GH4 An metabones Speedbooster Play

[Matthew Sonnenfeld]

Take the mount back to the shop where you got it and try another in the store before you take it home. It sounds like a manufacturer defect and you should have no problems exchanging it. If the problem continues contact meatiness regarding a possible bad batch on their end.

Try other adapters, possibly with different mounts and from different manufacturers to see if it might somehow be the camera mount itself instead of the adapter.

It’s true that the Metabones mount should not have any play or at least be very minimal.

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[Vinnie Urgo]

Thanks but I’m in Montana… no stores here. Only online shopping.

Did you see the video link? That shows the amount of play. Is that minimal? It show up in the footage when focusing. Super scary as I’m heading to Peru on sunday and this is probably not getting resolved by then..

[Matthew Sonnenfeld]

Honestly, it doesn’t look like the lens is going to fall off. I’ve seen mounts with that much play if you really try to move it but in your video it is hard to tell how much force you are using. Still, it shouldn’t be seen while focusing that’s for sure. Sounds and looks to me like it doesn’t fit properly. I would try and overnight a replacement and return the defective mount. If both are bad it’s up to you how much trust you have in them traveling to Peru.

Co-President at fourB Productions, Inc.
Blackmagic Cinema Camera, RED Scarlet-X
2011 Macbook Pro 17″, 2.3 Ghz Quad Core, 16GB RAM
2008 Mac Pro 2.6 Ghz 8 Core, 10GB RAM
AJA IoXT, Blackmagic Intensity Pro, Blackmagic Mini Monitor
Adobe Production Premium CC, Avid Media Composer 7, Final Cut Pro Studio 3