Firmware update for Metabones Canon EF to Micro Four Thirds Smart Adapter / Speed Booster V2.0

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1. Can a seasoned user of these Metabones adapters perhaps comment how this thing works in real life (say using Canon tele lenses on m43, especially with EM-1, EM-5 bodies in my case)?
   What about other Canon lenses not mentioned in Metabones compatibility chart?
   Is Metabones still developing the product to include other Canon lenses, currently not compatible?

   Regards, Yeti,,,

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   1. +1. But not only Canon lenses, what about the myriad of legacy glass out there.

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   2. All autofocus lenses are supported (except otherwise listed on the Metabones compatibility table). The best combination is with a late-model Panasonic (G7, GX8) and a late-model Canon-brand lens (e.g. 100-400 II, 100/2.8L Macro, etc.) with the fastest AF even in low light low contrast conditions. EM-1 has the broadest lens compatibility because of its PDAF capability, and its AF is the most accurate across the most adapted lenses for this reason, but it is not always the fastest. Under some conditions Panasonic is faster with CDAF. EM-5 is fast and accurate with late-model Canon-brand lenses, but may be less accurate with older Canon lenses (e.g. 50/1.8 II, 300/4L IS) and third party lenses (e.g. Sigma). Note that AF during video works only on Panasonic but not Olympus. It has been conjectured that Olympus disabled video AF for adapted lenses so that noises from the autofocus motor does not get recorded. Hope this answers your question.

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2. and???

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3. How do you post a FIRST comment in a thread? When there are no comments, Disqus is invisible, and the built-in comment interface says it cannot post a comment because Disqus is active.

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   1. Well, that sounds like a serious question, coming from you…

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      1. The sites have bugs, and don’t show Disqus sometimes when there are no comments yet.

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