Comments about the Redrock micro LiveLens MFT?

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

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Hello guys

As a owner of a Panasonic AF 101 and a bunch of Canon EF lenses, like: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM, Canon EF 100m f/2.8 Macro USM IS L and the Canon EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS USM.
I would like to know more about the Redrock micro Live Lens MFT adapter, if it's reliable and where can I buy with the included 9v Battery power cable?

It also was interesting to put pictures of your camera with the adapter, otherwise it will be a discussion more interesting to hear from anyone who really has purchased the adapter and know what they're talking about.

Cheers
 
I use it every day it works great on my lenses.

I use mostly the 24-70 f2.8L. But it works fine on my 70-200 and 100-400, as well as my 100 macro, 50mm 1.4 and 17-40 L's.

Here are a few photos of it on the AF100.

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I also posted a video here a while ago showing how the it works. You can find it here by doing a search.
 
dcloud said:
hey olof whats supporting those lenses
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I make a few different lens supports myself often part of a wooden handle support or added to the FF bracket, there are many stand alone ones as well available, in some of those shots there is a Cavision lens support. Available at B&H:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/750371-REG/Cavision_R15_LS25100M_Lens_Support_with_Metal.html

If you don't use "nuns knickers" on the matte box, but a tight fitting ring then the matte box is supporting the lens.
 
I have one and it works fine with all my genuine Canon lenses. The three that get the most use are the 10-22mm EF-S, 50mm f/2.5 macro and 100-400mm L. I have also tried the 70-300mm (non-L), 85mm/1.8, 18-135mm EF-S, 100mm/2.8 macro and probably a few others I've forgotten.

The only lens I've tried that doesn't work correctly is my Sigma 30mm/1.4, which is too bad because I was looking forward to that as a fast "normalish" lens for the AF100. It lacks a hole in the lens mount that is necessary to lock onto the Redrock adapter, so it is in constant danger of falling off. And the electronics don't work, possibly because the contacts don't line up properly. The Redrock will display the aperture set on the lens but cannot change it.

I haven't yet tried it yet with my Tamron 200-500mm f/5-6.3.

The only real flaw with the Redrock is the external battery and cable. I wish they could put contacts on the camera side so it could get its power through the MFT mount. I'd still buy the Birger in a flash if it would do everything advertised for it, but at least I'm shooting and not waiting since buying the Redrock.

- Greg
 
Thanks for the explanations.

I had no idea that the Canon EF-S also worked with the Redrock micro LiveLens, because i also have the Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS that came with the purchase of the 7D.
Olof, you have excellent equipment, congratulations.

How is the performance of Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM Macro with the adapter LiveLensRR into the Panasonic AF-101?
I say this because I noticed in your Vimeo page that you have a Canon 7D (like me). Do you see big differences in terms of sharpness and color between Panasonic the AF-101 and the Canon 7D, speaking more specifically of the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM macro lens. Is because I love the image of this lens on my 7D and i want to loved having that image in my AF-101.

Thanks for everything
 
The 100mm f/2.8 macro works fine on the AF100; as you know, this is a very sharp lens with very low rectilinear distortion. However, I don't find the 100mm focal length very convenient for actual macro work -- controlling camera shake is a problem with that long focal length, and the working distances just feel too long for my uses. For a macro lens, I prefer the (very cheap and not well respected) Canon 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro. In the 35mm stills world, this lens is denigrated because it only focuses to a 1:2 magnification ratio, instead of 1:1 as on most true "macro" lenses. But lo and behold, on a MFT camera, at 1:2 it produces exactly the same subject framing that you would get at 1:1 on a 35mm film camera. And it's much smaller and easier to maneuver.

I use the 100mm on my AF100 more as a traditional telephoto lens at more ordinary focus distances. It is very sharp, with no CA I can detect, and has little noticeable color bias.

- Greg
 
Hello Greg

And what about the diferences of the Panasonic AF 101 and the 7D in terms of sharpness and color, are equal? Or the 7D seen have a largest sensor the colors are richer and it´s more sharpness than the AF-101 with the same lens?

Regards
 
IMHO, I love the color richness of the 7D. But, the AF100 is noticeably sharper in terms of
resolution. With a good colorist, you can make the AF100 look as good as a 7D .. but you can't
make the 7D look as sharp as the AF100.

jeff
 
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