Letus35XL

Andreas Rylander · March 22nd, 2006, 03:30 AM

In my opinion, this looks mighty sweet =)

And I would assume it works perfectly with XL2 in Pal, 16:9, 25p aswell? Cause then my only question would be whether or not to buy this Letus35XL or the flip version for my Canon XL2 Pal... hmm... any thoughts and/or hints people? o_O Cause I am not sure which route would be the best for me?

regards,

Andreas Rylander

Eugene Presley · March 22nd, 2006, 03:44 AM

For me things are clear : if this Letus35XL is well built I'm gonna buy it. I'm only waiting for Quyen to post some images of his finished product, either on his website or here.
Of course I would like to see some other footage before ordering (post some footage I can open Quyen) but his reputation regarding build- and image-quality is ok.

I think having a relay lens with iris control is such an important improvement. Adding glass on top of glass never seemed a good idea to me : I'm sure Quyen's solution will be more lightsensitive (less lightloss), and less bulkier.

Can't wait to order!

Andreas Rylander · March 22nd, 2006, 04:12 AM

Right, my thoughts exactly :D

I am fairly certain I will make an order =) It appears amazing.

Quyen Le · March 22nd, 2006, 04:40 AM

http://letus35.com/35XLpic1.JPG
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http://letus35.com/35XLpic4.JPG
http://letus35.com/35XLpic5.JPG
http://letus35.com/35XLpic6.JPG
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Thanks.

Quyen

Wayne Kinney · March 22nd, 2006, 04:49 AM

Beautiful! Enough said.

Eugene Presley · March 22nd, 2006, 06:47 AM

Stunning! Cinemek eat your heart out!

Andrew Todd · March 22nd, 2006, 07:03 AM

YES!!! my camera will no longer be referred to as the leaf blower.. or the goose neck.. that looks extremely sturdy. I love the size comparisons. decked out with some rails and a mattebox thats going to look some sweet... I think ill be leaving my 16x at home from now on.. actually... i just might sell it to add to my 35mm collection. i dont think ive used it alone since ive got my letus...

Matthew Nayman · March 22nd, 2006, 07:10 AM

So, any word on whether you'll offer the relax lens seperatly! You would certainly have one buyer here.

Matt

Quyen Le · March 22nd, 2006, 12:36 PM

Thanks for all comments. Since the connection to the camera is stronger than I expect, I won't include the bracket with the unit which will make it look less professional. Relay lens for other adapters will be on my to do list. Thanks.

Quyen

Jon Laing · March 22nd, 2006, 06:27 PM

Hi Quyen,

Congrats on the new adapter. When can we expect to see some frame grabs. I'd love to see a resolution comparison between your lens and the 16x.

Ben Winter · March 23rd, 2006, 08:07 AM

That's really impressive. Can someone explain to me why there's a need to put an iris or an ND filter at the back of it though? I'm afraid I'm not very knowledgable on the aspects of relay lenses or direct-to-body adapters.

Andrew Todd · March 23rd, 2006, 08:38 AM

ben.. its like with your gl2. when you shoot something outside lets say, everythings totally overexposed. so you have to compensate by either using the nd filter built in on your camera, playing with the aperture on the 35mm lens or the aperture on your 16x (20x)lens. if you still wanted to maintain the same DOF then you would want to leave your slr lens as wide open as possible... by darkening any other way (nd, camera iris etc..) it wouldnt affect the DOF. with the xl series, since the lenses are interchangable the nd filter switch is actually on the 16x (or 20x) lens.. so by leaving out these lenses, the relay needs to have that option to be able to control the brightness of the picture to expose corrrectly.

Andrew Todd · March 23rd, 2006, 09:05 AM

now that im thinking about it i might just sell my xl1s in the near future and purchase just the xl2 body to use with this...

Andreas Rylander · March 23rd, 2006, 09:08 AM

Right! But is the iris/nd filter included with the Letus35XL? *ponders*

Andrew Todd · March 23rd, 2006, 09:12 AM

yes it is. on the relay.. take a look at the pics and you'll see it

March 22nd, 2006, 04:40 AM	#79
Quyen Le Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 356	pictures http://letus35.com/35XLpic1.JPG http://letus35.com/35XLpic2.JPG http://letus35.com/35XLpic3.JPG http://letus35.com/35XLpic4.JPG http://letus35.com/35XLpic5.JPG http://letus35.com/35XLpic6.JPG http://letus35.com/35XLpic7.JPG Thanks. Quyen __________________ Affordable Adapter http://www.adapterplace.com

March 22nd, 2006, 04:49 AM	#80
Wayne Kinney Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brighton, East Sussex, UK Posts: 938	Beautiful! Enough said. __________________ Thanks, Wayne.

March 22nd, 2006, 07:03 AM	#82
Andrew Todd Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Saint John, CANADA Posts: 633	YES!!! my camera will no longer be referred to as the leaf blower.. or the goose neck.. that looks extremely sturdy. I love the size comparisons. decked out with some rails and a mattebox thats going to look some sweet... I think ill be leaving my 16x at home from now on.. actually... i just might sell it to add to my 35mm collection. i dont think ive used it alone since ive got my letus... __________________ video : xl2 / letus35xl / bogen 503 photo- canon 1dmkII - bronica etrsi

March 22nd, 2006, 12:36 PM	#84
Quyen Le Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 356	Thanks for all comments. Since the connection to the camera is stronger than I expect, I won't include the bracket with the unit which will make it look less professional. Relay lens for other adapters will be on my to do list. Thanks. Quyen __________________ Affordable Adapter http://www.adapterplace.com

March 22nd, 2006, 06:27 PM	#85
Jon Laing Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wall, NJ Posts: 31	Hi Quyen, Congrats on the new adapter. When can we expect to see some frame grabs. I'd love to see a resolution comparison between your lens and the 16x. __________________ --Devereaux ]:-( ---> http://geocities.com/anarchist_lb

March 22nd, 2006, 03:30 AM	#76
Andreas Rylander Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 55	In my opinion, this looks mighty sweet =) And I would assume it works perfectly with XL2 in Pal, 16:9, 25p aswell? Cause then my only question would be whether or not to buy this Letus35XL or the flip version for my Canon XL2 Pal... hmm... any thoughts and/or hints people? o_O Cause I am not sure which route would be the best for me? regards, Andreas Rylander

March 22nd, 2006, 03:44 AM	#77
Eugene Presley Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Antwerpen (Belgium) Posts: 220	For me things are clear : if this Letus35XL is well built I'm gonna buy it. I'm only waiting for Quyen to post some images of his finished product, either on his website or here. Of course I would like to see some other footage before ordering (post some footage I can open Quyen) but his reputation regarding build- and image-quality is ok. I think having a relay lens with iris control is such an important improvement. Adding glass on top of glass never seemed a good idea to me : I'm sure Quyen's solution will be more lightsensitive (less lightloss), and less bulkier. Can't wait to order!

March 22nd, 2006, 04:12 AM	#78
Andreas Rylander Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 55	Right, my thoughts exactly :D I am fairly certain I will make an order =) It appears amazing.

March 22nd, 2006, 06:47 AM	#81
Eugene Presley Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Antwerpen (Belgium) Posts: 220	Stunning! Cinemek eat your heart out!

March 22nd, 2006, 07:10 AM	#83
Matthew Nayman Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 917	So, any word on whether you'll offer the relax lens seperatly! You would certainly have one buyer here. Matt

March 23rd, 2006, 08:07 AM	#86
Ben Winter Trustee Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 1,675 Images: 1	That's really impressive. Can someone explain to me why there's a need to put an iris or an ND filter at the back of it though? I'm afraid I'm not very knowledgable on the aspects of relay lenses or direct-to-body adapters. __________________ BenWinter.com

March 23rd, 2006, 08:38 AM	#87
Andrew Todd Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Saint John, CANADA Posts: 633	ben.. its like with your gl2. when you shoot something outside lets say, everythings totally overexposed. so you have to compensate by either using the nd filter built in on your camera, playing with the aperture on the 35mm lens or the aperture on your 16x (20x)lens. if you still wanted to maintain the same DOF then you would want to leave your slr lens as wide open as possible... by darkening any other way (nd, camera iris etc..) it wouldnt affect the DOF. with the xl series, since the lenses are interchangable the nd filter switch is actually on the 16x (or 20x) lens.. so by leaving out these lenses, the relay needs to have that option to be able to control the brightness of the picture to expose corrrectly. __________________ video : xl2 / letus35xl / bogen 503 photo- canon 1dmkII - bronica etrsi

March 23rd, 2006, 09:05 AM	#88
Andrew Todd Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Saint John, CANADA Posts: 633	now that im thinking about it i might just sell my xl1s in the near future and purchase just the xl2 body to use with this... __________________ video : xl2 / letus35xl / bogen 503 photo- canon 1dmkII - bronica etrsi

March 23rd, 2006, 09:08 AM	#89
Andreas Rylander Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 55	Right! But is the iris/nd filter included with the Letus35XL? ponders

March 23rd, 2006, 09:12 AM	#90
Andrew Todd Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Saint John, CANADA Posts: 633	yes it is. on the relay.. take a look at the pics and you'll see it __________________ video : xl2 / letus35xl / bogen 503 photo- canon 1dmkII - bronica etrsi