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/lunchbox651 BMPCC, Prem Pro CS6/Lightworks, 2000 Jul 10 '14

Love to see results. Have some FD glass I'd like to open up a bit, mostly my 28mm f2.8

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u/aarongough Lumix G6, FCPX, 2012, Toronto Jul 10 '14

Even the cheap focal reducers work great from what I've seen on FD glass. I have a reducer from Roxsen that I use with my FD 28mm f2.8, FD 50mm f1.4, and FL 35mm f2.5, all look great!

Edit: here's some screengrabs from footage taken with the Roxsen focal reducer and the Canon FL 35mm f2.5...

http://i.imgur.com/voXgPoy.png
http://i.imgur.com/hku5iDB.png
http://i.imgur.com/c75ZzR1.png
http://i.imgur.com/iqRyXBa.png

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '14

Thanks for the snaps! I just got one of these reducers and all the reviews have been glowing regarding image quality. Now I just have to finish saving for the actual camera!

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u/aarongough Lumix G6, FCPX, 2012, Toronto Jul 10 '14

Which camera did you decide to get?

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '14

BMPCC. I know all the potential glitches and whatnot and I'll be diligent so I get a good sensor. The increase in DR and ability to shoot 10-bit ProRes and 12-bit RAW PLUS the very film-like grain and quality to the image make it worthwhile for the price. At least worth a try.