Congrats Greg. It's too bad you had to cancel the order to get it sent, but I'm glad it worked out for you. :thumbup:
Cinemek G35: Does It Exist?
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Congrats Greg. It's too bad you had to cancel the order to get it sent, but I'm glad it worked out for you. :thumbup:
gregstrange
Active member
Thank you, Mike. I totally disagree with christriplet's post (which came in while I was still composing my post) which says:
After lots of research, I eliminated RedRock (and others), so Letus was definitely the runner up. Even though I haven't received the unit yet, I'm still confident the G35 is a better product. I will enthusiastically post feedback once I get it and have taken it for a test drive.
Mike Harvey
Veteran
Not knocking the LEX... a lot of folks love theirs. But what works for christriplet may not work for you or me. A Mustang is better than an F-150 until I need to go camping or hunting. I just hate fanboy-ism.
Are you shooting on the 200 or 200a? I'm looking for an adapter for my 150, and right now it's a tossup between the G35 and SGBlade. I'd love to see footage from the G35 and the chipset in the 150/170/200a. Right now my only hangup is the light loss of the G35 (I'm toying with doing weddings with it), because the images I've seen are gorgeous.
Well it's a good thing the current Letus adaptors have no build issues. The Letus Ultimate is a pretty great product and the minimal light loss is a huge advantage over the G35. More light loss can get pretty expensive when you factor in the extra lights needed for a scene.
Mike Harvey
Veteran
I totally agree. But for some folks, depending on their camera or situation, that almost 1 stop of light loss may not justify the extra $2500. Or the look it gives may justify to them the money they'll have to spend on lights.
Like I said, a Mustang is a superior vehicle to an F-150... right until I go camping or hunting. What works for your needs may not work for mine.
Agreed, and I responded to your first post because you were not speaking from experience using a Letus but from second hand conjecture floating around from a few years ago. I thought it was important to make that distinction... Otherwise users might get the wrong idea, which is no different than people standing up for Jonathan's product despite the lack of customer support.
christriplet
Active member
Doesn't Philip Bloom use the letus35? I've seen him raving about it on vimeo.
I agree that better is a very subjective term. Noted and thanks!
I agree that better is a very subjective term. Noted and thanks!
gregstrange
Active member
HVX200 + Nikon
Mike Harvey
Veteran
Yeah, I believe he mentioned in his review of the SGBlade that he still thinks the Letus Ultimate is the best. I just don't have the $5k to fork out on one
And I need to clarify my earlier comment that I had heard about build issues with the early Letus adapters... I was only stating that to point out that there is almost always issues of some sort with the first run of new products from new companies. Not trying to knock the current line of Letus adapters in any way.
JHouser
Well-known member
Greg,
I want to publicly apologize to you for the delay in response to you. There is no excuse for it and it's lame. I'm not trying to rip anyone off here, just trying to get the best product possible out to my customers. Yes, I am pretty busy right now. Between NAB and taxes :/ these few weeks have been pretty crazy. However that is no excuse for poor communication. I look forward to hearing what you think of the unit. Thanks again.
PS I will be in vegas this week I think I owe you a beer.
I want to publicly apologize to you for the delay in response to you. There is no excuse for it and it's lame. I'm not trying to rip anyone off here, just trying to get the best product possible out to my customers. Yes, I am pretty busy right now. Between NAB and taxes :/ these few weeks have been pretty crazy. However that is no excuse for poor communication. I look forward to hearing what you think of the unit. Thanks again.
PS I will be in vegas this week I think I owe you a beer.
gregstrange
Active member
Jonathan, I'm slammed this whole week. I don't even get to go to NAB and it's in my own back yard, otherwise I'd love to have you buy me a beer. I'm really looking forward to getting the G35 and will let you know how it works for me.
primabu@intnet.mu
New member
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I am a proud user of the EX1. I do mainly commercials and corporate films. I have been through the net searching for the best 35mm adaptor until i finally decided to go for the Cinemek G35. I even devised a system with mirror to flip the image on the EX1 LCD. I sent a mail weeks back to Cinemek concerning the Ex1 mount...with no reply. I resent the mail to show my concern to buy the adaptor..NO reply again. I went to Zacuto site and saw that they were selling the G35. I sent a mail to them and 5 mins later Mandy Rogers from Zacuto replied to me..so prompt and precise in the answer. Mr Houser you have a great product but please at least talk to your customers because there are many great options outside.
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I am a proud user of the EX1. I do mainly commercials and corporate films. I have been through the net searching for the best 35mm adaptor until i finally decided to go for the Cinemek G35. I even devised a system with mirror to flip the image on the EX1 LCD. I sent a mail weeks back to Cinemek concerning the Ex1 mount...with no reply. I resent the mail to show my concern to buy the adaptor..NO reply again. I went to Zacuto site and saw that they were selling the G35. I sent a mail to them and 5 mins later Mandy Rogers from Zacuto replied to me..so prompt and precise in the answer. Mr Houser you have a great product but please at least talk to your customers because there are many great options outside.
Fabian Aguirre
New member
My experience with Cinemek
My experience with Cinemek
Hello,
I am also experiencing a major shipping delay of my Cinemek G35, which was ordered and paid in full on 20 March 2009. At the time, I understood the disclaimer on the official Cinemek website, stating the approximate delay of 3 weeks. It has now been almost 5 weeks since the order was placed and I have yet to receive an update on the status of my unit.
What bothers me is not that there are existing delays, but that after two attempts to contact Jonathan following the initial 3-week period (once via email and the second one via Cinemek.com), I have yet to receive an acknowledgement or reply to those emails. I am confident Jonathan is not "out to get me", and I am convinced his product is of superb quality, but all it takes is a quick, one sentence reply acknowledging our concern.
I am very glad to have found this thread and to see an explanation from Jonathan, but I would have preferred to have heard it from him or his staff directly. It is never good to schedule a project around equipment, but at some point one has to look forward and consider other options, especially if the communication has been suddenly severed. I for one had a great initial experience with Jonathan and even complimented him on his detailed response to my first email a while back, when I was considering the purchase of the device. I hope the same level of communication is restored soon and that I am not forced to look elsewhere. In the end, the Cinemek G35 promises to be instrumental in my current endeavors, and I look forward to using it.
Kindest regards,
Fabián Aguirre
My experience with Cinemek
Hello,
I am also experiencing a major shipping delay of my Cinemek G35, which was ordered and paid in full on 20 March 2009. At the time, I understood the disclaimer on the official Cinemek website, stating the approximate delay of 3 weeks. It has now been almost 5 weeks since the order was placed and I have yet to receive an update on the status of my unit.
What bothers me is not that there are existing delays, but that after two attempts to contact Jonathan following the initial 3-week period (once via email and the second one via Cinemek.com), I have yet to receive an acknowledgement or reply to those emails. I am confident Jonathan is not "out to get me", and I am convinced his product is of superb quality, but all it takes is a quick, one sentence reply acknowledging our concern.
I am very glad to have found this thread and to see an explanation from Jonathan, but I would have preferred to have heard it from him or his staff directly. It is never good to schedule a project around equipment, but at some point one has to look forward and consider other options, especially if the communication has been suddenly severed. I for one had a great initial experience with Jonathan and even complimented him on his detailed response to my first email a while back, when I was considering the purchase of the device. I hope the same level of communication is restored soon and that I am not forced to look elsewhere. In the end, the Cinemek G35 promises to be instrumental in my current endeavors, and I look forward to using it.
Kindest regards,
Fabián Aguirre
i hope Jonathan hasn't developed a phobia or dread over reading his emails. I don't think checking your emails and replying once a day, heck even once a week, is something too hard to do.
It's obvious this kind of customer service creates paranoia and feelings of distress to the customers who have laid out a big chunk of change.
It's obvious this kind of customer service creates paranoia and feelings of distress to the customers who have laid out a big chunk of change.
JHouser
Well-known member
No phobia or dread. It's just a lot of emails and quite a bit of information I want to get to customers correctly. I'm waiting for lead times from my machine shop so I can get accurate lead times to customers so emails are not always sent back promptly. again I apologize for this and am making efforts to get back to people in a much more prompt fashion.
JHouser
Well-known member
Fabian, You have a new email from me outlining shipping times.