Hi Dan, At work watching your video' Yes I have the same booster for my 90d and they are a cool product' I think other company's had to stop making them over a copyright issue, Really enjoyed your In depth info on these... Best 73s Dan to you and your family and have a Very Very Merry Xmas and all the VERY VERY Best for 2024....Have a nice one Dan from the uk dude...
I read that Canon is allowing 3rd party manufactures to introduce new Speed Boosters. I think the article said that Meike will be releasing one shortly! Hopefully its less expensive than the Canon one at almost $600!
Mirrorless cameras have existed for decades. The first digitals were mirrorless. Eg I've got a 25 year old Fuji 6MP mirrorless with zoom lens. They existed before then too. Upgrading to a DSLR (18MP APS-C) saw advantages and disadvantages. What's newish is interchangeable lens mirrorless bodies.
I owned (for a few days) the Viltrox but returned it due to soft images at large apertures. It did not start looking useable (my definition - obviously not yours) until stopped down 2-3 stops. That negated the benefits of extra speed so all I was given was a wide angle, soft focus lens. Were you happy with the results? I thought I saw softness in your video but that may just be me seeing what I expected to see. To me, rather than 'boosting' my 50mm f/1.8 lens to f/1.2, it made more sense just to bump up the ISO. I had similar results trying it on my Canon EF 16-35 f/4L. There is also a possibility of using software (Topaz) to offset sharpness or noise problems for stills or video. That leaves the only reason for the booster to soften the backgrounds. Now you can buy 9mm f/2.8 RF lenses for less than the booster. How do you see this affecting the desire for this accessory?
