Does M2 mount always cause upside down image?

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allahkaram

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Is it true by using M2 adapter image on the LCD appears upside down and if it is there any cheaper way to fix it?
 
Use a C -clamp(U-bracket) and mount your camera upsidedown. (Really cheap way) Saves alot of time in post too.
 
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DavidChia said:
Use a C -clamp and mount your camera upsidedown. (Really cheap way) Saves alot of time in post too.
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Now that's a fresh approach! How does that work for you?

For you brave souls out there that are inclined, there is a method of manually activating the flip button used for when you rotate your monitor for self portrait. http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=53456
WARNING: Read the posts.
 
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Redrock is introducing a new separate flip module that you can add to your M2 package to get a rightside-up image.

Most adapters do cause upside-down monitoring and upside-down recording. If you go with the Letus 35 Flip Enhanced, you can save a ton of money and bypass the upside-down problem entirely; the L35FE is $700 and projects the image rightside-up.
 
Brevis is supposed to be coming out with their Flip Module soon (for the last six months) but not much word about it yet. Beta testing coming soon! C'mon Dennis, I want to buy a Brevis! Letus is looking good though (that aught to get'm to hustle).
 
Well, our first series of flip modules are in production right now...and we'll be putting the call out to existing customers to play with them when they arrive :-) As a standalone module, they'll be completely usable for any invert/revert application...adapter or otherwise. All of our rails systems, including the whiz bang new carbon versions, were/are designed to easily height adjust (no shims) to accomodate.

Errant thought: I guess it's a guy thing, but why do we get so excited about carbon fibre?
 
Barry, I saw something you posted concerning flicker or some other concern when using some variant of the Letus at high frame rates...what was that all about, and has it been resolved?
 
It's pretty much endemic to all vibrating adapters, and probably all rotating adapters too. I quit worrying about it after I tried out the $11,000 mini35 and found it has the exact same issue.

As far as I'm concerned, the Letus35FE is back to being the unparalleled steal of the decade. You just can't expect to do slow-mo at 1/120 with it, that's not going to be part of your arsenal of tools with any vibrating adapter.
 
The faster your shutter speed, the more likely it is to freeze the grain pattern. When playing back slow-mo footage that grain pattern plays back in slow motion, and yeah that causes a problem. Less of a problem at 1/60 because the grain pattern is less distinct. I didn't try a slow-mo shot at 1/60, but frankly I think you'd be better off shooting your slow-mo shots without the adapter at all. But if you have to use the adapter, use the longest-duration shutter you can.
 
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