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G9 with Metabones T Speedbooster XL 0.64X problem

Started Sep 2, 2019 | Discussions thread
Eric Nepean
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Re: G9 with Metabones T Speedbooster XL 0.64X problem

MVinsen wrote:

Hi - I am hoping that the collective MFT forum may have some ideas for me.

I recently purchased a G9 (running v1.3 firmware) with the intent that I could use the same Speedbooster I had been happily using on my G7, in order to mount my Canon EF glass.

To my dismay, the G9 gives me the "...lens not attached properly. Do not press the release button..." error every time I try to mount it - does not matter if it is SB alone, or with the lens attached, camera off or camera powered on.

The SB is running the latest firmware (v3.31), though I have tried back-revving it all the way down to v2.70, all to no avail.

I have looked closely at the menus on the G9, and I do not see a "Shoot with no lens" option any more. Am I missing one or more settings which play a role in working with an adapted lens?

Thank you in advance for your thoughts!!! This message will also be posted in the Adapted Lens forum...

-Regards...

Mark

It sounds like the speedbooster is an electronic one, and therefore should allow the the EF lens to communicate with the camera, and so allow the camera to autofocus and control the aperture. Which sounds like it is not working ("...lens not attached properly.")

If you enable the shoot without lens setting, all that is going to happen is that the camera will accept that it can't commuinicate with the lens. This is not what you want - how are you now going to set the aperture and focus?

I suggest that you contact the Metabones support people, I have found them to be very helpful.

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Eric

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