Hi All.
Apologies for the hyperbole in the thread title, but I wanted to sense check with you what seems to be one of the most compelling reasons for some of us Canon-body users to move over to FS7.
I've just ordered an FS7 (big thanks to Sam Morgan Moore for his help off-line), to replace a Canon C100 with Ninja Blade as my main workhorse - principally for ergonomic reasons plus having broadcast codecs. I need something more compact than my VCT14 rig with the Blade hanging off the side. Also, my near-vision is getting worse and I need a diopter (old fart.)
I've also ordered a Metabones Speedbooster Ultra - I'm not sure if the new Ultra model will resolve any of the issues I've seen in other threads. Do these issues of slow iris response/flashing-open all relate just to the older (last year's) model?
Anyway, the killer feature seems to be the speedbooster/crop reduction properties - sure, I know it's not a new concept, but it seems to not be very prominent on the radar of many EF lens owners. Anyway, it wasn't for me - but I may just need to get out more.
On paper, it seems a collection of L Series EF lenses - combined with the speedbooster - is quite a special brew with the FS7. IS works (essential to me for handheld work - especially with a lighter camera) and my collection of L lenses suddenly increases in "value" by several thousands of £ - ie, to get the resulting FOV and lens transfer speed would cost me thousands more, if I could even find lenses of those spec (cine zooms notwithstanding.)
But... in reality, what are the gotchas that I need to prepare for? By extension, why is anyone buying Sony glass and not just going for Canon/Nikon glass with a speedbooster?
I'll probably look back in months to come and laugh in hindsight at my naivety, but at the moment I can't see why anyone would buy Sony zoom lenses - especially when their kit lens is not adequately wide enough.
Someone put me right on this...
Ben.
Apologies for the hyperbole in the thread title, but I wanted to sense check with you what seems to be one of the most compelling reasons for some of us Canon-body users to move over to FS7.
I've just ordered an FS7 (big thanks to Sam Morgan Moore for his help off-line), to replace a Canon C100 with Ninja Blade as my main workhorse - principally for ergonomic reasons plus having broadcast codecs. I need something more compact than my VCT14 rig with the Blade hanging off the side. Also, my near-vision is getting worse and I need a diopter (old fart.)
I've also ordered a Metabones Speedbooster Ultra - I'm not sure if the new Ultra model will resolve any of the issues I've seen in other threads. Do these issues of slow iris response/flashing-open all relate just to the older (last year's) model?
Anyway, the killer feature seems to be the speedbooster/crop reduction properties - sure, I know it's not a new concept, but it seems to not be very prominent on the radar of many EF lens owners. Anyway, it wasn't for me - but I may just need to get out more.
On paper, it seems a collection of L Series EF lenses - combined with the speedbooster - is quite a special brew with the FS7. IS works (essential to me for handheld work - especially with a lighter camera) and my collection of L lenses suddenly increases in "value" by several thousands of £ - ie, to get the resulting FOV and lens transfer speed would cost me thousands more, if I could even find lenses of those spec (cine zooms notwithstanding.)
But... in reality, what are the gotchas that I need to prepare for? By extension, why is anyone buying Sony glass and not just going for Canon/Nikon glass with a speedbooster?
I'll probably look back in months to come and laugh in hindsight at my naivety, but at the moment I can't see why anyone would buy Sony zoom lenses - especially when their kit lens is not adequately wide enough.
Someone put me right on this...
Ben.
