Brevis 35 vs. m2 redrock adaptor

Biran wrote "Just to clarify - the M2 is available now and ships within one week. There is no waiting list."

Are you sure Brian ? I have ordered mine since 11 days and there is nothing in my mailbox...
 
AbstracTheory said:
a friend and I are doing a side by side comparison of the M2 and the brevis as soon as the brevis comes in... results coming as soon as possible
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is it coming pretty soon??
 
I'm ordering the brevis 35mm HD bundle, what mount would be best for me, I'm a semi budgetless self proclaimed filmmaker who occassionaly does a music video too.

Pete
 
I went with the Nikon mount, and used lenses of excellent quality are in abundance. Apparently, all the photographers went digital, so a whole mess of amazing Nikons are sitting in my local camera shop (and BH's used section) for about 1/3 retail. Just picked up an UNTOUCHED nikon 28mm 2.8 AIS for about 100 bucks.
 
rgdfilms said:
Like Abstract Theory just said, he and I will be doing a shootout between these two adapters with a little write-up review to go along with - I currently own the M2 and I love it, except for a few issues - The Brevis caught my eye due to its easy setup time and run and gun abilities - We will know soon enough!

The test will consist of Nikkor lenses and a 3-5 locations and lighting setups..

28mm 2.8
35mm 2.0
50mm 1.8 (my favorite)
85mm 2.0

Expect this around the third week of October..

:beer:
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Did this happen yet? If not, I'll bring my Letus35 Flip Enhanced and it can be a three way shootout. That way we can finally get some comprehensive side by side comparisons. I've had the Letus a couple days now on my DVX100A and it's sharp and bright, but want to know how it will handle on the HVX200. Quyen, the creator of the Letus, said that it will work. Let's put it to the test.
 
If you are talking about the LetusHD100 it is here http://www.letus35.com/page4.html and is only for the JVC HD100 Series.

Looking at the photos it seems like the base of the LetusXL and LetusHD100 is the Letus Flip Enhanced which is what I have. It will mount on the HVX100 with an 82mm to 72mm stepdown ring.
 
I just got my Brevis and I must say the design and build quality is superb. It's also very light. Will be doing some shooting over the coming weeks. I'll post some stuff soon.
 
Hey Guys,
I order my M2 Adapter on Nov 15 it shipped on the 21st. If you ask me its pretty fast. I also got a few messages from Brian because I was having issues signing in to their forums. So, I would have to say that customer support has been good so far, and although they quoted me 2-3 weeks it seems like its shipping 1 week after I order it. :)
I should be getting it this Friday and I can't wait.
As for the Brevis it also looks like a wonderful product. I'm sure both produce a wonderful image.
What ever happened to the Comparison that was going to take Place between these two adapters. I'm sure many are eager and waiting. I know I am. Even though I've already made my choice.
Also there are a few people who have found a work around the soft connection to a camera with the m2 and made it a hard connection to it. I will be doing this also because I don't think fuzzing with the set up all the time is the way to go. I will report back on this.
And finally, I also ordered the CineScreen GG. which is supposed to be a higher quality ground glass. I am very new at all this video stuff, but will try to conduct my test between the two screens. (the default one that comes with the adapter and the CineScreen)
 
What is this about a "CineScreen". I have an M2 but was never told anything about a "cinescreen"., Why should there be a higher quality ground glass that doesn't ship with the adapter? Does it require more light?
 
Hey Lenilenapi,
I know what you mean. Aren't we paying enough. hahahaha.
But there seems to be a new screen that Redrock Micro is producing. (some call it version 3) Its only available to customers of the M2 not the DIY.
here is the link:
http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.472981/it.A/id.111/.f
As for the light loss, I'm not sure. It would be nice if Redrock conducted their own test regarding image quality and light loss.
(ex. one room with controlled light and one of those calibration boards with the focusing areas and a grey scale and a color scale. Set up the camera with no adapter. Adjust the lights so that the camera can be in f5.6 and the image be perfectly balanced. Then add the adapter with a prime lense 50mm 1.4f keep it open at 1.4 and see how much you have to open the camera lense to get it back to balance the card. They could also post pictures of these test and let the viewers decide for themselves.)
 
JesterJJZ said:
I just got my Brevis and I must say the design and build quality is superb. It's also very light. Will be doing some shooting over the coming weeks. I'll post some stuff soon.
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Would you mind explaining the set up process? I've been searching to try to find info on that question. Is it simply a screw on attachment? Thanks. :beer:
 
Lenilenapi said:
What is this about a "CineScreen". I have an M2 but was never told anything about a "cinescreen"., Why should there be a higher quality ground glass that doesn't ship with the adapter? Does it require more light?
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The Cinescreen has been shipping with the M2 for over a year. I got mine in October 05 and it has the Cinescreen. It's basically the third generation of RR's ground glass.
 
ahhhhhh.
Well, looks like I will be having an extra cinescreen to play around. I was also dabbling in making a Home made one. I bought the DIY, so maybe I'll use it on that one for a B camera. if I ever get a B camera.
Thanks,
Luis
 
siniarch, you mentioned something about the hard connection for M2. can you please share a bit more about that. I ordered my M2 on the 17th and it shipped today. Hopefully will get it by early next week.
 
Here Krish,
check out this link. (hope you don't have to be a member to view it)

http://redrockmicro.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1741&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

the first page shows a picture. but it looks like further down the post some people are using a polarizer filter, breaking the glass of the polarizer and just using the rings. This way, you can attach the unit without the cumbersome way that "Steve Shovlar" was doing. (no offense steve.)
I get my adapter on friday, so if you have any questions, I may be able to actually see how it all works out for me.
Hope this helps.
 
thanks, cool. ya the link worked fine I am now a registered memeber so I do have access. hey that's a cool idea. Hopefully i will get mine by early next weelk. We can share notes on how it works out,

keep in touch,

cheers,

-Kris
 
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