Metabones speedbooster vs viltrox ef-m2 in the GH5
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- I've had the Viltrox EF-M2 for about 6 months and never really tried it out until recently. I did some testing to see how it compares to the Metabones Speedbooster.
Do you have either adapter? Do you think there is a reason to purchase one over the other?
Camera: Panasonic GH5
Lens: Canon 24mm f1.4L II
Adapters: Metabones Speedbooster XL 0.64x, Viltrox EF-M2 0.71x
all test footage shot in 4:2:0 8-bit 4k 24fps
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BEST video out there. Other videos spend all their time testing AF and very few actually dove into image quality. This one DID and I thank you for it! GREAT JOB!
Just the information that we needed! Thank you
found the video "really helpful" so i subscribed. thanks for the straightforward no-bs review. looking forward to more
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Chris Dwyer I completely agree Chris, Why everyone cant do this is beyond me. Great video!
this info was exactly what I was looking for. Great intro as well
Very useful. I just bought the Viltrox and I'm waiting for it to arrive for use with my Canon 70-200 F4L on an Olympus OMD EM10ii. Thanks again!
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Well done! So much useful info in a small amount of time. Ty for sharing!
Thanks Zach. Just ordered the Viltrox. :)
Thank you for the video. I found it super helpful. To the point that if you had left your Affiliate Marketing, I'd make sure to buy from it.
Well done with the review 👌🏾 detailed but clean and to the point
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Helpful and straightforward, thank you!
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Cheers buddy! Best video i've seen in a long time when it comes to comparison. Just bought the Viltrox for our BMPCC. Subbed!
How is it ? I'm planning on getting one
Thanks for your work !
So many thanks! My mom said she could spend 200 on lens adapter and I was surprised when I saw the Metabones was 700. But luckily, its not as big a shift as I feared. Viltrox is fine.
great video , been waitin for one like this. see its just as good if not better people. Just buy one and see. Love mine.
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful, I’m certainly happy I picked one up!
Great review! Thank you, this was super helpful.
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Hopefully will get back on it soon, just caught up with other things! cheers!
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Thanks man, awesome video.
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Very clear, informative and helpful video well done thank you.
thanks, glad you found it helpful :)
Very nice! Thank you. Just missed a low light performance test.
really good video - you have a natural presentation ability
I'm going to buy the viltrox now! Thnx
I got the metabones. It was over a year ago when I got it, so the viltrox wasn't out yet. Thought I think I would still go for the metabones, since I have the XL, and viltrox doesn't have a .64 version. Plus I just feel more confident in it! Great video Zach! Glad to see you on the YT! Can't wait to see more from you!
sorry for the long delay, just caught up with replying to the comments haha. I liked the extra FOV of the XL but am happy to just have the one adapter now.
Hopefully it won't be too long before i shoot my next video. I've had the concept written on the whiteboard for......4 months? hahaha
Super helpful video. Thanks dude!
glad it helped, Cheers!
A friend of mine just gifted me with a canon 70-200 and I only have a GH5 body. This video saved me, by a lot! Much mahalo🤙🏾
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i thought so
I did find this very helpful.
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Thanks Zack
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Yo Zach! I appreciate you sharing man! That’s a huge price gap for virtually the same thing. Ima go with Viltrox! Thanks man! You just saved me $400!
Glad I was able to help ya! How's it working for ya?
Killed it!
Paul Voden thanks buddy! It’s certainly a good challenge, definitely lots to learn still🙏🏻
Super helpful video my guy. Still on the fence but this helps a lot
thanks! hope ya figure it out. I had both for awhile and was using both but finally sold my metabones.
Thank you for the review :-)
Center point af is best for gh5.
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Nicely done!
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thanks glad you liked it, and nope not family just good buds, Cheers!
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2 minutes in and have only received information that is useful, granted i knew most of all of it but this is a very good channel! Subscribed.
thank you! glad to have helped!
Thanks!
I was just searching to see whether the price on the metabones is worth it since I dont know either names. Your review really helps me feel confident that I dont need to spend the extra on metabones when the Viltrox is doing virtually the same! Thanks for the great review man. I subbed because channels like yours deserve more exposure!
Thanks! I'm glad It helped! I know there are some different opinions out there on the viltrox but in my experience, and some others i know, it works similarly well.
Zach Driftwood I wouldn’t buy this product unless you know you can return it.
@@lindamuvic8110 I'm pretty sure I could return it but in any case I've got it and still use it.
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I find this video helpful, and really helpful. So I liked, and subscribed. Thanks
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Do you know if there's any difference between this version and the mkii newer version? Thanks
Very helpful. Another vid found (and showed) the Viltrox was much poorer at the edges. But this confirms it's more likely a QC thing and it's a bit of luck or bad luck what you get. The price is unignorable, though. And if they bring out a .64 to make the most of FF lenses, like the MB XL, then they'll clean up.
Yeah 100% agree QC must be poor, however i'm sure you could always send the unit back and hopefully get a good one.
I've been using the Nikon version of the Viltrox for a few years and love it, but I thought I'd look into getting the Canon version to for the AF capabilities...but with this performance, do you think using the touchscreen to help it out would work?
I never really considered the Metabones adapter since it's prohibitively expensive (~$1000CAD) so it's nice to see there are cheaper alternatives now. I ended up just grabbing some $20 Fotodiox adapters (no electronic contacts) for Nikon and OM manual focus lenses, and sold most of my Canon EF lenses. The adapted lenses were really more of a novelty when I first got into M4/3 but my latest camera, the Lumix G85, has focus peaking which makes manual focusing for still shots nearly as fast as the AF speeds I can get out of M4/3 cameras.
At the time I got my metabones I didn’t know of any decent alternatives but I’d definitely say the viltrox is a worthy option.
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The 24mm canon lens is an old lens and there have been issues with it when adapted with a speedbooster. The newer lenses work fine, its just an issue with some older canon EF lenses.
is that small stand on the lower adapter removable? How do you screw a camera with a Viltrox adapter and a lens on a tripod slate?
Hi. do you know if the Viltrox NF-M43X is the same quality and result as the EF. i know it doesn't do AF. i have a g7 / gh5 and nikon lenses.
hey there, I can't speak to it because I have not used it. I would think, however, that the adapters probably use the same glass element and just have different physical designs in the adapter to have proper distances for the lenses to work properly.
¿Viltrox EF-EOS M2 permite lentes aps-c? ¿O solamente los lentes full frame?
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thanks, I appreciate it!
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I don't know about youtuber, maybe eventually! I definitely want to stay on top of making more videos though! I've got a lot of travel videos I need to put together but i'm trying to improve as a speaker, thats the main area I want to grow right now! Thanks for watching! :)
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Do you reckon the face detection has improved with the v2.6 firmware? I've not used it much in the past
can you attached a leica 12-60mm made for lumix onto the viltrox ef-m2 ? or only canon lenses?
What doesn’t the focal length move to from 24mm with the viltrox? Or does it still remain 24mm?
Do they work with adapters for old lenses? Would /Konica-AR-Lens/AR->MFT/->speedbooster->/G9 work?
One HUGE downside to the viltrox is that the lens inside it can move with vibration after some time making it lose infinity focus. It is possible to readjust it, but it's a huge pain to do because the attached lens needs to come off each time you want to adjust the adapter optics. I'm considering spending the extra money on the metabones just so I don't have that problem
I really appreciate the info. The value for money given by the viltrox is exciting & unbelievable, happy that i will be using all my EF Canon lenses on the Gh 5. The 2 times crop factor the Gh 5 has, what will be the focal length if i use an EF 16-35 mm in my Gh 5 with the adapter ? & does it mean that it will be narrower
quick question, can you use viltrox ef-m2 for photogrphay as well? mine doesn't seem to adjust aperture when in photo mode on my gh4.. works fine with video mode.
Yep, I've used it plenty for photo, AF is sometimes unreliable so i usually use one shot and punch in to make sure its in focus, or just MF. Maybe there is a setting you need to adjust, i'm not too sure why it would not work in photo on gh4,
Hello Zach. I noticed that my Viltrox at wide open aperture has pretty noticeable soft picture in comparison to the same lens without adapter (which is very sharp even at wide open).
And this softening goes away if I close aperture by 1 stop. In your test it looks like Metabones also has this issue looking the same as Viltrox.
Is that true, that both of those adapters make more soft "foggy" image at wide open apertures?
Thanks for your comparison.
I definitely notice that at wide open apertures I got a purple colour cast and some sort of haziness. I would imagine that you would not be able to get the same sharpness with and without speedbooster because the lens was not designed to have any more glass in its way to the sensor. I typically don't use the lenses wide open because of those issues, only when its absolutely necessary in low light.
I just purchased a stigma 50mm 1.4f for my GH5 with either of these adapters work for it? And which is the best for it
Will the focus pulling in the GH5 still work?
Very helpful!
What booster do you like for the EF - S lens to the GH5?
I only own one EF-s lens the 18-35 and it works great! haven't use any other, only use FF lenses
Are you or anyone else having problems with the Viltrox speedbooster or adapter with the GH5? I have the GH5s and the Viltrox EF-M2 and I can't turn on IBIS. It's greyed out and won't let me alter it. I've tried the newest firmware upgrade for Viltrox (3.5) and also downgrading it to 2.3. It was 3.2 when I first got it. Frustrating as hell. Doesn't matter if I'm using the Sigma 18-35 or my canon 50mm lens.
so that canon 24mm is actually a 48 mm on a MFT due to the x2 crop factor but if attached to the MB XL it would be 30mm focal length? Noob question but whats the point of different focal lengths? like whats the best sweet spot lenses for a gh5 since it has a x2 crop factor and .64x? Also what about lenses that are variable such aat 18-35, how would a XL speedboost affect those? thanks and great vid
I think this is a really significant test of image quality. I have a two Zhongyis and a Viltrox and they all seem to give acceptable image quality including sharpness on APS-C bodies. If budget's a consideration then it's a no-brainer. But with some full-frame lenses you can get what to me is a noticeable loss of sharpness on a M43 body. If you want to use those lenses professionally that way it would be interesting to compare the .64 to the .71 and see how much of that sharpness you can recover. I'd rather use my good full-frames on all the formats I own and not have to buy high-end native glass for each. That's likely to cost a lot more than the Metabones. Just my $.02.
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Hello, i hope you still doing great this year.
I have question.
Lens: Canon EF 17-40 F4 L
Camera: Canon 5D mk ii & Sony A7ii
Adpater: Viltrox EF Nex IV
If i use canon FF sensor lens on canon FF camera and i shot on 17mm fl, the image output will be exactly 17mm wide.
When i use canon ff lens on sony ff camera body with the adapter & i do the same shooting on 17mm, would i get same result? I mean i get exactly 17mm wide image, or it will be different like wider or narrower image because there's something called mount conversion factor?
I ask this because im new to this adapter, and i want my canon lens work exactly like on my canon ff body.
Hi there, do you know much about the lens attachment failure when using manual lenses with the gh5 and the viltrox?
Nope I imagine it could be an issue because there is no communication from adapter to lens with manual lenses. must be a way to override it, but i'm not familiar with that issue. Only use AF lenses with my adapter, no manual ones.
hello thank you for you to made this testing the viltrox look working more smooth and i want to ask you the gh5 you use is upgrade to 2.4 firmware or not thank you
I was on the most recent firmware at the time, not sure when 2.4 came out but even still the AF is never gonna be great on the gh5, Contrast Detect AF-C will always keep hunting to constantly confirm focus.
What's the bg music you use? Thanks
I have a Gh5s tell me what speedbooster i need it
I heard the .64x metabones adapter is solely made for the GH4 which has a greater crop factor. It could damage the GH5 sensor considering that IBIS moves the sensor around and the .64x adapter digs deeper into the camera. There also would be more vignetting as well.
technically the .64x is designed for use with FF lenses and the .71 is meant to cover APS-C. I, along with many others I know, Used the metabones XL with the gh5 for years without and issues like damaging the sensor. There is more vignetting for sure in an aps-c lens like the 18-35, but its usably at around 20mm and beyond.
So when I look on amazaon.ca, I find that the 0.64 is 1350$ and not 650 like in your video, where did you find that price?? The Viltrox is still 250
Benjamin Combes $650 is the American price
How is the autofocus now after 2 years of updates of both camera and adapter(s)??
Important detail missing on the viltrox... There is lots of flaring when shooting a subject with a stronger backlight.
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thanks for comparison. Did you try other setting for auto focus mode.
thanks glad you liked it. No i didn't try other settings, but the AF-C is never gonna be great with contrast detect only. No matter how many updates, or tweaks, it'll just keep trying to acquire focus.adjusting back and forth.
With the metabones what do you mean by F0.9 read as f1.4?
some lenses aren't fully compatible so an f1.4 lens might read f1.4 on the camera because the adapter isn't communicating properly with that lens. whereas other 1.4 lens may read f0.9 wide open.
Zach Driftwood Thanks for the reply. I’m experiencing that with my sigma 50mm 1.4 on my metabones. It only reads 1.4 on the GH5s wide open. It should be reading 0.9. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
just bought the Viltrox adapter NF-M43X. Indeed it takes nice pictures with nice bokeh (I tried with the Nikon 1.8/85 mm and the Nikon 2/35 mm) on my Lumix GX85. But at infinity the lens cannot focus. Has anybody a tip to use these lenses at infinity?
Hey, great video. I have one question, can it be used without the auto-focus on a GH5? Ty
yes
GREAT VIDEO - I have the GH5 and trying to decide between the Sigma 18-35 lens and the Canon 24mm f1.4 lens - Do you have any footage or videos that I can see with the GH5/Canon 24mm combo? Also do you have any thoughts between these two choices of lens??
Hey there! I don't have footage of either readily available but I have owned both lenses for many years! the 24mm is still my favourite canon lens (even with its faults) but I also use it extensively for photography. If i had to pick between the two I would pick the 24mm. But if you don't have a FF camera I would consider the 18-35 over it. It is more versatile certainly having a short zoom range. the 18-35 basically lived on my c100 for event shooting. IF you are using it on GH5 or aps-c cameras I would say stick with it because its cheaper and its a fantastic lens.
Sorry for the extreme delay on responding to these. did you already make a decision?
Great video this was a lot of help. I’d assume the Nikon mount to MFT would be similar. I freaked out when I saw Jesse driftwood in the shot. I’m assuming you guys are bros?
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nice video. do you think panasonic gh2 with sigma 17-50(canon mount) i wiil be ok with viltrox adapter?
it works only for EF (FULL FRAME) mounting, not for the EF-S (APS-C)
@@bathnophienoya6196 ???
It should work fine yes! its designed to work with any EF mount lens. that lens is for the aps-c format, but the adapter is meant for aps-c and FF lenses.