What if Metabones produced an M to T Speedboost Adpter

[MarkP]

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I have used the R to NEX Speed Boost adapter for the 2.0/35 Summicron on my nephew's Nex-7 which keeps it as a 35mm (rather than a 50) but boosts the speed to f1.4 with very impressive results.

 

Metabones®

 

 

So a Metabones M to T Speed Booster would allow one to use M lenses at their intended focal length but a stop faster. On the Leica T, with such an adapter, a 1.4/35 Summilux FLE becomes a 1.0/35, a 1.4/50 Summilux becomes a 1.0/50, and a 0.95/50 Noctilux becomes a....you do the calculation.....

 

Any bet it would also be cheaper than the Leica M to T adapter.

Edited April 26, 2014 by MarkP

[imants]

I am sure metabones will come to the party

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[Peter H]

........ a 0.95/50 Noctilux becomes a....you do the calculation.....

 

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I've worked it out and unless I'm mistaken, if you stack a couple of speed boost adapters to a Noctilux at a reasonably high iso setting you'll be able to take a photo of tomorrow afternoon.

[MarkP]

I've worked it out and unless I'm mistaken, if you stack a couple of speed boost adapters to a Noctilux at a reasonably high iso setting you'll be able to take a photo of tomorrow afternoon.

 

So if you fit the same adapters backwards you'll be able to take a photo of yesterday

afternoon.

Edited April 26, 2014 by MarkP

[gyoung]

There are no speedbooster adapters for M to anything as far as I know, no room in such a thin adapter. They only come for slr lenses, and most seem to say you lose corner sharpness, whats the point of that for such great lenses.

 

Gerry

[MarkP]

There are no speedbooster adapters for M to anything as far as I know, no room in such a thin adapter. They only come for slr lenses, and most seem to say you lose corner sharpness, whats the point of that for such great lenses.

 

Gerry

 

Party pooper,