1
sesnsors don't collect light	tko	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Donald Duck	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Potemkin_Photo	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago	1
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Donald Duck	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Donald Duck	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Donald Duck	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Donald Duck	4 months ago	2
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Donald Duck	4 months ago	3
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Donald Duck	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Donald Duck	4 months ago
Semantic games and a plea for peace	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: Semantic games and a plea for peace	Donald Duck	4 months ago
Re: Semantic games and a plea for peace	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: Semantic games and a plea for peace	Donald Duck	4 months ago
Re: Semantic games and a plea for peace	Potemkin_Photo	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	nelsonal	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	sdyue	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Astrophotographer 10	4 months ago
Reasons: Autofocus, ISO 100	Martin Datzinger	4 months ago
Read the white paper	billythek	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Preternatural Stuff	4 months ago
It's not free	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: It's not free	Donald Duck	4 months ago
Re: It's not free	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: It's not free	Preternatural Stuff	4 months ago
Re: It's not free	Preternatural Stuff	4 months ago
Re: It's not free	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago	1
Re: It's not free	Preternatural Stuff	4 months ago
Re: It's not free	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: It's not free	Donald Duck	4 months ago
Re: It's not free	Potemkin_Photo	4 months ago
A better, independent test	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: A better, independent test	Potemkin_Photo	4 months ago
Maybe I missed something?	jayrandomer	4 months ago
Re: Maybe I missed something?	nelsonal	4 months ago
Re: Maybe I missed something?	Donald Duck	4 months ago
Re: Maybe I missed something?	Potemkin_Photo	4 months ago
Re: Maybe I missed something?	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: Maybe I missed something?	jayrandomer	4 months ago
Re: Maybe I missed something?	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: Maybe I missed something?	jayrandomer	4 months ago
Re: Maybe I missed something?	nelsonal	4 months ago
Re: Maybe I missed something?	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: Maybe I missed something?	Potemkin_Photo	4 months ago
sensor have no noise advantages per unit area	tko	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	barkingghost	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Potemkin_Photo	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Donald Duck	4 months ago	1
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Intellectual Property theft supporter? Re: Metabones speedbooster	plevyadophy	4 months ago
Re: Intellectual Property theft supporter? Re: Metabones speedbooster	nelsonal	4 months ago
Re: Intellectual Property theft supporter? Re: Metabones speedbooster	rrccad	4 months ago
Re: Intellectual Property theft supporter? Re: Metabones speedbooster	nelsonal	4 months ago
Re: Intellectual Property theft supporter? Re: Metabones speedbooster	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: Intellectual Property theft supporter? Re: Metabones speedbooster	jayrandomer	4 months ago
lack of dmg, poor autofocus and price are hinderences	kevindar	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Gazer	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	rrccad	4 months ago
An example of a catch: bokeh clipping with 85mm f/1.2	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Re: An example of a catch: bokeh clipping with 85mm f/1.2	brian	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	John Sheehy	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: is there any reason to get full frame now?	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago
Metabones speedbooster: additional testing	John Koch	4 months ago
Re: Metabones speedbooster: additional testing	Erik Magnuson	4 months ago

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