I love your videos bro! They are funny, entertaining and extremely knowable. So thank you for continuing to make great content! I find I have a similar issue with the provided canon eon r adapter with both the C70 and Komodo with "lens jumping" So I'm sure it only gets worse with a speed booster. Other than kipper tie, are there any other locking EF adapters on the market for a reasonable price?
Thank you! Metabones may have some options over on their website. But, i think for the most part, you're gonna be hard pressed to find one. That Kippertie is actually about $200 cheaper than it was when the Komodo first dropped.
Great stuff! Glad to see I was not along in the issues with the f-stop on the sigma. Had the same issues with auto focus. Hopefully they do a firmware fix soon
So the Metabones Cine Lock is firm enough when rack focusing? Does it compare to KipperTie in practice? In practice, not in construction (I got it that it's not all metal like Kipper). I suppose if you use FF cine lenses on that metabones that you're in business.
Here's my experience with the Viltrox reducer. I have a full set of the DZO Vespid primes which claim a coverage circle of 46.5mm. This SHOULD be plenty large to cover the full Komodo sensor, but yikes did this reducer give me issues. The 16mm had some pretty bad vignetting. The 25 was actually ok. The 50mm was horrendous, and the 75mm even had some. And the most bizarre of them all was the 125mm also showed some when stopped down to T/4 or smaller. But worse than that, the Viltrox screwed up my infinity focus. The 50mm maximum focus (which is actually beyond the infinity marking) was about 8 feet. And the 16mm was even worse at about 5 feet. I want to believe that there is something seriously wrong with my copy of the Viltrox because I've been using MFT SpeedBoosters for years and never had the focus go so weird. I immediately ordered the Canon 0.71x focal reducer and I'll be doing an in-depth video to show the difference a more-than-double-priced alternative can make. Fortunately, the DZO lenses all have barely dampened focus rings on them, so I probably will not have to deal with lens movement with a follow focus. Though, when my camera is rigged up, I will always use a lens support on the rails to mitigate any wobble. I'm holding out hope that my copy of the Viltrox was just defective, and they now offer a "pro" version of this focal reducer with a locking mount. I just couldn't take the chance that I'll have the same horrible vignetting and infinity focus problems again.
hey! I've been thinking on getting the Komodo for a big project and we want to change focus with a focus motor and my doubt came with... does the frame will move even if the lens is attached to rods?
I’m done with buying half ass gear. I’ve bought so much crap. Then ended up buying the real one. I’ll get this adapter. But only if Santa brings me a Komodo.
Thanks! I actually didnt mind the one for the GH5 a while back. But honestly, the Kipon one was pretty nice! But i dont think that companies around too much anymore
@@JustinPhillip yeah I actually think they made better quality adapters around 2016-2018. When I purchased my e-ef and the first mft-ef they were built much better than the more recent versions. I own the canon adapter and did feel they did a really good job with the build quality and electronics. It stays on my camera with the 8 sinn cage and support
Don’t buy a Viltrox adapter. When camera manufacturer does a firmware update, it’s highly likely your adaptor will no longer work. I don’t have the same issue with Metabones adaptor. Been waiting over six months for Viltrox to fix mine and they have no idea when they will have a fix.
2:00 It does not increase your maximum aperture... A common misconception in those that don't fully understand what a focal reducer does. You gain light, whether it's a stop or more, depends on the focal reducer, however that is akin to having a sensor that is more or less sensible to light at the same ISO. The aperture of the lens stays the same. Example: your Sigma 18-35 at F1.2/F1.3 with the focal reducer will have the exact same depth of field as if at F1.8 without the focal reducer. The major problem that makes this misconception of "bigger aperture" endure is the fact the F stop number on the camera changes to something greater when using the focal reducers. A foolish mistake since F stop does not refer purely only to quantity of light but also other measurements such as depth of field. As such, manufacturers should stop this already and simply treat it as if you were swapping to a camera that has a more light sensible sensor, like going from a GH5 to a Sony A7sIII for instance. No rant indented ;)
Sigma 18-35mm is APS-C lens, not Full Frame lens :-) Therefore you should not use it with speedbooster on Super 35 sensor. Such basic information you do not know and you make videos about it :-) It could work on Micro 4/3 sensor with crop 2x but don´t you see that terrible vigneting and picture deformatiom at the edges of frame on Aps-C Sigma 18-35mm + speedbooster + Komodo Super 35 sensor? :-)
I love your videos bro! They are funny, entertaining and extremely knowable. So thank you for continuing to make great content! I find I have a similar issue with the provided canon eon r adapter with both the C70 and Komodo with "lens jumping" So I'm sure it only gets worse with a speed booster.
Other than kipper tie, are there any other locking EF adapters on the market for a reasonable price?
Thank you! Metabones may have some options over on their website. But, i think for the most part, you're gonna be hard pressed to find one. That Kippertie is actually about $200 cheaper than it was when the Komodo first dropped.
@@JustinPhillip Quality is worth the investment I guess haha, Thanks!
Thanks, Justin. Good clarification 🙏
I love this review! Wish you had a C70 to compare the adapters. But, you got interested in the Kippertie. I would love to stop by and check it out.
Simply great new content!
Thank you.
How do you stack it up against the Focal Reducer from Canon?
Now they have a Viltrox EF-R3 Pro with a locking mount :)
Yeah i saw that!
Hey Justin. Regarding that Thrasher lens lol. Do you still use it and recommend it as a good starter lens for the komodo?
Heck yea i love that lens. Just used it to film a skate part. I’ll be dropping it here on the channel next week
Great stuff! Glad to see I was not along in the issues with the f-stop on the sigma. Had the same issues with auto focus. Hopefully they do a firmware fix soon
Yeah, i saw that!
P 1:09 😊
So the Metabones Cine Lock is firm enough when rack focusing? Does it compare to KipperTie in practice? In practice, not in construction (I got it that it's not all metal like Kipper). I suppose if you use FF cine lenses on that metabones that you're in business.
Here's my experience with the Viltrox reducer. I have a full set of the DZO Vespid primes which claim a coverage circle of 46.5mm. This SHOULD be plenty large to cover the full Komodo sensor, but yikes did this reducer give me issues. The 16mm had some pretty bad vignetting. The 25 was actually ok. The 50mm was horrendous, and the 75mm even had some. And the most bizarre of them all was the 125mm also showed some when stopped down to T/4 or smaller.
But worse than that, the Viltrox screwed up my infinity focus. The 50mm maximum focus (which is actually beyond the infinity marking) was about 8 feet. And the 16mm was even worse at about 5 feet. I want to believe that there is something seriously wrong with my copy of the Viltrox because I've been using MFT SpeedBoosters for years and never had the focus go so weird.
I immediately ordered the Canon 0.71x focal reducer and I'll be doing an in-depth video to show the difference a more-than-double-priced alternative can make. Fortunately, the DZO lenses all have barely dampened focus rings on them, so I probably will not have to deal with lens movement with a follow focus. Though, when my camera is rigged up, I will always use a lens support on the rails to mitigate any wobble.
I'm holding out hope that my copy of the Viltrox was just defective, and they now offer a "pro" version of this focal reducer with a locking mount. I just couldn't take the chance that I'll have the same horrible vignetting and infinity focus problems again.
Hey do you know if there is a drop in nd solution that can work with a 0.71 adaptor?
So is dof the same as Full Frame?
Have you tried the pl to rf metabones speedbooster ?
hey! I've been thinking on getting the Komodo for a big project and we want to change focus with a focus motor and my doubt came with... does the frame will move even if the lens is attached to rods?
Get the Kippertie
Does this work with any cine zoom?
Hey I was waiting for this video but the canon brand not the Viltrox
I’m done with buying half ass gear. I’ve bought so much crap. Then ended up buying the real one. I’ll get this adapter. But only if Santa brings me a Komodo.
There is a metabones x0.71 EF to RF speedbooster
I’ve heard its performance on the Komodo is not good. Hoping they make one specific for the Komodo
@@JustinPhillip you don’t like Canon one? I mean canon speedbooster
@@ericcoen8894 Honestly i dont really care about speedboosters for S35, but Viltrox sent this one in for review
@@JustinPhillip sounds like you gonna grab Raptor soon😄
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Every Viltrox adapter i've owned is trash lol thanks for the video review regardless man great work on the channel!
Thanks! I actually didnt mind the one for the GH5 a while back. But honestly, the Kipon one was pretty nice! But i dont think that companies around too much anymore
@@JustinPhillip yeah I actually think they made better quality adapters around 2016-2018. When I purchased my e-ef and the first mft-ef they were built much better than the more recent versions. I own the canon adapter and did feel they did a really good job with the build quality and electronics. It stays on my camera with the 8 sinn cage and support
That vignette tho ...
No, you COULDN'T care less!;)
Don’t buy a Viltrox adapter. When camera manufacturer does a firmware update, it’s highly likely your adaptor will no longer work. I don’t have the same issue with Metabones adaptor. Been waiting over six months for Viltrox to fix mine and they have no idea when they will have a fix.
2:00 It does not increase your maximum aperture... A common misconception in those that don't fully understand what a focal reducer does.
You gain light, whether it's a stop or more, depends on the focal reducer, however that is akin to having a sensor that is more or less sensible to light at the same ISO.
The aperture of the lens stays the same. Example: your Sigma 18-35 at F1.2/F1.3 with the focal reducer will have the exact same depth of field as if at F1.8 without the focal reducer.
The major problem that makes this misconception of "bigger aperture" endure is the fact the F stop number on the camera changes to something greater when using the focal reducers.
A foolish mistake since F stop does not refer purely only to quantity of light but also other measurements such as depth of field.
As such, manufacturers should stop this already and simply treat it as if you were swapping to a camera that has a more light sensible sensor, like going from a GH5 to a Sony A7sIII for instance.
No rant indented ;)
Sigma 18-35mm is APS-C lens, not Full Frame lens :-) Therefore you should not use it with speedbooster on Super 35 sensor. Such basic information you do not know and you make videos about it :-) It could work on Micro 4/3 sensor with crop 2x but don´t you see that terrible vigneting and picture deformatiom at the edges of frame on Aps-C Sigma 18-35mm + speedbooster + Komodo Super 35 sensor? :-)
yeah if you actually watched the video you wouldnt have anything to say.
Couldn't* care less