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Canon EF Lens to Sony E-mount T Speed Booster ULTRA 0.71x II


Key Features

Features and benefits   Limitations

Metabones Exclusive

  • Patented 5-element/4-group optical design incorporating ultra-high index tantalum-based optical glass by Caldwell Photographic in the USA.
  • If both your lens supports optical image stabilization (OIS) and your camera supports sensor-shift, in-body image stabilization (IBIS), the choice is yours on which one to use, or have both of them work in harmony.
  • Smooth iris support with the latest Canon (2009+), Tamron (SP series 2013+) and Sigma (2016+) lenses.
  • Custom function button (called Focus Hold button) assignable to more than 50 functions, such as Aperture Preview and Eye-AF, on A9, A7 series, A6500 and A6300.
  • Dedicated switch controls in-body image stabilization (IBIS) on Sony cameras equipped with SteadyShot INSIDE.
  • Compatible with Sony FS7 Mark II camera.
  • Cinema EOS lens (CN-E) support, including power zoom, AF and auto iris.
  • Rubber gasket protects E-mount connection from dust and moisture.
  • Detachable tripod foot, compatible with Arca Swiss, Markins and Photo Clam ball heads.

Optical/Mechanical

  • Increase maximum aperture by 1 stop.
  • Increase MTF.
  • Makes lens 0.71x wider.
  • Felt material flocked inside to reduce internal reflection.

Electronic

  • AF-C tracking during high-speed drive at up to 10fps on Sony A9, A7III and A7RIV.
  • Fast contrast-detection AF on all E-mount cameras with most lenses.
  • Pure phase-detection autofocus support on A9, A7III, A7RIII, A7RII, A7II, A6600, A6500, A6400, A6300 and A6100.
  • Supports 5-axis in-body image stabilization of A7RIV, A7III, A7RIII, A7II, A7RII and A7SII. (Distance information from lens required; 3-axis IBIS if the lens does not transmit distance information.)
  • Powered by camera body. No external power source required.
  • LED indicator shows operation mode, OIS (optical image stabilization) activity and communication status.
  • Efficient switched-mode power supply.
  • Supports image stabilization (IS) lenses.
  • Supports electronic manual focusing (e.g. EF 85/1.2L II and discontinued EF 50/1.0L)
  • EXIF support (focal length, aperture, lens name)
  • Distance and zoom display on VG and FS series camcorders, A9, A7 series, A6500 and A6300 (lens with distance information support required).
  • Auto magnify (lens with distance information support required)
  • Auto "APS-C Size Capture" on full-frame cameras with Canon EF-S lenses and many third-party DX lenses.
  

Optical/mechanical

  • Full-frame lens required. EF-S/DX/DC/Di II lenses are NOT supported.
  • Speed Booster ULTRA is designed to cover an APS-C image circle which is not big enough to cover a full-size 36mm x 24mm sensor. On a full frame camera body (A7 series, NEX-VG900) the camera needs to have "APS-C/Super 35mm" set to either "Auto" or "On".

Autofocus

  • AF-C is supported on A9, A9, A7RIV, A7RIII, A7SIII, A7IV, A7III, A7RII, A7II, A6600, A6500, A6400, A6300 and A6100 only.
  • Continuous video AF is functional in Advanced mode only, but performance may be unsatisfactory.
  • On Sony A9, only phase-detection autofocus is supported. Contrast-detection autofocus may not work satisfactorily.
  • AF may not work if the maximum aperture of the lens plus any EF Extender or other teleconverter attached is smaller than f/8 before boost or smaller than f/5.6 after boost.
  • The first few autofocus attempts are used to calibrate the lens and as a result may not lock successfully on the target. Half-press the shutter release button again and autofocus will lock successfully.
  • Autofocus may have difficulty locking onto subjects which are very close to the nearest focusing distance of the lens.
  • Autofocus accuracy depends heavily on the design and working condition of the lens. Lenses with hidden problems which may not be apparent on Canon DSLRs will lead to inaccurate and unreliable autofocus on Sony. Typical problems of this kind that we have seen include an unsmooth/erratic autofocus mechanism (e.g. getting stuck intermittently at a certain focusing distance), a faulty/worn-out distance encoder or other faulty/worn-out internal sensors.

Other

  • No support for lens corrections such as peripheral shading, CA and distortion.
  • Use of Canon Cinema lenses such as CN-E 18-80mm T4.4 for still photography is not supported. (Functional, but slower than lenses designed for still photography.)
  • Some EF-mount lenses may make audible noises during iris changes and autofocus, which may be picked up by the built-in microphone of the camera during video recording. Use of an external microphone is advised. Some of the recently-introduced Canon-brand lenses are very quiet, however.
  • Early Tamron VC lenses such as the AF 28-300/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical [IF] Macro (model A20), AF 18-270/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical [IF] MACRO (model B003), SP AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical [IF] (model B005) may not be able to freely switch between OIS and IBIS because they may not report IS activity status. Later Tamron VC lenses equipped with USD or PZD focus motors are fine.
  • Some aftermarket battery grips may cause the aperture to change erroneously. This is a bug in the aftermarket battery grip but NOT arising from the Metabones Speed Booster. Turn off the aftermarket battery grip or use a genuine Sony battery grip.

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Description

Compatible Camera Bodies:

  • Sony alpha A1 II, A1, A9 III, A9 II, A9, A7R V, A7R IV, A7R III, A7R II, A7R, A7S III, A7S II, A7CR, A7C II, A7C, A7S, A7IV, A7III, A7II, A7 (APS-C Crop mode)
  • ZV-E10 II, ZV-E10*
  • A6700, A6600, A6500, A6400, A6300, A6000, A5000
  • ILME-FX30*
  • ILME-FX2 (Crop mode)*
  • PXW-FS7M2, PXW-FS5M2, PXW-FS5, PXW-FS7, NEX-FS700, NEX-FS100
  • PXW-FX9 (Crop mode)*
  • VENICE (Crop mode)*
  • NEX-EA50, NEX-VG900, NEX-VG30, NEX-VG20, NEX-VG10
  • NEX-7, NEX-6, NEX-5R, NEX-5N, NEX-5, NEX-C3, NEX-3

* for using the VENICE, FX and FS series cameras, please switch the adapter to Advance Mode(LED in red colour). 

 

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Speed Booster® ULTRA - Sharper corners, less distortion, reduced vignetting

Optical design:  advanced 5-element/4-group optical design incorporating ultra-high index tantalum-based optical glass to achieve extraordinary optical performance with improved corner sharpness, distortion and reduced vignetting.

Like the revolutionary original Metabones Speed Booster® announced in January 2013, the Speed Booster ULTRA has a magnification of 0.71x, and so it effectively reduces the crop factor of mirrorless cameras with DX-sized sensors(APS-C), such as Sony E-mount and Fuji X-mount cameras, from 1.5x to 1.07x.  However, the new ULTRA design makes very effective use of exotic materials at the furthest limit of glassmaking technology, and as a result is well corrected for use with virtually all full-frame SLR lenses regardless of exit pupil distance. Thus, the Speed Booster ULTRA performs extremely well with professional-grade f/2.8 zoom lenses such as the 24-70mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8 zooms by Canon and Nikon to produce 17-50mm f/2.0 and 50-142mm f/2.0 high-speed zooms, respectively.  Similarly, high-speed fixed focal length lenses such as a 50mm f/1.2 will be transformed into a 35.5mm f/0.9 lens with excellent contrast and resolution from the center all the way to the edges of the image. (More information can be found in the press release here)

 

 

Lens Compatibility List

 Compatible Lenses

 Incompatible Lenses
  • Canon CN Cinema Lens

  • Canon EF Lens

  • Canon EF Extender 

  • Carl Zeiss ZE Lens

  • Sigma EF Lens

  • Tamron EF Lens

  • Tokina EF Lens

  • Contax N lenses modified by Conurus

  • Canon EF Extender 1.4x (all versions)

  • Canon EF Extender 2x (all versions)

 
  • Laowa 200mm F/2.0
  • Samyang AF 85mm F/1.4
  • Tamron 70-300mm F/4-5.6 VC USD A005
  • Tokina Opera 50mm F/1.4
  • Yongnuo 50mm F/1.8

 

 Limitations 

 No Lens OIS/VC Support

  • Tamron SP 15-30/2.8 VC USD A012 
  • Tamron 150-600mm F/5-6.3 VC USD A011 
  • Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di Macro A06

 

 Cannot zoom to widest position even after modification

  • Canon EF-S 18-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS STM
  • Canon EF-S 18-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM (Nano)

 

 No AF Support

  • Tamron SP 17-50mm F/2.8VC B005
  • Tamron 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 VC A20
  • Sigma 18-125mm F/3.5-5.6DC OS HSM

 

 AF may not be accurate

  • Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II 
  • Canon EF 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 II
  • Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX HSM
  • Tamron 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II Macro A18
  • Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 VC USD A007
  • Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di Macro A06
  • Tokina AT-X PRO 11-16mm f/2.8 DX (I)

 

 

Unsupported List 
  • Canon-brand EF-S lens require modification to fit or may remain incompatible even after modification
  • Native teleconverters will not fit
  • Lens correction such as peripheral shading, CA and distortion 
  • Focus confirmation "chip" (e.g. Dandelion)
  • M42 screw mount adapters (see note 3)
  • Stacking non-Metabones/non-Conurus mount adapters on top (see note 3 and list of lenses which require modification below.)

 

Notes:

Note(1) CN-E Compact-Servo lens with some cameras may require external power to autofocus.

Use of Canon Compact-Servo Cinema lenses such as CN-E 18-80mm T4.4 for still photography is not supported. (May be functional, but much slower than lenses designed for still photography.)

Note(2) With fast lenses (faster than f/1.4), the pre-boost apertures will be displayed in the camera.

Note (3) Some improperly-made M42 screw mount adapters may short the electronic contacts of the Speed Booster/ Smart Adapter and cause damage to the adapter and/or camera body.

 


List of manual focus lenses which REQUIRE MODIFICATION to be used on Speed Booster®

Many manual focus lenses have rear protrusions (spikes, levers, other appendages) which would damage the optics and/or housing of Speed Booster® They need to be modified before they can be safely used on Speed Booster® Check and make sure there are no rear protrusions from the adapter/lens combination before using on Speed Booster®. 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.

 

 

Why Metabones®?

Since its inception, Metabones has been designing and manufacturing lens adapters recognized among professionals and enthusiasts as leaders in design and workmanship.

Contrary to the popular trend of other factories using an aluminum ring painted black on the camera-body-side, we instead take no short-cut but use precision-machined brass with chromium plating on both the camera-body and the lens sides of our adapters, in order to ensure smooth mounting, great appearance, and durability. The lens side of the adapter features a strong leaf-spring structure, strengthening the adapter-lens connection and ensuring tightness of the lens in order to reduce wear and prevent focus errors and optical alignment issues from appearing.

Metabones uses matte-black treatment to keep internal reflection to a minimum in order to maintain the maximum optical quality possible with the lens.

All Metabones Adapters follow this tradition of uncompromising precision, robust build quality and outstanding finish. Our new Smart AdapterTM series of products add industry-leading electronic interfacing technology from Canada, with true electronic control of the lens' aperture directly from the camera body.

Features

Our Smart AdapterTM  series adapters have the following additional features