Which Adapter

[ryguy4944]

I know this has probably been posted before thousands of times, but I really just need a specific answer. I am a college student with money saved for one purpose, making films. So I need the best adapter I can get for the cheapest. Id rather just buy one instead of making one because I dont want to risk any damage to the camera or what not. I have a panasonic dvx100b and I want to know what your opinions on the best adapter. I would appreciate it seeing as how I dont know that much at all about adapters.

Thanks

[Grug]

Order yourself the "budget" version of the Letus35 Extreme. It's affordable, flips the image for you, and only loses 1/2 stop of light. All of which makes it the best option for someone who doesn't know much about adapters.

[disjecta]

The one Grug is talking about is the Letus "Economy" model.

[Look 1st]

If I were you Id take a look at the myriad of adapters for sale in the marketplace.
Look for footage shot on one that is in your price range, and buy the one that seems like it would make the most sense for YOUR needs.

You can get a great deal on a nice used adapter going this route.

[TimurCivan]

Nah, just get the Letus economy. ( and this is coming from an ardent sgpro user) For the price, convenience etc... its the best.

If you can afford a marshall monitor, etc, then id say look at others but he seems to need something that "just works well" for a fair price.

[Look 1st]

Timur you have a point but with something like this Brevis with 5hrs on it (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=112290) going for $800 and a Letus Economy going for $900 new, Id choose the scalability of the Brevis, save the $100 and put it towards the next needed item for the DVX.

I dunno, theres alot of good options for you no matter how you decide :beer:

[disjecta]

Yes, Look 1st but in your scenario, you are actually only paying an additional $100 for a warrantied item and, more importantly, a built in flip. It's not exactly apples to apples...

[Chenopup]

Remember though, as of now, there is only $300 difference between the Letus Extreme and and the Letus Economy - not much at all - however if that still makes the difference, the Economy is going to rule - let's not forget that we've got oodles of great footage links on this site already from early Letus versions that were plastic as well :)

-cheno

[Look 1st]

Tis true, but Cinevate has a long list of happy clients and the Brevis is a well made pice of equipment, so the warranty may not be that big of a factor.
The Letus Economy is new and you may just need to exercise the use of that warranty, which could end up being a bigger pain in the you know what.

the Brevis is also scalable, and of course cinevate is coming out with their flip module.

The Letus Economy is no doubt a great choice but there may be others too is all I was saying.

I bought an Extreme for a few good reasons, one of which is the stated $300 price savings for more :beer: :D

[TimurCivan]

ok, but consider this. With an LEecon, he can shoot easily with the stock LCD. no 1700$ marshall Monitor needed. So yes a used brevis is a 100$ cheaper, but is it really 100$ cheaper?

[Look 1st]

Tough crowd tonight ..lol

[ryguy4944]

Hey guys I really appreciate the responses, and I have been looking at the aforementioned adapters, ill have to take one more close look and then Im going to make my decision.

[Dennis Wood]

Well, we're biased of course, but it's true that for $1300, we can have you fixed up with a dedictated flipped Brevis, and for $1500 an adapter that is fully functional flipped, or non-flipped. Here are the differences between the Letus and Brevis:

1. 100% carbon fibre/CNC aluminum chassis...no plastic.
2. Interchangeable imaging elements that guarantee performance with even slow zooms.
3. Full support for PL and OCT19 cinema lenses.
4. Micro-collimating lens mounts (all of them)
5. Unit can be used in both flip, and non-flip modes for run'n gun off rails.
6. Full carbon rails setup, for all cameras and flip options.
7. Modular design which is upgradeable as updates become available.
8. Industry leading light efficiency and usable field of view from 35mm SLR lenses.

[Barry_Green]

1. There's no plastic in the Extreme either, at least in the body (I haven't disassembled it of course).

3. Extreme doesn't have those yet, but they're supposed to be working on 'em.

7. Excellent design advantage for the Brevis.

8. I don't accept this claim until it's tested side by side. The Extreme also allows full VistaVision field of view, and a total of 1/2 stop light loss. The Brevis' light loss changes based on what ground glass is used, so one would have to compare apples to apples and get a ground glass that has comparable vignetting/hotspot performance to compare them. Not saying the Brevis won't win that comparison, we won't know until it's compared, but I do think it'd be astounding if the Brevis plus an add-on flip unit would be actually more light transmissive than the Extreme.