Metabones Latest Firmware Update Improves Focus Speed with Sony a7RII
Metabones firmware update 0.46 offers PDAF speed and stability improvement with most Canon EF lenses on Sony a7RII, faster wake up from sleep after auto power off/on and numerous bug fixes using Metabones Smart Adapter IV (Order here) and Metabones EF-E Speed Booster ULTRA 0.71x (Order Here).
I’ve been testing a beta version of this firmware for several weeks now and it improves focus speed and accuracy with a number of Canon EF lenses.
ABOUT THIS UPDATE:
Name: Firmware update V0.46 for EF-E Smart AdapterIV and EF-E Speed Booster ULTRA
Release date: 10 Nov 2015
Benefits and improvements:
RELEVANT PRODUCTS
Metabones Smart Adapter IV (Order Here) and Metabones EF-E Speed Booster ULTRA 0.71x (Order Here)
FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD LINKS:
Get the latest Firmware update for Metabones EF-E Smart Adapter Mark IV: MAC | WIN
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
MAC:
Apple Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks or later
WIN:
Windows Vista SP2
Windows 7 SP1
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows 10
DOWNLOAD NOTES:
RUN THE SOFTWARE UPDATE
You’ll get a screen prompt telling you once Firmware has successfully updated and you’re done.
PLEASE NOTE: I strongly advise using the Micro USB cable supplied with your Sony camera as other cables may not transfer data properly.
FIRMWARE HISTORY:
Firmware update V0.45 for EF-E Smart Adapter IV and EF-E Speed Booster ULTRA
Release date: 6 Oct 2015
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Firmware update V0.44 for EF-E Smart Adapter IV and EF-E Speed Booster ULTRA
Release date: 22 Sep 2015
Benefits and improvements:
Firmware update V0.43 for EF-E Smart Adapter IV and EF-E Speed Booster ULTRA
Release date: 18 Sep 2015
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Limitations include:
Firmware update V0.41 for EF-E Smart Adapter MARK IV
Release date: 1 Jun 2015
Benefits and improvements:
Firmware update V0.40 for EF-E Smart Adapter MARK IV
Release date: 3 Feb 2015
Benefits and improvements:
Firmware update V0.39 for EF-E Smart Adapter MARK IV
Release date: 29 Dec 2014
Benefits and improvements:
Firmware update V0.37 for EF-E Smart Adapter MARK IV
Release date: 20 Nov 2014
Benefits and improvements
Firmware update V0.36 for EF-E Smart Adapter MARK IV
Release date: 31 Oct 2014
Benefits and improvements
Firmware update V0.34 for EF-E Smart Adapter MARK IV
Release date: 8 Oct 2014
Benefits and improvements
Firmware update V0.32 for EF-E Smart Adapter MARK IV
Release date: 14 Aug 2014
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