Letus Extreme - Initial Impressions

I'm not following you at all here. If you buy a basic Brevis for $883, you can't use it for anything -- there's no achromat. You have to spend the $1125 in order to have all the pieces you need. And then you have to ship it. So the end cost is around $1200. So how is that less expensive than a $1200 Letus Extreme? And it's still upside-down.

So if we do as you suggest and get the flip module instead, and lose another 1/2 stop of light) so now you've spent $1300 and have an adapter that's (ostensibly) less light-sensitive than the $1200 Letus...

I'm not following your math.

Now, if the Brevis stays at $1300, and the Letus goes up someday to $1500, then maybe you have a valid comparison. But even then the Letus will likely transmit more light; at that point it comes down to comparing image sharpness.

But the initial posting made it sound like the other adapters were less expensive, and I can't work the calculator to make that statement be true...
 
The Letus Extreme is suppose to lose only a 1/2 stop of light. How much light will the Brevis and SG Pro lose once you add the flip mechanism?
 
I think what he was saying is that you don't need the achromat if you're using the flip module for the Brevis (not sure if that's true, just clarifying what he said).

So IF you're planning on using the flip module, you could buy a basic Brevis and the flip add on for a total of roughly 1283 (plus shipping).

Still more expensive than the Letus - so your point still stands Barry.
But I guess that would be more of an 'apples to apples' comparisson.
(Except for the small detail that one is available right now, and one is not.)


EDITED TO ADD:
Just reread your post - I see you're saying pretty much the same thing I am.
Whoops.
 
pawpaw said:
The Letus Extreme is suppose to lose only a 1/2 stop of light. How much light will the Brevis and SG Pro lose once you add the flip mechanism?
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It's my understanding that the Cinevate flip mechanism loses 1/2 stop by itself.

I don't see how an entire adapter including a flip mechanism can lose only 1/2 stop, but that's the claim that Letus is making. If true, that sounds amazing.
 
The Brevis will not need the achromat if using the flip module, that is correct, so a basic Brevis with the addition of the flip module would be what one would want for a flip only Brevis... If you want it to be able to do either, then you would need the HD bundle and the flip module...

Regardless all of the adapters *basically* will have just moved into very similar price points with flipping ability. Either the Letus natively, or one of the other adapters with the addition of Dennis' flip module.

From what I am seeing, the Letus is now a much more solid professional build, and (like Barry said) it just comes down to image quality and features, upgradeability that you want in your .

Overall, with the addition of this new Letus, and the new flip module from Cinevate, the market just opened up a lot and *probably* will become a lot more competitive... In the end this is great news. The only thing that isn't good about it is there will be even more of the (already too many) 'which adapter should I get?' threads :)

1500 for a Letus Extreme.
1500 'ish for a Brevis HD Bundle and a flip module.
1300(?) 'ish for a Bare Brevis, and a flip module.
Somewhere around that for an SGPro with a flip module... etc, etc, etc.

They are all pretty much in the same price bracket now.

It comes down to quality of build (which until now was the main complaint that I have seen from Letus users), the features you want in your adapter, and then of course, overall image quality. All the adapters are getting pretty dang good these days. This is a great new addition to the market for the benefit of the end consumer. As is the flip module from Cinevate.
 
Congratulations to Quyen for making the Letus better.

It really does open up a lot more options for us user. Especilally now that the Letus looks more like a professional product. Before I never consider to buy a Letus, even though it flips the image. I just can't part $700 for something that has so many problems with the unit itself . But now, I can part with $1200 if the Letus Extream is as good as it claims. So show us some uncompress footage soon.... You have yourself a potential customer
 
i wonder if hes using a variation of Dan's MightyPICO adapter. That thing lost like 1/4 stop of light.
 
Check out my other post -- there's actually another new Letus, which slots in just below the Extreme and right above the Enhanced. It's the $900 Letus35 "Economy", with the new prism and the 1/2-stop light loss performance.
 
Thanks for doing this Steve and sorry to read about your computer meltdown.

We all await your answers and will wait a little longer for your footage.
 
I know I'm going to get blasted for this but as far as the image being right side up and that being a "big deal" (not just for this adapter, but for all) is so ridiculous.

It's turning an image.... RIGHT-SIDE UP! It should not be hard. Just do it! The fact that this is one of the biggest issues with 35mm adapters is sad.

I know I know - techincal jibber jabber camera optics blah blah blah - that's the reason it's upside-down. It's still an image that's upside-down and shouldn't be. I mean honestly, think about it. With all this amazing advancement in 24 fps, DOF adapters, HD, no more film. AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TURN AN IMAGE RIGHTSIDE-UP!

Okay, I'm done.
 
That was kind of my point as well. Especially when the L35FE could do it for half the cost of the others. Right-side-up shouldn't even be a question anymore, they should all just do it. :)
 
I'm in complete agreement.these adapters have been on the market way long enough for them to be fiped the wright side up.At this point for the consumer anything else should be unaceptable,especialy at the same price point.
 
Image area not centered on HVX200

Image area not centered on HVX200

Is it normal for the image area of the Letus Extreme to not have a common center with the camera's CCD on the HVX200? It seems that I loose a lot of usable image by zooming inside of the box when it's weighed to one side.
 
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