Which one?

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Glazarus

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I'm about to buy a 35 adapter, but i'm not really sure which one to get.
All I know is that the letus35 FE would be a good cheap choice, but in my case, I need to use my EOS lenses. So, I've looked into two good mini35's and I want to know what you think of them/which one to buy...
I also need to be able to go handheld so I'm also wondering about the magnet trick. I have a dvx100e.
The lenses I'm going to use will most likely be lightweight primes, but I may use my 17-40 4l zoom in some cases.

So, with all this in mind, which one do you suggest and which one do I get the most out of it's price?

1.
Brevis HD imaging bundle:
http://www.cinevate.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=32

2.
M2 Indie Bundle - HD Edition for Canon EOS Lenses
http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.472981/it.A/id.161/.f?sc=2&category=9


Please answer... I need to be sure I'm buying the right stuff.
 
I've got a Brevis, The light weight of the unit allows you to do hand held for a longer period. The Brevis is much brighter than the M2.For gun & go. You can't beat the Brevis. And with Dennis out with his new Carbon Fiber rods support. The weight gets lighter when you with rods. You can combine them with the Cavision handles and shoulder support

These are only my point of view.

Of course there are people who run around with the M2 and say that it works well for them.
 
so, the brevis is better, even if it doesn't include a rod in it's price?
But do I need a rod and follow focus if I'm using small primes?
I'm a hell of a foucspuller with small rings so ;)
 
Having rods are always a nice thing. It helps protect the camera and the brevis in some form. Follow focus is nice to have if you can afford.
 
Quite a few folks are using the Brevis without rails, and pulling focus with the 35mm lens focus ring directly. Our growing community of wedding videographers are often just quickly attaching the unit for certain shots "run n gun" then removing it for steadicam etc. It's no differnent than using your video camera in manual focus mode.

That said, once you use a properly designed follow focus geared to your lenses, you'll never want to twist a focus ring again :-)
 
Yeah, I understand and can imagine that the follow focus is good, but it requires a rod and that makes it complicated for handheld... But if I shoot on a tripod and/or dolly, I will most likely use a follow focus and rod. That said, I am working with tripods and dollys more then handheld, but as a photographer, I need to be able to do as much as I can, because sometimes I have to be able to go handheld if the story requires it.

So, if I order that brevis35 kit, I don't need much else to make it at least work?
Must I have something more for my dvx100, or is just that kit what I need?
 
The HD bundle is a direct screw on for the DVX100. You can add rails/rails support later if you need too. If you're like most of our users, you'll use it in two modes:

1. Run n Gun...screw it on and be shooting in 30 seconds or less.
2. Cinema type setup with unit on rails with mattebox, external monitor and follow focus. If you're using large cinema lenses on our OCT19 or PL mounts, then you need rails! I have a T1.2 28mm LOMO lens here that weighs in at 1.2Kg....all by itself.
 
You can shoot all day run and gun style and have it not kill your arm too much without the rails. With the rails though, you have more places to hold the camera and you can put it down on the ground without having to worry about the cam leaning forward and hitting the lens.
 
Is it easy to break something when you have a little weight and no rod?
The mount on the DVX is plastic, so it feels rather weak. I will most certainly use Canon primes, not too heavy, but I have a 17-40 4L lens that can be good for wide shots. It's rather slow, but it's still a very good lens.
 
There's a big difference actually between our stainless rails system and the new carbon setup. We've shaved a full pound off the rig, and run'n gun with the rig on rails actually works very well. The extra mass of the rails, FF and mattebox make for an inherently more stable rig.
 
The threads are pretty sturdy on the DVX or HVX with the Brevis and lens on. The threads are aluminum on the DVX though. The Brevis screws on to the threads where filters would screw on to.
 
A big aha moment just got into me; the DVX has threads on the inside, I always thought that the mini35 is screwed onto the thread the "matte box" is on (The plastic thing the dvx always have). But still, is it enough to handle a 1kg lens without rod? Is there a risk it will be damaged?
 
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