Optical

• Canon EF mount lens to M43 mount camcorders, specific for Blackmagic Design cameras with Super16mm sensor size.
• Increase maximum aperture by 1 ²/₃stop. (with a maximum output aperture of f/0.74).
• Increase MTF (details).
• Makes lens 0.58x wider.
• Patented 6-element/4-group optical design by Caldwell Photographic in the USA.

Electronic

• Lens iris/aperture is set by the controls on the camera body.
• Smooth iris support with the latest Canon (2009+), Tamron (SP series 2013+) and Sigma (2016+) lens models.
• Image stabilization (IS) lens support.
• Push autofocus if supported by camera.
• Electronic manual focusing (e.g. EF 85/1.2L II and discontinued EF 50/1.0L).
• Cinema EOS lens support (CN-E 18-80mm T4.4 L), including AF (requires external 5V power via micro USB port), auto iris and servo zoom.
• Powered by camera body. With most lenses, no external power source required.

Mechanical

• The tripod foot is detachable and compatible with Arca Swiss, Markins and Photo Clam ball heads.
• Flocking to reduce internal reflection.
• Rubber gasket protects M43 mount connection from dust and moisture.
• Aluminum alloy and brass construction with chromium plating.
• Satin surface finish.

 

For the purpose of avoiding confusion, our EF-BMPCC SpeedBooster 0.58x (link) is now renamed as EF-MFT Speed Booster SUPER16 0.58x.

Metabones Canon EF to Micro Four Thirds Speed Booster^TM SUPER16 adapters are designed exclusively for Blackmagic Design cameras with Super 16mm sensor size, such as Blackmagic Mirco Cinema Camera (BMMCC), Micro Studio Camera 4K (BMMSC 4K) and the original Pocket Cinema Camera HD(BMPCC). They cannot be attached to any other M43 cameras such as JVC, Olympus or Panasonic cameras and they are not compatible with the newly released Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (BMPCC4K).

The 0.58x Speed Booster SUPER16 reduces the crop factor of the Blackmagic Design cameras with Super 16mm sensor size from 3.02x to 1.75x and produces the largest aperture optics currently available, with a maximum output aperture of f/0.74. 

Here are a few examples:

 

Table of compatibility and resulting crop factors with different SpeedBooster^TM :

 

 

Compatibility List of Camera

BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera (original version) BlackMagic Micro Cinema Camera  BlackMagic Micro Studio Camera 4K  BlackMagic Studio Camera 4K  BlackMagic Studio Camera

 

Note :

 

1. This Speed Booster is designed to cover a BMPCC image circle which is not big enough to cover a full-size 36mm x 24mm sensor.

2. For use with fast lenses (faster than f/1.8), the pre-boost apertures will be displayed in the camera.

   Slow lenses will report boosted apertures to the camera body but fast lenses will report pre-boost apertures. We won't show f/0.7 with a f/1.2 lens attached, but show f/1.2 instead. 

   Example:

   a) EF 85/1.2L attached, camera display = f/1.2, physical aperture  (lens + Speed Booster combined) = f/0.74.
   b) Sigma 18-35/1.8 attached, camera display = f/1.0, physical aperture (lens + Speed Booster combined) = f/1.0.

3. External 5V power via micro USB port may be required (not included).
4. A third party zoom lens may need to be registered with the Speed Booster/Smart Adapter first in order to detect its maximum aperture. 

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Remark: Your PayPal receipt is your order confirmation. There is no separate email confirmation until shipment takes place.

 

Disclaimer: we are NOT licensed, approved or endorsed by Blackmagic Design, Micro Four Thirds or Canon.

 

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.