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ZY Optics announced new Lens Turbo adapters for MFT. The three new products will be soon go on sale on [shoplink 57613 ebay]eBay (auction here)[/shoplink].
Press text:
Shenyang China, Jan 12, 2016 – Shenyang Zhongyi Optics (ZY Optics), a leading Chinese manufacturer of camera lenses and focal reducers, has provided additional options for Micro Four Thirds camera users by releasing three new Lens turbo adapters. The new adapters allows full frame lenses with M42 screw mount or Canon FD mount or Minolta MD mount to be used in Micro Four Thirds cameras with a wider angle of view and faster aperture. These new turbo adapters are compatible with cameras with Micro Four Thirds mount including the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera (BMPCC) and work extremely well for video production.
Similar to the previous Zhongyi Lens Turbo (ver II), the new MFT turbo adapter features a structure of 4 lens elements in 4 groups, including 1 extra-low dispersion element which helps in reduce the chromatic aberrations on the image. The angle of view of the camera lenses will be increased by 0.726x and the max. aperture will be improved by 1-stop. Version II of the lens turbo adapter has a complete different optical design from version 1 and a much improved coating. The optical performance also upgrades tremendously.
Purchase can now be made via ZY Optics official website (http://www.zyoptics.net/) or authorized resellers. Suggested retail price is USD 149.
Shenyang Zhongyi Optical & Electronic Company Limited Email: sales@zyoptics.net Website: http://www.zyoptics.net/
Current available lens turbo adapters conversions
About Us
Shenyang Zhongyi Optical and Electronic Company (ZY Optics) is a leading Chinese camera lens & adapters manufacturer. We currently manufacture and distribute lenses and lens turbo adapters under the brand name of ‘Mitakon’ & ‘Zhongyi’.
For more information about Shenyang Zhongyi Optical and Electronic Company Limited and our products information, visit our official website http://www.zyoptics.net
15 Responses
Can anyone confirm ‘the blue dot issue’ found in these cheaper boosters is still present here? Thanks!
All I know is that the blue spot was one of the major reasons for Zhongyi to do the redesign in the first place. I don’t know, though, how well they succeeded. There might be some people who do know, though, because, for other camera and/or lens mounts, the Lens Turbo II design has already been available for some time now…
Would be interested if they produce one for OM Zuiko lenses in both M43 and XF systems mounts
Would’ve interested in a 0.5x version for OM mounts to recreate the original field of view for those!
Unlikely, because you can OM -> EF -> m43
How will the quality compare to the extremely expensive products from metabones?
That’s the decisive question indeed. I used to have a Lens Turbo I for NEX that was, and pardon my French, crap. Since then I have replaced the NEX with an OM-D and I have a Metabones Speed Booster for Minolta lenses, which is very good. If the Lens Turbo II would have been around, I’d probably have tried one first.
Can these be used on EM1? I was of the impression that the ring of Metabones was to large to fit on it (the upper protruding part of the camera was in the way) and it would allow only EM5 to use them, which has a flat front.
Yes, I’m using the Minolta-M43 Speed Booster on an OM-D E-M1. As far as I know, the problem you mention only applied to early versions of the EF-M43 smart adapters and Speed Boosters, the current versions of which are fully compatible with the E-M1, too.
Thanks a lot for the info. That is good news! I have FF optics of my other system and I was curious to know if I could use them.
I still haven’t heard of seen anything from the Kipon Baveyes. Would be interesting to see how the Zhongyi ones compare. And throw in the similar priced R.J. Lens Turbo for good measurement. Someone should really do a shootout.
Same here, was hoping the Baveyes could be an affordable and decent option, but they are $300. But at $150, I think I can take a risk with this one, I guess. I’ve got a few M42 lenses that could use some more love. We’ll see.
Well… resellers of the Kipon ones take quite a bit of profit on the regular retail price.
Kipon official price is around 1330 CNY/RMB (202 USD). Can be had for 1080 (164 USD): http://world.taobao.com/item/525676168153.htm . It’s a painful process, but you can actually buy directly from Taobao I learned the other day (by doing). Had to add 10 USD for international shipping on a order and didn’t have the trouble of having to use some Taobao agent or pay the premium prices at other places like eBay. 300 USD… I mean, there’s just no way. Double or nothing. Well, nothing then.
I too have a lot of M42 stuff, Russian Zenit mostly. So I would really benefit from one as well. R.J. is great, but running nowhere near the professional kind of set-up Zhongyi has going on. And Zhongyi, or ZY Optics, what have you, have some fun stuff in their line-up, of which I have the 24mm f/1.7, 25mm f/0.95 and 42.5mm f/1.2 myself. However they might have interesting character, but I wouldn’t neccessarily say the optical quality is top notch… so I’d be scared that would translate into something a little iffy to use as focal reducer. I don’t need any funky alterations to how these vintage M42 lenses render.
And not that I’ve recently checked up on it, but I didn’t see any excitement or endorsements for the Baveyes. I know Kipon is a pretty solid brand. And the Bav in Baveyes stands for Bavaria, Bayern, Germany, because the focal reducers are a joint effort between both Kipon and the German IB/E Optics (the folks behind the (ughe*overpriced*ughe) Handevision brand). Should be decent, solid, optics, but em. Who can really say for sure…
manual or auto focus?
I tried to order on their website but the delivery address drop down doesn’t have Australia as a destination? I’ve emailed them about it.