Metabones Announces TruePDAF Technology™ for Micro Four Thirds

[CLARIFICATION w.r.t. Olympus E-M1 series and OM System OM-1 series] Metabones transmits the same PDAF/IBIS data to the camera in the same way as the latest Panasonics, and gets a significant boost in AF speed. As you can see at 3:07, on an OM-1, even the AF point at the extreme corner still autofocuses instantly with a lens of 1987 vintage, that is how good the AF on OM is. However, the result achieved is not as consistent as Panasonic. [Second clarification w.r.t. Olympus E-M1 series and OM System OM-1 series] We realize it may appear that we are leaning towards Panasonic, but in reality the opposite is true: OM is our primary R&D platform and OM is where we put most of our effort into. It makes sense because Panasonic is the solved problem but OM is the final frontier. We are making the ultimate claim of native lens parity. Even though OM does not always meet that high bar (at the time of writing), its performance is nevertheless extraordinary and unprecedented. Metabones® announces TruePDAF Technology™ for Micro Four Thirds, with autofocus speed so fast that it is often practically indistinguishable from a native lens. When Metabones refreshed its Speed Booster® and Smart Adapter™ product lines for Micro Four Thirds to "Mark II", the initial announcement was that Mark I and Mark II ran the same firmware with the same performance. This is no longer the case with the introduction of TruePDAF Technology™, which utilizes the better Mark II hardware by storing lens profile data of more than 100 lenses in firmware. When a match is found, the Speed Booster's or Smart Adapter's LED glows pink (instead of white) to indicate that additional lens metadata is conveyed to the camera. This is exactly the same kind of metadata that a native lens reports to the camera. With that extra information, PDAF performs well even under less-than-ideal scenarios, such as low contrast, insufficient light, AF points in the corners of the frame and subjects near the lens' minimum focus distance. In addition, IBIS effectiveness is increased, particularly near macro distances where 5-axis gives the most additional benefit over 3-axis. 00:00 Intro 00:28 What is TruePDAF Technology? 00:59 Equipment requirements 01:46 More announcements to come! Subscribe! 02:01 Difference between Metabones Mark I and Mark II 03:27 A new generation is born 03:48 Odd/even-numbered firmware release schedule 04:20 Important configuration settings in Metabones App 04:34 I have a Mark I. Do I need to upgrade? 06:01 Don't heed outdated reviews or comments. 06:18 Outro https://metabones.com/article/of/True... #metabones #lumixgh7 #OM1 #G9II #microfourthirds