disjecta
Lucky Duck
I'm not sure if anyone visits this wilderness area of DVXUser anymore but I'll post anyway in the hope that someone happens upon this thread by accident or deliberately.
I recently purchased a 35mm adapter after about 2 years of sitting on the fence watching as affordable adapters developed and became better and better. My favorite of the lot was the G35 but it would seem that this product has slipped into oblivion.
After seeing some recent tests with the new LetusXL35 by John Benton, I knew that the time had come to make a purchase I would be happy with. Enter the Letus... Up to this point I was not impressed by what I saw but Quyen has worked hard to improve his adapter and the sweat and time he has invested has paid off. The great advantage for me is that it has a relay lens built into it meaning it goes directly onto the camera, not attached to the camera's lens. There are those who like the bazooka look but I'm not one of them. I posted some test footage recently on another board and someone who had just paid $12,000 for a mini35 felt that, based on seeing my test footage, the Letus was much better in terms of edge to edge sharpness and minimal grain.
This is the first controlled test I have done with the adapter. I used all natural light. It was an overcast day which was ideal to keep shadows within a decent contrast range. I used both a Nikon 50mm f1.8 and a Nikon 28mm f2.8 lens for this test. I also used a Marshall HD field monitor to ensure I hit my focus marks. In my opinion, when shooting HD with an adapter like this, you simply cannot rely on your LCD or EVF for critical focus. Setting up the monitor for this test paid off as you will see, the focus is spot on and really highlights the strengths and pure beauty of this setup.
The file is a relatively low bitrate (10mbs) WMV but retains most of the quality of the original. What the low compression has introduced is a little noise that is not present in the original.
Mac users can use the following player: http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv.htm You can also use VLC Media player although I've heard that it stutters.
Windows users can use Windows Media Player, Media Player Classic or VLC Media Player (the latter 2 are free and can be found on the Web)
The file is about 134mb. Enjoy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/XLH1/DisjectaLetus.wmv
I recently purchased a 35mm adapter after about 2 years of sitting on the fence watching as affordable adapters developed and became better and better. My favorite of the lot was the G35 but it would seem that this product has slipped into oblivion.
After seeing some recent tests with the new LetusXL35 by John Benton, I knew that the time had come to make a purchase I would be happy with. Enter the Letus... Up to this point I was not impressed by what I saw but Quyen has worked hard to improve his adapter and the sweat and time he has invested has paid off. The great advantage for me is that it has a relay lens built into it meaning it goes directly onto the camera, not attached to the camera's lens. There are those who like the bazooka look but I'm not one of them. I posted some test footage recently on another board and someone who had just paid $12,000 for a mini35 felt that, based on seeing my test footage, the Letus was much better in terms of edge to edge sharpness and minimal grain.
This is the first controlled test I have done with the adapter. I used all natural light. It was an overcast day which was ideal to keep shadows within a decent contrast range. I used both a Nikon 50mm f1.8 and a Nikon 28mm f2.8 lens for this test. I also used a Marshall HD field monitor to ensure I hit my focus marks. In my opinion, when shooting HD with an adapter like this, you simply cannot rely on your LCD or EVF for critical focus. Setting up the monitor for this test paid off as you will see, the focus is spot on and really highlights the strengths and pure beauty of this setup.
The file is a relatively low bitrate (10mbs) WMV but retains most of the quality of the original. What the low compression has introduced is a little noise that is not present in the original.
Mac users can use the following player: http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv.htm You can also use VLC Media player although I've heard that it stutters.
Windows users can use Windows Media Player, Media Player Classic or VLC Media Player (the latter 2 are free and can be found on the Web)
The file is about 134mb. Enjoy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/XLH1/DisjectaLetus.wmv
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