Metabones Speedbooster Canon EF to Micro 43rds

[Jim Pascoe]

Yesterday I ordered one of the new Speedboosters to go with my also new Olympus EM-1.  I have just seen a warning online that it will not fit The Olympus.  Looking at the Metabones website I now see it appears to be updated and list the adaptor as not compatible with the EM1, EM5 or EM10.  I wish they had pointed this out before marketing it.  I am in the UK so it will take a while to arrive but I am hoping they may be able to cancel my order before it is shipped.  This is quite a disappointment as I was looking forward to using my large range of EF lenses with the camera.

Has anyone had dealings with Metabones and are they good at sorting out customer problems?

Jim

[Manoli]

Has anyone had dealings with Metabones and are they good at sorting out customer problems?

I've purchased quite a few adapters from them. They ship their orders from Hong Kong and there's little, if any, email response from them in the US unless it's relating to a pre-sales enquiry. Not the best experience. If at all possible (which I appreciate it is not in this particular case) I try and keep to Novoflex.  

M

[Jim Pascoe]

Update

Metabones have promptly replied and refunded my payment.  Excellent service.

However I am still very disappointed about not being able to use the Speedbooster on my new Olympus.  Hopefully they will make a modified version in the near future.  I suppose their target market is the Panansonic GH line for video use - but the Olympus market must be growing rapidly too.

Jim

[donbga]

Update

Metabones have promptly replied and refunded my payment.  Excellent service.

However I am still very disappointed about not being able to use the Speedbooster on my new Olympus.  Hopefully they will make a modified version in the near future.  I suppose their target market is the Panansonic GH line for video use - but the Olympus market must be growing rapidly too.

Jim

Perhaps I'm misinformed but I thought the MK III worked with the E-M1. Is that the model you ordered?

Thanks,

Don Bryant

[Jim Pascoe]

Perhaps I'm misinformed but I thought the MK III worked with the E-M1. Is that the model you ordered?

Thanks,

Don Bryant

Hi Don

This is the one I looked at
http://www.metabones.com/products/details/MB_SPEF-m43-BM1

It has only just been launched and in fact Metabones have now updated the spec to show it as not compatible.  As far as I can make out it is because the overhang on the EVF in front of the camera protrudes quite a way and clashes with the large diameter adaptor.  A great pity and I'm surprised Metabones did not take the Olympus cameras into account - unless it is not technically simple to make the adaptor a smaller diameter because of the lens it houses.

Jim