It looks like Sony might have put some extra effort into making AF work with adapted lenses on the Sony a7RIII from the various Metabones Mark IV/Sigma MC-11 videos on the web. My Techart adapter still works great, but when using eye AF with it I get a lot of out of focus photos, yet the feature […]
Metabones added official Sony a9 support today with Firmware version 0.57 for the EF-E Smart Adapter Mark IV/V and EF-E Speed Booster Ultra. Hopefully, we will see some new reviews soon. This Firmware is For Metabones EF-E Speed Booster ULTRA 0.71x B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Metabones Canon EF/EF-S Lens to Sony E Mount […]
Firmware update V0.56 for EF-E Smart Adapter MARK IV and EF-E Speed Booster ULTRA Benefits and improvements: Fixed issue with SteadyShot icon on LCD display of the camera not corresponding to IS switch of Tamron 150-600/5-6.3 VC USD A011 when “choose between OIS and IBIS automatically” is chosen. Fixed blackout issue with A7S running Time […]
RELEVANT PRODUCTS This information is for the following models: EF-E Smart AdapterTM MARK IV (model number MB_EF-E-BM4 / MB_EF-E-BT4) EF-E Speed BoosterTM ULTRA (model number MB_SPEF-E-BM2 / MB_SPEF-E-BT2) ABOUT THIS DOWNLOAD Name: Firmware update V0.54 for EF-E Smart AdapterTM MARK IV and EF-E Speed BoosterTM ULTRA Release date: 16 Dec 2016 Benefits and improvements: Fixed autocrop recognition of Tamron 18-270/3.5-6.3 VC […]
Firmware update V0.53 for EF-E Smart Adapter MARK IV and EF-E Speed Booster ULTRA Benefits and improvements: Easier user interface to select between Green and Advanced mode using Metabones App, with separate settings for newer cameras and older cameras (except Mark I/II/III and original Speed Booster). Fix operation of Kenko Pro300 DGX (green dot) stacked […]
Dpreview: “We’ve tried out the new firmware on a Smart Adapter IV paired with a few lenses (Canon 35mm F1.4L II, 70-200 F2.8L II IS, Sigma 24mm, 35mm, and 50mm F1.4 Art) on the Sony a7R II. Phase-detect functionality appears to be limited to a very small central regions, which means lots of hunting if […]
