35mm adapter Shootout

thanks man...

i've been meaning to cut a new one for quite some time. Thats stuff from mostly a few years ago now. I've been traveling a ton so i havent had time, but i'm putting it on my summer To Do list for once i'm home. Gettting a 35mm adapter is up there too. Actually its really high up there casue i have a few bigger projects coming up i would love to have an adapter for.
 
I have gotten much better results with my letus35a (no flip). Lighting is definately an issue with the letus 35, i over light and overlight again... it works out wonderful.
 
We ended up using two Flips in our current Hero Fest short. We definately had to REALLY over light the scenes, which was a bit of a bear, but once we had it lit for the Letus, they looked absolutely gorgeous. There's still more light loss than I'd like, but the images look great, and it's wonderful not having to flip the picture during production or post.

That said, I believe for our next shoot-out we'll have a bath tub test for anyone who says their adapter is air-tight. If they say it's air tight, then it should float when thrown in the tub, and have no water leaks. 3 of our 4 days were EXT shoots with rain towers, and we were continually soaked ... the Letus ended up taking water inside of it, so we know it's not air tight ... just needed to be further sealed with some additional hotglue and/or electrical tape.
 
Hey norm,the new SGpro is hitting the market. I got a ''prototype" or SG custom as i like to call it. I am a happy camper. its not perfect, but its also not a True SGpro, which wayne assures me is nearly perfect. check the grabs section for clips and video.
 
Excellent article guys. I'm sure it will be a big help to a lot of people. For anyone in the New York area that's interested, the NYC DVXUser group will be holding an "in-person" Sub-$1000 35mm adapter shootout in July. Stay tuned for details.
-Ryan
 
Glad you like the article. We had a fun time putting it together. And I enjoy Norms writting style. Makes it a good read.
 
progress ?

progress ?

hi there,

is there any progress in the construction of the sg35 pro lens adaptor ? I went to the site and it said that they ' re done next month and can start the sale. Is that correct or is the site not up to date ?
 
they are for sale, but they are no longr the sg35, its now the sgpro. a more advanced model.
 
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