Which 35mm adapter would you buy? - DVXuser.com -- The online community for filmmaking

Jeremy Ordan · 02-15-2006, 04:00 PM

OK, I have searched and there are not really any head to head comparisons. If it was your money what would you buy:
Letus 35a (Price $500)
Wayne Kinney's SG35 (Price $500 after shipping)
RedRockMicro M2 (Price $1000)

I'm just really confused and have spent more hours than I want to admit to myself researching this only to end up where I started. Thanks for the help!

~Jeremy

Thomas J. O'Hara · 02-15-2006, 04:05 PM

it's not on your list, but i'm buying the G35.

but out of those-prolly the letus...i've heard and seen good things.

Jeremy Ordan · 02-15-2006, 04:07 PM

I left the G35 off the list because of the wait. If you don't mind me asking, why the G35 then?

tigeba · 02-15-2006, 04:48 PM

I am on the pre-order list for the G35 so that is my first choice. I think the footage from the beta units beats anything I have seen from any of the other adapters. My second choice would be the Redrock.

All the letus footage I have seen is uniformly soft and grainy. I'm pretty sure for $500 I could pull this off myself.

The SG35 seems like a knockoff of the M2 design. On some of the clips it looks ok, but still seems to suffer softness, vingetting and wierdness (pumping? strobing? not sure the right word) that results from the spinning GG. Look at the Z1 nighttime clip on the SG35 site and you can see all three of these in action.

Thomas J. O'Hara · 02-15-2006, 07:23 PM

i'm going G35 because it looks incredible!! have you seen the monterey video?

that sold me. I'm looking to do some music videos here soon and the G35 will greatly improve my images. (it really adds to that filmic look)

Norm Sanders · 02-15-2006, 07:48 PM

Not to make things tougher for you Yankee, but have you looked at the Go35 or My35, which have been discussed heavily in the DIY forum, and are even lower priced?

If you can wait, waltind and I will be performing our shoot out on Feb. 25th, with side by side comparisons on multiple units (SG35, Letus35, My35, etc.) on three DVX100a's at the same time. Res charts, live model with dramatic lighting, etc. Jarred's going to post the article, after I've been able to write it up & compile all the results, on DVXuser. Should be informative & beneficial to all, I hope.

It'll also be a chance to see Dakotapod's matte box and Indie Focus' geared follow focus in action with the adapters.

J.R. Hudson · 02-15-2006, 07:51 PM

Anyone have the official links to these ?

Blaine · 02-15-2006, 07:54 PM

I thought Edweirdo got some stunning results with his:
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=45972
Only problem, it's a one off.

Thomas J. O'Hara · 02-15-2006, 08:00 PM

www.cinemek.com - G35
www.redrock.com - M2

not sure about the other ones

Jeremy Ordan · 02-15-2006, 08:22 PM

The Letus is www.letus35.com
The SG35 is http://homepage.ntlworld.com/wayne.kinney/sg35.htm

I think I will wait for your tests. I have really given myself a headache with all these models out there and I just cannot figure out which one is worth the purchase. I have looked at the footage of a lot of units and they really look good, a little soft on some, but in general nice DOF. The problem for me is just which one to buy...

Its funny because I'm always bitching that with the corporate state sooner or later we're only going to have one choice, Walmart. This is the one time where I wish there was just one choice...

02-15-2006, 04:00 PM	#1
Jeremy Ordan Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 31,122	Which 35mm adapter would you buy? OK, I have searched and there are not really any head to head comparisons. If it was your money what would you buy: Letus 35a (Price $500) Wayne Kinney's SG35 (Price $500 after shipping) RedRockMicro M2 (Price $1000) I'm just really confused and have spent more hours than I want to admit to myself researching this only to end up where I started. Thanks for the help! ~Jeremy __________________ Before you ask use the DVXUser Search function

02-15-2006, 04:05 PM	#2
Thomas J. O'Hara Senior Citizen Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,464	it's not on your list, but i'm buying the G35. but out of those-prolly the letus...i've heard and seen good things. __________________ AQUAVIVUS.COM

02-15-2006, 04:07 PM	#3
Jeremy Ordan Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 31,122	I left the G35 off the list because of the wait. If you don't mind me asking, why the G35 then? __________________ Before you ask use the DVXUser Search function

02-15-2006, 07:23 PM	#5
Thomas J. O'Hara Senior Citizen Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,464	i'm going G35 because it looks incredible!! have you seen the monterey video? that sold me. I'm looking to do some music videos here soon and the G35 will greatly improve my images. (it really adds to that filmic look) __________________ AQUAVIVUS.COM

02-15-2006, 07:48 PM	#6
Norm Sanders Script Wrangler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vancouver (not BC), Washington (not DC). Posts: 4,460	Not to make things tougher for you Yankee, but have you looked at the Go35 or My35, which have been discussed heavily in the DIY forum, and are even lower priced? If you can wait, waltind and I will be performing our shoot out on Feb. 25th, with side by side comparisons on multiple units (SG35, Letus35, My35, etc.) on three DVX100a's at the same time. Res charts, live model with dramatic lighting, etc. Jarred's going to post the article, after I've been able to write it up & compile all the results, on DVXuser. Should be informative & beneficial to all, I hope. It'll also be a chance to see Dakotapod's matte box and Indie Focus' geared follow focus in action with the adapters. __________________ Check out the award-winning historical drama, "BERLIN", now available on a fully loaded & extras packed DVD! WINNER - BEST HISTORICAL FILMat the 2008 Route 66 Film Fest BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST SCORE, and BEST ART DIRECTION nominations at the 2008 AOF Fest www.MySpace.com/NormSanders

02-15-2006, 04:48 PM	#4
tigeba Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 673	I am on the pre-order list for the G35 so that is my first choice. I think the footage from the beta units beats anything I have seen from any of the other adapters. My second choice would be the Redrock. All the letus footage I have seen is uniformly soft and grainy. I'm pretty sure for $500 I could pull this off myself. The SG35 seems like a knockoff of the M2 design. On some of the clips it looks ok, but still seems to suffer softness, vingetting and wierdness (pumping? strobing? not sure the right word) that results from the spinning GG. Look at the Z1 nighttime clip on the SG35 site and you can see all three of these in action.

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02-15-2006, 07:54 PM	#8
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02-15-2006, 08:00 PM	#9
Thomas J. O'Hara Senior Citizen Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,464	www.cinemek.com - G35 www.redrock.com - M2 not sure about the other ones __________________ AQUAVIVUS.COM

02-15-2006, 08:22 PM	#10
Jeremy Ordan Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 31,122	The Letus is www.letus35.com The SG35 is http://homepage.ntlworld.com/wayne.kinney/sg35.htm I think I will wait for your tests. I have really given myself a headache with all these models out there and I just cannot figure out which one is worth the purchase. I have looked at the footage of a lot of units and they really look good, a little soft on some, but in general nice DOF. The problem for me is just which one to buy... Its funny because I'm always bitching that with the corporate state sooner or later we're only going to have one choice, Walmart. This is the one time where I wish there was just one choice... __________________ Before you ask use the DVXUser Search function

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