guidedbygbv
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Can't wait to see one mounted.
Letus 1/3" Relay are here
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CinemaElectronika
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earmarkcreative
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I'm eager to see some sample video using this setup. I wonder if Philip Bloom will get his hands on it and do a review....**hint hint**
Phil if you're out there reading this, we're waiting man! :grin:
Phil if you're out there reading this, we're waiting man! :grin:
Carlos Corral
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He already reviewed the 1/2" relay with the EX3. Wouldn't be the same thing?
Cees Mutsaers
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2700 US dollar, very expensive isn't it?
earmarkcreative
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Two very different systems. If I own a HPX300 I would want to see what kind of images that relay coupled with an Elite/Ultimate and Nikons, for example, would produce. The review of the 1/2" relay and the EX3 does nothing to help with my purchase decision.
Compared to what? It's the "cheapest" relay unit they make.
CinemaElectronika
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earmarkcreative
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Yes. You will need an adapter to go with the relay. It may seem like you're putting lots of components between your lens and your sensor but I like this way better than an HVX/HPX using the stock lens to shoot an image on the ground-glass of a adapter. Don't get me wrong, I like the look of the HVX/Letus combo but by bypassing the "stock lens" and recording straight on to the sensor, you must be able to gain/retain a bit more resolution instead of losing resolution.
Just my theory anyways :smile:
Dave Draper
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Not only that, Ryan, but you get to lock the focus on the ground-glass of your adapter, so you never have to go through that pain-staking, time-consuming ordeal of having to ensure you have critical focus on the ground-glass again, and then the paranoia of accidently knocking the focus ring, not noticing until you've wrapped, and then importing all your footage into your NLE and realizing all your shots are unusable. That, I believe, is one of the biggest, most important reasons for owning a relay lens. Now all you do is take your rig out of its case, shove it on the tripod, slap on a lens, and you're ready to rock! Just like a proper camera.
DD.
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Thanks Ryan and Dave for your quick reply. My primary interest is for interviews, wanting to get that nice, shallow depth of field. What has been your experience/recommendation for 35mm lens for this application? I'm not referring to specific lens (nikon, canon) but focal length, zoom vs. prime, etc.
John
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You're not really recording straight to the sensor. The relay itself is a lens, but it's one whose optic have been designed specifically for the Letus line of adapter so that you get maximum sharpness, lose less light and with less CA.
Barry_Green
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Correct; sometimes folks don't seem to understand this: there *must* be a lens between the chips and the ground glass. That lens can be your camera's stock lens, or it can be a custom-engineered relay lens, but there has to be a lens.
earmarkcreative
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Sorry if the newer guys didn't understand my post but at no time did I say that the relay is NOT a lens. The relay is somehow "projecting" an image onto the sensor is it not? So you're recording straight to the sensor from the relay are you not?
Carlos Corral
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Does anyone know if Redrock is going to make a relay lens for their M2E adapter? OR can you use the Letus 1/3" relay with your current Redrock system?
dregenthal
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I rarely use the word "never" but this time I'll make an exception . . .
$2700???
Ha ha, I laugh.
I'd sooner rent (or buy) the right camera in the first place, rather than blow that kind of money on an adapter for a 1/3" camera.
(this is not meant as any kind of a dig at LETUS, I have both the mini and the extreme and find them to be of high quality and quite useful).
...which the stock lens is also doing??
Why not? Get an HPX300 and paired it up with one of these and you can have a fully functional high quality cinema style camera for around $15k. Whereas if you go for something like the RED or 2/3'' + relay you're talking many times that amount. I can see something like this working great with a real broadcast style camera with little compromise in quality.
Letus says on their site and they don't guarantee compatibility with other adapters, and IMO there's no reason for it to be compatible as it defeats the purpose of a relay lens. If the lens has been engineered specifically for one adapter then you're sacrificing quality by using it with another one. Only advantage would be light loss and things like focus lock.
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CinemaElectronika
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Hi fellows,
What Huy Vu says is a real truth... And in addition to that we should take in consideration that the 1/3" Letus Relay is 35mm Full Frame Size, therefore, optimized for all new Zeiss ZF and Manual FF Nikon/Canon Lenses... That's simply AMAZING... being the only Letus Relay available that will give us the same FOV of our Photo Still Lenses... The other Letus Relay Lenses in the market are 35mm Academic Size, best for Film PL Lenses.
Cheers!
Henry Epstein
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