This is quite literally the *exact* video I was looking for. I shoot with the FX-30 and Sigma 18-35 using the MC-11 and was curious how well I could make a speed boosted 24-70 work in comparison. Great video
Hi Jacob! How is autofocus for videos in comparison with native sony lenses? I have a bmpcc6k and i'm thinking about buyin' a sony fx30 as a B cam but i would like to use my Sigma EF lenses! thanks a lot!
Viltrox also offers mc-11 like performance in af for much less ( though with less proper documentation using the hybrid pdaf/cdaf experimental firmware ). Mc11 and metabones is deff the main pillars that built ef to e adapters tho - so due respect to them.
Very helpful video, thank you! I have a question. I have been using a Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 (APS-C) on GH4/5/6 with a help of the Speedbooster (EF-MFT). I recently bought a Sony FX-30. If I get a Speedbooster for the Sony E mount (i.e. EF-E), would I be able to use the Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 without vignetting (i.e. dark corners), especially on the wide side (i.e. 18mm)? Thanks in advance.
I just got the FX30 and I have 3 lenses from before (I also have the a6400). The Sigma 16mm f1.4m, The Sigma 30mm f1.4 and a Sony 18-105mm f4 which is good as long as there is enough light..but I have lots of Canon EF-S lenses for the Canon 90D (not full frame) and the increible Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 and the massive Sigma 50-100mm f1.8!!! and I think I would like to have the option to use them with the FX30 for some occasions...the 18-35mm on monopod for sure (I use the 16mm on a gimbal with the a6400) and the 50-100 on tripod only for interviews...so I'm interested in the Sigma mc-11- and I know that only my Sigma for Canon lenses will work well for video...I know that Canon EF-S WILL not fit on the MC11-only full frame but without video autofocus...so limiting! I have lots of Canon EF-S STM lenses I wish I could use. So my only option would be to get a second adapter that allows me to mount Canon EF-S lenses on the FX-30 even if I have to focus manually for video...or just buy Sony E mount lenses!! Which adapter will be ok for EF-S lenses to mount on the FX-30. The comlite is not good? The MC-11 would be nice for my two sigma for Canon lenses I guess. Too bad metabones doesn't seem to do well...I wish I could use some of my lenses for video on the Sony for sure...I'm still hoping for a Sigma zoom lens 18-35mm or 18-50mm f.1.8 for Sony APSC!!! I'm dreaming I know...
You mention "tight fits" for the Metabones Speed Booster - 5.46/7.31 of your video. I've encountered this on a couple of purchases of Metabones Speed Boosters. Rather than risk the lens being "stuck" on either the camera body or the lens/adapter interface flange, I'd suggest you write Metabones, provide the serial # of the adapter in question and describe your problem. I've found that Daniel at Metabones is quite helpful and would probably provide you with another interface flange on the adapter in question. Also, because the fit tolerances are so tiny, even being kept in a excessively warmed area can result in expansion of the flange metal - making for a very tight fit.
Hi Richard! How is autofocus for videos in comparison with native sony lenses? I have a bmpcc6k and i'm thinking about buyin' a sony fx30 as a B cam but i would like to use my Sigma EF lenses! thanks a lot!
Hi Frank! How is autofocus for videos in comparison with native sony lenses? I have a bmpcc6k and i'm thinking about buyin' a sony fx30 as a B cam but i would like to use my Sigma EF lenses! thanks a lot!
Thank you for this video! I am also a GH5 user and I will be having the FX30 soon. I have been looking for a video about the MC-11 and the 18-35mm pairing it with the FX30! And hopefully the result is the same with my A7iv
Does using a metabones speed booster mean you will not use Sony lenses? I have native Sony lenses or e mount lenses. If I get a speedbooster, do I have to get canon lenses?
Speedboosters are only made for lenses that can be adapted because they take advantage of the space needed to adapt lenses. It unfortunately doesn’t work for native Sony lenses
Hi dude, cool video. I buy myself a used a6600 and the Nikon version of the Metabones Speedbooster. but as iam putting the Sigma to the camera with the Speedbooster i only go from 24mm- 35mm without having heavy vinignetting. you have no vinignetting on the FX30 at 18mm? How can that be?
Hey!! When I’m filming at 18mm that is in the 120p crop mode where it does an additional crop in on the sensor. Vignetting at 18mm with a speedbooster is normal using the full sensor
I tried to use mine with a canon lens on my alpha sii but i cant get video auto focus to work. lens incompatible? 50mm 1.8 canon lens. it does have af actually. IDK
I have not used the fx30 for photography, its really a video first camera, I am sure it could be used with a flash as it has a smart shoe but if getting for photography and needing a crop sensor I would look at the other sony offerings
It doesn’t have a mechanical shutter, so look up which types of photography that will affect most and you’ll be able to establish if it’s a good fit or not.
If you manually setup the ibis it should work but you will have to do a math reduction yourself so you have to take the full frame focal length and reduce it to whatever field of view that now is while being focal reduced. So it requires a bit more math
@@ReachFilms OK thanks. So it doesn't work as it should with the autofocus... And all the contemporary lenses offer by sigma seems having a very shitty manual focus :(. Now i don't know what to buy, maybe an R7 with EF to EOS adapter
It’s just flicker from the lights for whatever reason the shutter was the wrong setting for that specific shot, but left it in as it was to show autofocus performance and not a pretty picture
It’s not possible because of the flange distance, these products use the space that’s needed to adapt lenses for dslr cameras with optics that can give you the wider field of view
No unfortunately speedboosters only work with lenses like canon because they take advantage of the space that is needed when using adapters on these camera bodies. Since the Sony lenses go right onto the lens mount there is no room for any kind of focal reducer
Losing DoF is a misconception, when you are using a full frame lens on a crop sensor, when framing shots you aren’t sitting on the same focus plane as you would on full frame unless you are at minimum focus on both cameras. But yes simply you can get the full frame look with the speedbooster
is this ultra 1 or ultra mark ii ? just wondering if other metabones ef-e also supports sony a6700 like the no ultra mark iv/v could you tell please @@ReachFilms
It doest make it a F2.0, it makes it a 2.8. when you crop for apsc, you also crop the Fstop, for 2.8 is becomes f4.2, the speed booster boosts the lens to a FF FOV, from 35 back op 24 roughly speaking and it boosts the 4.2 Fstop back to 2.8, again roughly speaking.
We’re not talking about the depth of field f stop in this video, we are talking about actual light increase which is a stop of light more than what the lens would normally give
Also the crop math isn’t exactly when you think because with a speedbooster your field of view is close to full frame, so an f2.8 isn’t exactly equal to a 2.8 depth of field because it isn’t fully equal to full frame but it’s way close than just doing that math with straight lens to sensor
@@FosterMedia it absolutely changes when you use a speed booster that is a complete fact. The thing is , which confuses people is, let’s say you are at f1.8, when you use a speedbooster you get 1.2 when it comes to light, but that doesn’t give you the actual 1.2 when it comes to depth of field, just the amount of light. There are videos that go into the science of speedbooster way more in depth than mine that explain it in greater detail
This is quite literally the *exact* video I was looking for. I shoot with the FX-30 and Sigma 18-35 using the MC-11 and was curious how well I could make a speed boosted 24-70 work in comparison. Great video
Same here . It's def worth it for those 4k 120 slow motion shots
Hi Jacob! How is autofocus for videos in comparison with native sony lenses? I have a bmpcc6k and i'm thinking about buyin' a sony fx30 as a B cam but i would like to use my Sigma EF lenses! thanks a lot!
Nice video bro. I watched a lot of your fx30 vids before I bought one and the first thing I did was buy a metabones....even before buying Sony lenses.
Thanks man! I have been looking at one for a while but found a great deal on one locally so had to scoop
Hey! Just want to tell you I've been looking for this kind of review! Thank you!
Thank you for watching!
Viltrox also offers mc-11 like performance in af for much less ( though with less proper documentation using the hybrid pdaf/cdaf experimental firmware ).
Mc11 and metabones is deff the main pillars that built ef to e adapters tho - so due respect to them.
Very helpful video, thank you! I have a question. I have been using a Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 (APS-C) on GH4/5/6 with a help of the Speedbooster (EF-MFT). I recently bought a Sony FX-30. If I get a Speedbooster for the Sony E mount (i.e. EF-E), would I be able to use the Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 without
vignetting (i.e. dark corners), especially on the wide side (i.e. 18mm)? Thanks in advance.
I just got the FX30 and I have 3 lenses from before (I also have the a6400). The Sigma 16mm f1.4m, The Sigma 30mm f1.4 and a Sony 18-105mm f4 which is good as long as there is enough light..but I have lots of Canon EF-S lenses for the Canon 90D (not full frame) and the increible Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 and the massive Sigma 50-100mm f1.8!!! and I think I would like to have the option to use them with the FX30 for some occasions...the 18-35mm on monopod for sure (I use the 16mm on a gimbal with the a6400) and the 50-100 on tripod only for interviews...so I'm interested in the Sigma mc-11- and I know that only my Sigma for Canon lenses will work well for video...I know that Canon EF-S WILL not fit on the MC11-only full frame but without video autofocus...so limiting! I have lots of Canon EF-S STM lenses I wish I could use. So my only option would be to get a second adapter that allows me to mount Canon EF-S lenses on the FX-30 even if I have to focus manually for video...or just buy Sony E mount lenses!! Which adapter will be ok for EF-S lenses to mount on the FX-30. The comlite is not good? The MC-11 would be nice for my two sigma for Canon lenses I guess. Too bad metabones doesn't seem to do well...I wish I could use some of my lenses for video on the Sony for sure...I'm still hoping for a Sigma zoom lens 18-35mm or 18-50mm f.1.8 for Sony APSC!!! I'm dreaming I know...
You mention "tight fits" for the Metabones Speed Booster - 5.46/7.31 of your video. I've encountered this on a couple of purchases of Metabones Speed Boosters. Rather than risk the lens being "stuck" on either the camera body or the lens/adapter interface flange, I'd suggest you write Metabones, provide the serial # of the adapter in question and describe your problem. I've found that Daniel at Metabones is quite helpful and would probably provide you with another interface flange on the adapter in question. Also, because the fit tolerances are so tiny, even being kept in a excessively warmed area can result in expansion of the flange metal - making for a very tight fit.
Great to know! Thank you for this
Great review, very well done !
Thank you kindly!
MC-11 works very well with supported lenses. Speedboosters Autofocus is much slower and imprecise.
Hi Richard! How is autofocus for videos in comparison with native sony lenses? I have a bmpcc6k and i'm thinking about buyin' a sony fx30 as a B cam but i would like to use my Sigma EF lenses! thanks a lot!
Would have been great to see an AF test of the sigma 18-35 with mc11 on the fx30
saved me having to do this test
myself!!! thank you
Can't go wrong with MC-11 and Sigma 18-35.
Totally agree it’s a great combo for the fx30
Is there a crop or something ?
@@prenomnom7325 no additional crop.
Great to hear! How is your experience so far with this combination? Can you tell me more about it?
Hi Frank! How is autofocus for videos in comparison with native sony lenses? I have a bmpcc6k and i'm thinking about buyin' a sony fx30 as a B cam but i would like to use my Sigma EF lenses! thanks a lot!
Very Excellent, Jeff, much appreciated!! 👏
Thank you!
Thank you for this video! I am also a GH5 user and I will be having the FX30 soon. I have been looking for a video about the MC-11 and the 18-35mm pairing it with the FX30! And hopefully the result is the same with my A7iv
Hi, have you tried the video AF-C with the metabones on green or advanced mode? (Should be better with advanced) thank you
Does using a metabones speed booster mean you will not use Sony lenses? I have native Sony lenses or e mount lenses. If I get a speedbooster, do I have to get canon lenses?
Speedboosters are only made for lenses that can be adapted because they take advantage of the space needed to adapt lenses. It unfortunately doesn’t work for native Sony lenses
Hey, thanks for the video, it's interesting, did you spot a better AF between Sigma 18-35 EF and Metabones or directly 28-35 E please?
Unfortunately I don’t have the 28-35, I was using the 24-70 as the full frame lens
sooo if i use a speedbooster on my sony a7iv in crop mode (1.5) in 60p, 18mm will be 14mm (1.2 crop)?
@@MelvinDlaCruz the 18 would be equivalent to 21.6mm
@@ReachFilms I was trying to use my Sony lens but you need to use only camera lens
@@MelvinDlaCruz yeah speedbooster only works with lenses that can be adapted. This video specifically speaks of Canon EF lenses
Have you tried the Metabones Speedbooster T-Smart for EF to E mount?
how is the speedbooster AF for photos?
Hi dude, cool video. I buy myself a used a6600 and the Nikon version of the Metabones Speedbooster. but as iam putting the Sigma to the camera with the Speedbooster i only go from 24mm- 35mm without having heavy vinignetting. you have no vinignetting on the FX30 at 18mm? How can that be?
Hey!! When I’m filming at 18mm that is in the 120p crop mode where it does an additional crop in on the sensor. Vignetting at 18mm with a speedbooster is normal using the full sensor
Is the auto focus supposed to work? Mine doesn’t work ?
I’m actually working on a video for this right now
@@ReachFilms I actually updated my metabones ! It works , but I wish it had face recognition
I tried to use mine with a canon lens on my alpha sii but i cant get video auto focus to work. lens incompatible? 50mm 1.8 canon lens. it does have af actually. IDK
Have you updated the speedbooster firmware?
Quick question, when you got this adapter, the autofocus for video wasnt working until you update it or something?
Yes I had to update to the latest firmware for the speedbooster
Are you able to use the fx30 for flash photography, including on and off camera? Thank you.
I have not used the fx30 for photography, its really a video first camera, I am sure it could be used with a flash as it has a smart shoe but if getting for photography and needing a crop sensor I would look at the other sony offerings
It doesn’t have a mechanical shutter, so look up which types of photography that will affect most and you’ll be able to establish if it’s a good fit or not.
how does this support IBIS on manual (vitnage) lenses? Or does it not? the IBIS focal length setting should follow the full frame focal length right?
If you manually setup the ibis it should work but you will have to do a math reduction yourself so you have to take the full frame focal length and reduce it to whatever field of view that now is while being focal reduced. So it requires a bit more math
@@ReachFilms cool. great vid! appreciate the reply
Let mw chime in.
Say you have a 50mm lens.
50x0.71= 35mm
That 35mm is the sony apsc "sense".
So set you ibis manually to 35mm
@@kalleankaa7536 yup correct. It works better that way. Also i think 32mm is closer
@@kalleankaa7536 yup, 32mm is a closer option
Hello, why do you need an adapter while 18-35 is an APSC like FX30, existing in e-mount like FX30 ?
There is no native e mount version of the 18-35 so the only way to get it as close as possible is to use it with sigmas MC-11 adapter
@@ReachFilms OK thanks. So it doesn't work as it should with the autofocus... And all the contemporary lenses offer by sigma seems having a very shitty manual focus :(. Now i don't know what to buy, maybe an R7 with EF to EOS adapter
What's going on with your sensor at 4:31 ???????????? Is that a common Sony problem?
It’s just flicker from the lights for whatever reason the shutter was the wrong setting for that specific shot, but left it in as it was to show autofocus performance and not a pretty picture
Is there an E mount to E mount FF converter for the FX30?
It’s not possible because of the flange distance, these products use the space that’s needed to adapt lenses for dslr cameras with optics that can give you the wider field of view
Is there any speed booster for sony full frame lens to sony apsc body ?
No unfortunately speedboosters only work with lenses like canon because they take advantage of the space that is needed when using adapters on these camera bodies. Since the Sony lenses go right onto the lens mount there is no room for any kind of focal reducer
So is dof the same as Full Frame?
Losing DoF is a misconception, when you are using a full frame lens on a crop sensor, when framing shots you aren’t sitting on the same focus plane as you would on full frame unless you are at minimum focus on both cameras. But yes simply you can get the full frame look with the speedbooster
Does this supports Sonya6700 as well , please tell me
Yes it does
is this ultra 1 or ultra mark ii ? just wondering if other metabones ef-e also supports sony a6700 like the no ultra mark iv/v could you tell please @@ReachFilms
Supports all E-mount, even the full frame ones, although you may want to use the APS-C mode on a full frame Sony if you use the speedbooster
It doest make it a F2.0, it makes it a 2.8.
when you crop for apsc, you also crop the Fstop, for 2.8 is becomes f4.2, the speed booster boosts the lens to a FF FOV, from 35 back op 24 roughly speaking and it boosts the 4.2 Fstop back to 2.8, again roughly speaking.
We’re not talking about the depth of field f stop in this video, we are talking about actual light increase which is a stop of light more than what the lens would normally give
Also the crop math isn’t exactly when you think because with a speedbooster your field of view is close to full frame, so an f2.8 isn’t exactly equal to a 2.8 depth of field because it isn’t fully equal to full frame but it’s way close than just doing that math with straight lens to sensor
I appreciate that, but if the amount of light doesn't change. It does not increase light or Tstop to F/T2@@ReachFilms
@@FosterMedia it absolutely changes when you use a speed booster that is a complete fact. The thing is , which confuses people is, let’s say you are at f1.8, when you use a speedbooster you get 1.2 when it comes to light, but that doesn’t give you the actual 1.2 when it comes to depth of field, just the amount of light. There are videos that go into the science of speedbooster way more in depth than mine that explain it in greater detail
Speedbooster seems to be less sharp
I did some tests in raw around 4 months ago as this video is somewhat older, I couldn’t see those differences, but I was expecting them
@@ReachFilms indeed, just found the video. Going through all fx30 content you have. Great chanel!!! :)
what if I had the sigma trio for APSC and stuck this meta booster on?
It would vignette in the normal 4k modes but work great in the crop 4k modes
I thought Sigma trio is already in E mount?
@@frankfeng2701 you are correct....I asked a dumb question LOL
The x100v is better