Awesome video mate! I was super curious about this lens. Looks alot easier to go around with than the bigger one I got. The blackmagic glass is better than mine lol. I just filmed my new sony vg 30 review with my b4 lens and it looks great at f2.8! Should be up in a couple days.
Yeah I am really surprised how well a "budget" B4 lens performs optically. It's not perfect, but it's a lot better than I expected. Keen to see your new video when it comes out 😊🤙
Yeah, the BEE-CAM adapter I make in B4-SonyE, B4-Micro4/3 and B4-CanonRF. So yeah been making Micro4/3 ones for a while now. I just prefer to shoot these videos with my FS7 in S16 mode.
Hey Mate, yes I ship to the UK. Have already sent a few over there over the past 6 months. You can find my email in the "about" section of this TH-cam channel. Shoot me an email 😊 if I type it out here I will get too much spam from bots in my inbox😅
Good afternoon, James. Already saw that you can make an adapter for MFT (GH5s). Can you make a version BEE-ADAPTER with Leica M-Mount in order to be able to use the adapter on the Fuji X, L, Kinefinity Mount cameras? I don't know what the focal length of this adapter is for maximum focusing on the camera sensor* If it is possible, I would definitely order such an adapter because of its versatility and would promote its purchase for rentals in my city. I want to advance the theme of 2/3 and 1/2 TV glass in my region. For that, I need to show people that by ordering an adapter from you, you can put it on any mirrorless camera and buy a set of cheap glass (2 glasses for $500).
Hi mate, yes I make the adapter to suit Micro4/3 mount cameras. The other mounts I offer are Canon RF and Sony E. I don't offer any other mount just yet as I would be unable to do calibration testing without a camera in that mount. It should be possible to make it to suit any mirrorless or rangefinder mount eventually. The adapters I make are not high enough quality at this time to be rental grade. They are more an experimental small batch product. The adapters I make only suit 2/3" B4. 1/2 and 1/3 have different flange depths and mount geometry despite looking very similar to a standard 2/3" mount.
Looks impressive for a budget lens. Out of curiosity, does anyone know why you get lenses with only minor differences in specs? e.g. is there really much difference between the YJ19x9 featured here and the YJ18x9 other than a tiny increase in zoom range?
I don't have a factual answer on that one, but my theory is the incrementally longer zoom ranges indicate each generation of the lens. B4 lenses used to be zoom ranges like 7x7 or 14x9 low zoom ratios, and eventually each generation seems to increase up to 20x and 23x zoom ratios in a portable lens, and 35x in a 'semi portable' lens. I think we have reached a bit of a peak through as we have been making 21x, 22x and 23x lenses for a while now. Maybe they are focusing on quality rather than range now 🤷
@@jamesandcamera That makes sense. I think you may end up reaching the limits of the laws of physics if you want to make the zoom range much longer than they are now.
Awesome video mate! I was super curious about this lens. Looks alot easier to go around with than the bigger one I got. The blackmagic glass is better than mine lol. I just filmed my new sony vg 30 review with my b4 lens and it looks great at f2.8! Should be up in a couple days.
Yeah I am really surprised how well a "budget" B4 lens performs optically. It's not perfect, but it's a lot better than I expected.
Keen to see your new video when it comes out 😊🤙
that is Fantastic! have you made an adapter for the Panasonic GH5S [mtf mount] to use a B4 Fujinon lens?
Yeah, the BEE-CAM adapter I make in B4-SonyE, B4-Micro4/3 and B4-CanonRF.
So yeah been making Micro4/3 ones for a while now. I just prefer to shoot these videos with my FS7 in S16 mode.
Great video, James. Is there a link to contact you? Do you ship to the UK? Thanks.
Hey Mate, yes I ship to the UK. Have already sent a few over there over the past 6 months.
You can find my email in the "about" section of this TH-cam channel. Shoot me an email 😊 if I type it out here I will get too much spam from bots in my inbox😅
@@jamesandcamera thanks James. I’ve just found you on Instagram and have sent you a message there.
Good afternoon, James. Already saw that you can make an adapter for MFT (GH5s). Can you make a version BEE-ADAPTER with Leica M-Mount in order to be able to use the adapter on the Fuji X, L, Kinefinity Mount cameras? I don't know what the focal length of this adapter is for maximum focusing on the camera sensor*
If it is possible, I would definitely order such an adapter because of its versatility and would promote its purchase for rentals in my city. I want to advance the theme of 2/3 and 1/2 TV glass in my region. For that, I need to show people that by ordering an adapter from you, you can put it on any mirrorless camera and buy a set of cheap glass (2 glasses for $500).
Hi mate, yes I make the adapter to suit Micro4/3 mount cameras. The other mounts I offer are Canon RF and Sony E. I don't offer any other mount just yet as I would be unable to do calibration testing without a camera in that mount.
It should be possible to make it to suit any mirrorless or rangefinder mount eventually.
The adapters I make are not high enough quality at this time to be rental grade. They are more an experimental small batch product.
The adapters I make only suit 2/3" B4. 1/2 and 1/3 have different flange depths and mount geometry despite looking very similar to a standard 2/3" mount.
Looks impressive for a budget lens. Out of curiosity, does anyone know why you get lenses with only minor differences in specs? e.g. is there really much difference between the YJ19x9 featured here and the YJ18x9 other than a tiny increase in zoom range?
I don't have a factual answer on that one, but my theory is the incrementally longer zoom ranges indicate each generation of the lens.
B4 lenses used to be zoom ranges like 7x7 or 14x9 low zoom ratios, and eventually each generation seems to increase up to 20x and 23x zoom ratios in a portable lens, and 35x in a 'semi portable' lens.
I think we have reached a bit of a peak through as we have been making 21x, 22x and 23x lenses for a while now. Maybe they are focusing on quality rather than range now 🤷
@@jamesandcamera That makes sense. I think you may end up reaching the limits of the laws of physics if you want to make the zoom range much longer than they are now.