Recommend a "Dummy" EOS to NEX adapter?

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Gene Sung

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Can anyone recommend a "Dummy" EOS to NEX adapter for the FS cameras?

I am going to pick up a Metabones "smart" adapter. However, several people have mentioned that when shooting at f 1.4 on the Metabones, the Bokeh shape gets clipped at the top and bottom.

So in addition to the Metabones, I wanted to pick up a "Dummy" EOS to NEX adapter for when I do want to shoot f1.4 with several of my manual f1.4 manual lenses such as the Samyang and some Zeiss glass.

Any recommendations?
 
The best one in my opinion and experience is going to be MTF adapter. Rock solid, superb, basically build like a high quality tank.
 
Thanks for the rec. Khachik. As an option, is there a decent, but less expensive EOS to NEX adapter?

Since I am going to order the Metabones adapter ($400), hoping to find a second one for under $100. I saw adapters by fotodiox and rainbow imaging which are pretty inexpensive, but not sure about the quality.

This second adapter will serve as a backup to the Metabones in case the electronics go out on a shoot, or for when I need to shoot f1.4. So hoping to keep the cost down a bit.

Thanks again
 
Fotodiox working just fine for me (this one)

But I'll tell you, ever since I bought a few vintage Canon FD lenses, I couldn't be bothered to hook up my EF lenses. If you can find any used for sale, I recommend buying some along with a Fotodiox adapter. You'll have control over your iris once again.
 
I have heard from many people that fotodiox are really good but haven't used it. Also deepfocus88 gave a really great point about FD lenses. Besides my zf's and canon L lenses, I really love and think canon FD lenses give really filmic look (but it's just my opinion) they are soft and creamy and work really good with FS100.
 
I too think the FD lenses are REALLY a good fit with the FS 100. I did one video totally with FD lenses and had a lot of people
asking me what I shot it on, as they all thought it looked like film. Plus, they are cheap, the adapters are cheap, and
you get full manual control. I originally bought some just to 'play around' with, but now I'm building a full set of primes.
But, my problem was with the adapters. I bought an adapter and it fit and worked great. Then I decided to buy an adapter for each lens
as the adapters are cheap and they are 'fiddly' and hard to change lenses with, I'd rather just leave an adapter on each FD
lens so it acts like a NEX mount. But, this was a couple months later and my original adapter, which worked was no longer
sold by the ebay store I bought it from, and there is no brand name or anything on the adapter. So I just randomly picked
a cheap adapter. The long story turned short is that the next FOUR adapters I bought did NOT fit on the FS100, despite
being 'FD to NEX adapters'. Not sure if the FS100 has 'tighter' tolerances than the NEX still cams or what. Finally I got a
recommendation from molecad and bought the ones he said worked for him, and they worked great. So the moral of this story to the
OP is.....the cheap adapters are sometimes 'fiddly' and don't always work. I personally don't use EF lenses so I can't tell you,
but if you are going to go with a cheap adapter, I'd use something another FS100 owner says works for them!
 
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