A new and cheap alternative to SpeedBoster

[xenogears]

That was fast!

With a retail price close to $249 a new E-mount adapter with similar characteristics to the Metabones SpeedBooster has been announced by the Chinesse manufacter Mitakon, called the "Lens Turbo" is a dumb adapter without any electronic connection.

 

Already working with Canon FD and Pentax lenses we hope for to come. Have a very similar reduction as the Metabones but till now we don't know how good the cristal of the lens will be.

 

Source with samples:

http://forum.xitek.com/thread-1151810-1-1-2.html

[andy lee]

its nex mount

http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/6753/mitakon-lens-turbo-speed-booster-analog/p1

[Axel]

Already working with Canon FD and Pentax lenses we hope for to come. Have a very similar reduction as the Metabones but till now we don't know how good the cristal of the lens will be.

I was told these reducers, though simple in principle, need to be of highest precision or else they'd cause CAs, hot spots and what have you. I don't know if this is true, but it would explain the prices for the Metabones. And also the delays.