German cine accessory manufacturer Chrosziel has just announced a new and apparently very handy lens adapter: the Chrosziel Meta Mount E-PL bridges the gap between your precious PL-mount cine lens and any (Sony) camera with an active E-mount. Furthermore, the Meta Mount not only delivers metadata from the lens to the camera but also lens control data to the lens when a broadcast lens is used. There you have it, that first paragraph was just about all there is to say about this new Chrosziel Meta Mount E-PL adapter. But let’s do the work and dig a little deeper, shall we? Mounting a lens on a non-native mount on the camera side can be daunting. It’s not just about mechanics, it’s about precision! If the lens is even 1/10 of a millimeter too far from the sensor plane, it will be difficult to get the infinity focus right. So if you have to use an adapter, make sure you get a very good one. The new Chrosziel Meta Mount E-PL. Image credit: Chrosziel Chrosziel has a reputation for supplying very precise tools for the film industry, especially camera support accessories, but also matte boxes, and lens motors. This time we’ll take a look at the Chrosziel Meta Mount, as this device is a kind of hybrid: it’s a mechanical lens adapter for mounting PL lenses on Sony E-mount cameras. But it’s also an electronic bridge that transmits lens data signals from the attached lens to the host cameras and, conversely,...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 9 September, 2022