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RJ Lens Turbo m43 adapters
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  • gamebgameb

    RJ booster M42 with Helios 44-2 looks great, looks like it is giving a little boost also to this normally quite low contrasty lens.

  • CameraRickCameraRick

    Yet together with the Adapter, it seems the "swirlyness" improves.

    On my Samyang, you get the oval bokeh with pointy ends (sorry for description) very visible, yet the same Lens on a 5D will have them but much less, and only on the widest points (which is wider then e.g. GH2+Adapter)

    I don't mind it, but something to keep in mind

  • vicharrisvicharris

    Ahhh, yes, I was referring to the swirling bokeh as well.

  • aaronchicagoaaronchicago

    Here's a screenshot with the Rokinon 85mm @ 1.5 with GH3

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  • Adam_MercierAdam_Mercier

    It may be the adapter, I do not recall the lens doing this on his own

  • haavardhaavard

    So that shot is with the Takumar SMC 50/1.4? My Takumar's have nice and smooth bokeh, but not swirly like a Helios 44M. Is it the adapter that is making this bokeh, or is it just a version of the Takumar's that have swirly bokeh?

  • Adam_MercierAdam_Mercier

    @vicharris The Takumars SMC are known for their great bokeh and the faster aperture of the speed booster makes the 50mmf1.4 a very nice bokeh lens. I cant wait to get my smayang 85t1.5 to test it on the speed booster!

  • IronFilmIronFilm

    I understand Micro Four Thirds is a much bigger market than Nikon 1, but if RJ did this then they'd be only people providing a focal reducer for Nikon 1 system so they might sell more than for m4/3 which gets divided among many other competitors.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Is there any chance of a RJ Nikon F to Nikon 1 Lens Turbo?? If it is a 0.51x or wider like the one for the BMPCC that would be fantastic, but even keeping the same 0.71x would still be absolutely great!

    Have no idea for now. If Nikon 1 will become big success, may be.

  • IronFilmIronFilm

    Is there any chance of a RJ Nikon F to Nikon 1 Lens Turbo?? If it is a 0.51x or wider like the one for the BMPCC that would be fantastic, but even keeping the same 0.71x would still be absolutely great!

    http://nikonrumors.com/2014/01/29/nikon-rumors-what-to-expect-in-the-next-few-months-2.aspx/ "I am almost certain that there will be new Nikon mirrorless lenses announced at CP+. A redesigned Nikon 1 V3 camera with 4k video is also very likely."

    Nikon 1 cameras can already do 4K raw video (in very very short bursts), and if they get 4K compressed video that could be interesting.

    Anyway, I imagine a Focal Reducer for the Nikon 1 system would hold an appeal to many people (especially as their 1" sensor is so small it can make the FoV unweildly when usually using your DSLR lenses on it :-/ ).

  • aaronchicagoaaronchicago

    I got mine in today as well. Here are a couple of screen shots. GH3, Rokinon 35mm, F4. Focus is on the Vegetarian Cookbook.

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  • RamboRambo

    :-)

  • vicharrisvicharris

    @Adam_Mercier What the hell is going on with the bokeh in that shot with the guy?! Wow that is crazy. What lens is that?

  • Adam_MercierAdam_Mercier

    I experianced the blue flare problem shooting last nigth : Only happens at very small apertures with direct light on the lens. happened with my samyang 14t3.1 and my tak 50f1.4 Otherwise I'm happy, but I noticed something really strange : the focusing scale on the samyang seems to be working in reverse with the RJ, I need to focus near minimum distance to get infinity focus! the scale is completely wrong, any input on this?

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  • IronFilmIronFilm

    @CameraRick @Psyco , thanks, that sounds fantastic about the Tokina 11-16mm!

  • harlequin7harlequin7

    Last week got mine and I must say I'm impressed! GH3 + Nikkor lenses (also new ones) works great at night clubs. Also tested with Sigma 35m F1.4 with no problems whatsoever. I must run some daylight tests also to get more results.. but still the first looks are amazing for this low price.

  • CameraRickCameraRick

    @gameb It's the evidence that the minus green-gel I just ordered for the LED giving a backlight is an investion worth :) It's the grading and the light, not the Adapter (this is shot on BMCC though)

    @Tjabo I tried to also give a look at the edges, as those are (as you can see on any ISO chart) not too well. Yet I don't see a really big problem tbh. Personally I like what I'm getting from it - the 55mm for example is not a too sharp lens at all, but you can see how well e.g. the Samyang performs slightly stopped down! :)

    @IronFilm It works perfectly with the GH2. SLIGHTEST vignetting (like, you see it on a white wall) at 11mm. Focus to 11,5 or 12mm and you have it out of the way - not a problem at all! :) I can make you an image of what I mean, but I'm not home tonight so it would be tomorro evening. I don't have another MFT Camera, but I can show you in 16:9 and 3:2 which is, from what I understand, what other MFTs record on the widest setting

    @Psyco To be honest, I don't know. I have a fulltime job so you can imagine I only have time in the evenings to test this, haha :) However I did a test in my bedroom, and I could focus to everything (even 4m away), without reaching to infinity on the Lens indication. I want to make tests regarding this on the week end, when it's still bright outside to see for sure :)

  • PsycoPsyco

    @CameraRick So your Lens Turbo was set correctly for infinity focus with the Tokina out of the box?

  • PsycoPsyco

    @IronFilm no, the Tokina 11-16mm works quite good with the Lens Turbo and GH2. Its just that you get some vignetting when going super wide to 11mm (this would be equivalent to a 8mm F2.0 lens!).

    To avoid it, just zoom in a bit (to 12mm?) which will give you the same FoV when using the Tokina at 11mm on a camera with smaller sensor (GH1,..).

    But I haven't used the combo on any other camera.

  • IronFilmIronFilm

    @CameraRick @Psyco , unfortunate to hear the Tokina 11-16mm doesn't work on the wider sensor of the GH2.

    I've got the RJ Lens Turbo myself, and use a GH1 (and will probably get one of the G3/G5/G6 by the end of the year) and looking at getting the Tokina 11-16mm to use with the RJ Lens Turbo for ultra wide shots.

    Have you tried the Tokina 11-16mm with the RJ Lens Turbo on any other Micro Four Thirds cameras than the GH2?

  • blackroomblackroom

    Yes my Canon EF version is loose on the camera side, on both the GH2 and BMPCC. Nikon version is almost too tight on the Pocket cam.

  • TjaboTjabo

    @CameraRick, that image quality looks VERY nice to me, do you agree? I've been really tempted by the setup of the Lens Turbo and the Tokina, and this didn't help! Lol

  • gamebgameb

    I see some green on your white walls (are they white?) in a few shots. I had the same doubt with mine. Is it the green issue of the gh2? Is it the lens? Is it the booster? Thx for the test anyway.

  • CameraRickCameraRick

    Here's a little something in video. I don't have a Vimeo Plus so no 1080p anyway, uploading a better version the G+ Drive and adding a Link to the Video later

  • CameraRickCameraRick

    Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but I don't have that. I never changed position of the elements

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