A few questions about the Letus35

Barry, awesome to read your post on the Letus Flip Enhanced. I checked out numerous other adapters and decided on the FE six months ago. I have never looked back! The Letus deserves its props! I have tried to tell numerous associates as well as privately on this forum and all and I mean all doubted and suggested I should have gone with M2 or the Brevis or whatever other adapter was the adapter du jour.

Considering the $700 price point, the flipped image, ease of use and image produced....in my humble opinion...its a no brainier that has no competition. Looking forward to your full review!
 
Well, my enthusiasm is currently quite tempered. Today is the first full day I've had back in town where I could do some extensive outdoors shooting, and I've found a few Achilles' heels. I'm working with Quyen to see what might be a problem, what might be user error, or whatever else it may be. So while I was hoping to finish up the review today, it's gone on hold now.
 
Barry_Green said:
Well, my enthusiasm is currently quite tempered.
Click to expand...

I'm glad to wait for the full review, but can you let on about the reason for this hesitation? Is it a fundamental problem that might effect any user of the Letus35FE? Or is it something only an advanced user would notice/care about, or perhaps a deficiency in certain rare shooting circumstances?

db
 
Waiting for that "achilles heel" Barry...Im wanting to purchase Letus35fe...but waiting waiting...
 
Yeah, it really bothers me too. I haven't found a way around it yet. It may only be an issue with the HVX because of the variable frame rates; I'll have to try it on some other cameras to see if they're equally affected. Been out of town the last four days so I couldn't do any follow-up.

It is a serious issue though.
 
Still working with Quyen to resolve it. He sent me a modified adapter which was absolutely BRILLIANT and even better than before, until I found that one's achilles' heel too. So, we're exchanging e-mails, currently I'm waiting to hear back from him.
 
I work with both all the time. the m2 can use better lenses, but the letus35flip
is very nice too. Your gonna want to look into getting a follow focus
 
I've got a Vocas follow-focus, but I rarely use it. It's not much use with a 35mm lens, and I prefer the feel of the HVX's focus ring for most solo operations. If I was using a 1st AC then yes I'd use the Vocas.
 
What is going on?

What is going on?

Hi all,
Hi Barry,

I've been on the verge of purchasing the Brevis this week, mainly because its low light loss and ability to swap out diffuser for different looks are determining factors for me.

Barry, with all due respect and with recognition of how selflessly informative you have been all this time, I feel your posts in this thread is doing me and other adaptor purchasors a disservice. You raved about the letus35 in a way that did not seem very objective, then when you discovered a flaw with it, you did not share what the flaw was. Three weeks have gone by and you haven't told us exactly what is tempering your enthusiasm.

You seem to be wanting to give the letus manufacturer the opportunity to fix the problem before you tell us what it was... that's nice for the manufacturer, and not so nice for us...

I think this situation is doing the Letus a disservice because it is easy for us to imagine the problem is more serious than it may actually be.
Without knowing what it is, I can't imagine anyone reading this thread would buy the unit. At least if we know what it is, we might decide it is something we can live with...

My 2 cents. I still have the utmost respect for you Barry.

M.
 
Barry_Green said:
Note: all these comments refer only to the Letus35 Flip Enhanced; I've never seen or used any other Letus product. And the particular Letus35FE is the very most recent version; I have no idea what prior units may perform like.
Click to expand...


OMG barry... the prior Units were ATROCIOUS. The new ones are good i hear. I still like my 35 adapter though. it has "magic" in it.
 
Barry_Green said:
I'm not using Nikon, I'm using the Canon mount, and no the lenses don't lock.
Click to expand...


What do you mean they dont lock? the canon FD 's have a ring that turns, and stops. ITs locked...??? i dont get how they arent locked?
 
Just wondering

Has the issue with the letus35FE been resolved as yet??
Im waiting for the update prior to purchasing the unit.

cheers
 
Malcolm Wright said:
Barry, with all due respect and with recognition of how selflessly informative you have been all this time, I feel your posts in this thread is doing me and other adaptor purchasors a disservice. You raved about the letus35 in a way that did not seem very objective, then when you discovered a flaw with it, you did not share what the flaw was. Three weeks have gone by and you haven't told us exactly what is tempering your enthusiasm.
Click to expand...
I have, maybe just not in this thread. The tempered enthusiasm is because of the nasty grain pattern that shows up in whites and bright skies. We've talked about it extensively.

You seem to be wanting to give the letus manufacturer the opportunity to fix the problem before you tell us what it was... that's nice for the manufacturer, and not so nice for us...
Click to expand...
Sorry, I have no interest in blindsiding a manufacturer and giving them a poor reputation, especially when the manufacturer has shown exceptional willingness to fix the product. I have a problem with the product, I took that problem to the person who can fix it. Spraying negative publicity all over the board does nobody any service and potentially kills the market before Quyen has a chance to fix it. Talk about a disservice -- that would be irresponsible. I told people that I was holding off on my recommendation of the Letus prior to getting confirmation from the manufacturer. If the manufacturer had said "too bad, it is what it is" then you can bet I'd show everyone what it does. But the manufacturer instead instantly sent me a replacement unit with a different ground glass to see if it solved the problem. Not only did it solve the problem, it got even better than it was, because instead of losing 1.5 stops of light, it only lost one stop of light.

But I didn't come back on and rave about that, because I learned my lesson and decided to investigate thoroughly for flaws. And I've found one; this unit shows excessive vignetting at long focal lengths. Works beautifully at 50mm or less, but longer lenses show vignetting. So, once again, I am turning to the manufacturer to solve it.

I believe that *if* Quyen is able to overcome these issues, the Letus Flip Enhanced will be unparalleled among adapters, and easily the hands-down, head-and-shoulders-above-the-rest choice. If he can't solve 'em? It's too bad, because I won't be recommending it. But yes, you'd better believe I'm going to give him a chance to fix it. I have no business relationship with Letus, I am a regular paying customer like everyone else. But I think this thing could be fantastic, and I am certainly very interested in giving him every opportunity to overcome the limitations I found.

In the meantime, if you need an adapter *now*, there are plenty to choose from that have gotten enthusiastic reviews from their users.

I think this situation is doing the Letus a disservice because it is easy for us to imagine the problem is more serious than it may actually be.
Click to expand...
The problem has already been shown, people have posted clips.

Without knowing what it is, I can't imagine anyone reading this thread would buy the unit.
Click to expand...
Until the problem is resolved, I would hesitate to recommend that someone buy it. But yes, knowing what it is would allow you to decide whether you can live with it or not, and that's what the posted clips are all about.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top