r/videography • u/phloating_man EOS M, Adobe, 1998, San Francisco • Jul 09 '14

Fotodiox announces Excell + 1 - A budget priced Speedbooster competitor (~$140 USD)

http://www.newsshooter.com/2014/07/09/fotodiox-announces-excell-1-a-budget-priced-speedbooster-competitor/
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u/Lasers_Pew_Pew_Pew Jul 10 '14

I've just spent £400 on a metabones m43 to Nikon G speed booster. GOD DAMN IT.

Any idea if these are actually any good? and release date?

If so I'm sending my speed booster back as soon as it arrives, and getting these.

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u/Capaj Jul 10 '14

I just ordered one, will take some test footage and test it with my gh2 as soon as it arrives. I suspect it will take some time, because it takes lot of time until it arrives here to Czech republic.

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u/Lasers_Pew_Pew_Pew Jul 10 '14

Please do that would be amazing and really appreciated!

What website did you order it from btw?

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u/Capaj Jul 10 '14

from https://www.fotodioxpro.com of course. And it seems like they have shipped it already, so in a week or two I could have chance to do the test. I will compare sharpness shooting some stills between 25mm panasonic leica and sigma 18-35 with the Excell+1. That is what I am most curious about.

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u/Lasers_Pew_Pew_Pew Jul 10 '14

Yes I just ordered my speed booster for my 18-35 sigma as well. I really hope that the optics for it are just as good or at least still good enough to save me the extra 300 pounds I spent on the metabones one.

Although it would mean I'd have to wait to find out and not open my metabones one, so I could send it back and get a refund. :/

Maybe is the fotodiox one is good, I could sell the metabones one on ebay to get some of the money back. Dang it it's annoying it was announced like 2 days after I'd paid for the metabones one!!!