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Hi Everyone,
I am looking to join the BMCC family. I have read every forum, here and there, about EF vs MFT. After reading them all I am still confused on what to choose.
Here is my situation: I am limited to a budget of about $3000. I own a set of Nikkor AI Primes all with EF adapters--as I owned a 5D II. I am looking to shoot a mockumentary style webisode and I am a one man team when it comes to camera, sound and lights.
With only owning the set of Nikkor's it seems all forums point to owning the MFT version. But, I have a feeling that the MFT, being a dumb mount, will be more expensive with needing to buy a speed booster and I have not found a good zoom lens for the MFT version. However, I do know that my Nikkor primes will be handy as the MFT to Nikon mount is much better than the EOS to Nikon mount.
As for the EF version it seems like I could just get the Tokina AT-X 16-28mm and pretty much be set for what I am doing. And it seems that the new Firmware coming out will give the EF version some added benefits that the MFT version doesn't have.
So, do you think the EF version, even though I would sacrifice the versatility of the MFT mount, be the better choice. Are there some things I might be overlooking? Thanks in advance.
I am looking to join the BMCC family. I have read every forum, here and there, about EF vs MFT. After reading them all I am still confused on what to choose.
Here is my situation: I am limited to a budget of about $3000. I own a set of Nikkor AI Primes all with EF adapters--as I owned a 5D II. I am looking to shoot a mockumentary style webisode and I am a one man team when it comes to camera, sound and lights.
With only owning the set of Nikkor's it seems all forums point to owning the MFT version. But, I have a feeling that the MFT, being a dumb mount, will be more expensive with needing to buy a speed booster and I have not found a good zoom lens for the MFT version. However, I do know that my Nikkor primes will be handy as the MFT to Nikon mount is much better than the EOS to Nikon mount.
As for the EF version it seems like I could just get the Tokina AT-X 16-28mm and pretty much be set for what I am doing. And it seems that the new Firmware coming out will give the EF version some added benefits that the MFT version doesn't have.
So, do you think the EF version, even though I would sacrifice the versatility of the MFT mount, be the better choice. Are there some things I might be overlooking? Thanks in advance.