Welcome to our community

Be a part of something great, join today!

  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Kipon PL to PL Focal Reducer Review

Zack Birlew

Well-known member
Joined
Dec 28, 2006
Messages
1,424
Reaction score
79
Points
48
Location
Las Vegas
Website
www.babsdoproductions.com
So Newsshooter did a review on the Kipon PL to PL Focal Reducer:

https://www.newsshooter.com/2024/10/21/kipon-pl-pl-0-7x-focal-reducer-review/

Sounds like it does a great job! The most exciting aspect is the ability to switch to Sony E mount and other mounts which effectively turns a S35 PL camera into a FF35 mirrorless camera! Of course, like many speedbooster options, wide open image quality drops a little despite giving an extra stop but knowing you have to stop down a little should balance everything out. The exciting camera combinations this opens up can really change the game for a production and the thought of using it even on our old RED One MX sounds like a blast! Of course, I am eager to see if this might allow stacking a Kipon Mamiya 645 speedbooster on top to get a double boost for medium format options. The only sticking point is the price at $5,480, so it definitely would be an investment piece for sure.

Any lenses and camera combinations you would be excited to use if given this as an option?
 
Back
Top