Letus35XL

Andreas Rylander · March 23rd, 2006, 09:52 AM

Oh nice! You're right :D

An iris, unless I am mistaken =)
I can't wait to try this stuff out ^^

Matthew Nayman · March 23rd, 2006, 12:20 PM

Wow, I would totally buy a relay for my M2 knowing it has a built in ND filter and iris ring. holy cow!. It would be a beautiful baby. Letus meets M2.... The Letus-rock35

Ben Winter · March 23rd, 2006, 12:33 PM

Ahh! I totally forgot that the iris is not inside the camera body but in the actual lens as it should be on XL series (I use a GL2)...duh *knocks forehead* I should've known...sorry. But that is very clever of Quyen and the design looks rock-solid. Hoo-rah!

Quyen Le · March 23rd, 2006, 01:57 PM

No ND filter at this time, only IRIS control. I am open for other adapter makers to contact me to have this made for their units if they are interested. Make 1 relay lens for some adapter, it doesn't worth my time and effort, thanks.

Quyen

Michael Maier · March 23rd, 2006, 04:51 PM

A relay lens is basically a normal lens, which is designed to focus on a flat surface. So as any normal lens it should have an Iris and a focus. It would be very hard to work with a lens without an Iris. That's not different for a relay lens. The P+S Micro35 relay lens for the XL/HD100 series has an Iris and a focus ring for the record.

Francois Poitras · March 23rd, 2006, 07:04 PM

That’s pretty good, Quyen, keep up the good work!

Brian J. Harris · March 24th, 2006, 06:27 PM

Hello Quyen,
Do you have any more sample footage you could post?

Andrew Todd · March 24th, 2006, 06:44 PM

theres some quick low light footage posted earlier in the thread.. we're all still waiting on the good stuff in some good lighting conditions.

Brian J. Harris · March 24th, 2006, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Todd

theres some quick low light footage posted earlier in the thread.. we're all still waiting on the good stuff in some good lighting conditions.

Hello Andrew,
Yep, I've seen that one. I'm waiting also.

Andrew Todd · March 24th, 2006, 07:23 PM

ill get some up as soon as soon as i get mine

Quyen Le · March 26th, 2006, 01:46 PM

It's hard to find a perfect sunny day in Oregon this season. I manage to take my camera when I go to church today and have a couple of minutes at the park nearby. I will try to upload some seconds when I get home. No firewire at church, thanks for your patient.

Quyen

Quyen Le · March 27th, 2006, 12:42 AM

http://www.letus35.com/park.mpg (12.4MB) 6K compression
http://www.letus35.com/park1.mpg (6.55MB) 3k compression
Both files are the same thing, just make the smaller file for people having difficulty to download larger file. Couple of minutes is too quick for anything nice. Full resolution mpeg1 file. I am sorry if you don't like flowers, thanks.

Quyen

Craig B. Smith · March 27th, 2006, 07:44 AM

This is my first DVi post, so go easy on me if I say something really stupid. I am a still photographer who is interested in using my assortment of Nikon lenses to improve the quality of my videos. I read a lot of posts about the importance of having high quality glass on the subject side of the GG, but wouldn't obtaining the best relay lens possible be of equal value? Has anyone considered using a 35mm macro lens as the relay lens? These lenses are optimized for close focus, and have an aperture adjestment...would this be equivalent to iris adjustment in video. I have not done any tests, but I would think that a macro lens would be better suited to focussing on a GG at short distances than a 16x or 20x zoom, which has more elements and is designed to cover a much broader range. It would also address the "leaf blower" isse of hanging a shooting lens and Letus on the end of a long zoom. Any comments?

Andrew Todd · March 27th, 2006, 09:26 AM

the non xl versions of the letus use a macro and the 16x lens. the relay lens does away with both of them. a macro by itself can not do the job of a relay lens. also it would have no focusing abilities or iris control

Andrew Todd · March 27th, 2006, 10:00 AM

quyen... one thing that just hit me... is it pronounced like :LEETUS or LETTUCE?

March 23rd, 2006, 12:33 PM	#93
Ben Winter Trustee Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 1,675 Images: 1	Ahh! I totally forgot that the iris is not inside the camera body but in the actual lens as it should be on XL series (I use a GL2)...duh knocks forehead I should've known...sorry. But that is very clever of Quyen and the design looks rock-solid. Hoo-rah! __________________ BenWinter.com

March 23rd, 2006, 01:57 PM	#94
Quyen Le Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 356	No ND filter at this time, only IRIS control. I am open for other adapter makers to contact me to have this made for their units if they are interested. Make 1 relay lens for some adapter, it doesn't worth my time and effort, thanks. Quyen __________________ Affordable Adapter http://www.adapterplace.com

March 23rd, 2006, 07:04 PM	#96
Francois Poitras Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Québec (Canada) Posts: 133	That’s pretty good, Quyen, keep up the good work! __________________ François

March 24th, 2006, 06:27 PM	#97
Brian J. Harris Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greenbrier, TN Posts: 89	More footage please Hello Quyen, Do you have any more sample footage you could post? __________________ Thanks, Brian www.naturefootage.com

March 24th, 2006, 06:44 PM	#98
Andrew Todd Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Saint John, CANADA Posts: 633	theres some quick low light footage posted earlier in the thread.. we're all still waiting on the good stuff in some good lighting conditions. __________________ video : xl2 / letus35xl / bogen 503 photo- canon 1dmkII - bronica etrsi

March 23rd, 2006, 09:52 AM	#91
Andreas Rylander Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 55	Oh nice! You're right :D An iris, unless I am mistaken =) I can't wait to try this stuff out ^^

March 23rd, 2006, 12:20 PM	#92
Matthew Nayman Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 917	Wow, I would totally buy a relay for my M2 knowing it has a built in ND filter and iris ring. holy cow!. It would be a beautiful baby. Letus meets M2.... The Letus-rock35

March 23rd, 2006, 04:51 PM	#95
Michael Maier Trustee Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,269	A relay lens is basically a normal lens, which is designed to focus on a flat surface. So as any normal lens it should have an Iris and a focus. It would be very hard to work with a lens without an Iris. That's not different for a relay lens. The P+S Micro35 relay lens for the XL/HD100 series has an Iris and a focus ring for the record.

March 24th, 2006, 07:23 PM	#100
Andrew Todd Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Saint John, CANADA Posts: 633	ill get some up as soon as soon as i get mine __________________ video : xl2 / letus35xl / bogen 503 photo- canon 1dmkII - bronica etrsi

March 26th, 2006, 01:46 PM	#101
Quyen Le Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 356	It's hard to find a perfect sunny day in Oregon this season. I manage to take my camera when I go to church today and have a couple of minutes at the park nearby. I will try to upload some seconds when I get home. No firewire at church, thanks for your patient. Quyen __________________ Affordable Adapter http://www.adapterplace.com

March 27th, 2006, 12:42 AM	#102
Quyen Le Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 356	http://www.letus35.com/park.mpg (12.4MB) 6K compression http://www.letus35.com/park1.mpg (6.55MB) 3k compression Both files are the same thing, just make the smaller file for people having difficulty to download larger file. Couple of minutes is too quick for anything nice. Full resolution mpeg1 file. I am sorry if you don't like flowers, thanks. Quyen __________________ Affordable Adapter http://www.adapterplace.com

March 27th, 2006, 07:44 AM	#103
Craig B. Smith Tourist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 2	wise fool This is my first DVi post, so go easy on me if I say something really stupid. I am a still photographer who is interested in using my assortment of Nikon lenses to improve the quality of my videos. I read a lot of posts about the importance of having high quality glass on the subject side of the GG, but wouldn't obtaining the best relay lens possible be of equal value? Has anyone considered using a 35mm macro lens as the relay lens? These lenses are optimized for close focus, and have an aperture adjestment...would this be equivalent to iris adjustment in video. I have not done any tests, but I would think that a macro lens would be better suited to focussing on a GG at short distances than a 16x or 20x zoom, which has more elements and is designed to cover a much broader range. It would also address the "leaf blower" isse of hanging a shooting lens and Letus on the end of a long zoom. Any comments?

March 27th, 2006, 09:26 AM	#104
Andrew Todd Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Saint John, CANADA Posts: 633	the non xl versions of the letus use a macro and the 16x lens. the relay lens does away with both of them. a macro by itself can not do the job of a relay lens. also it would have no focusing abilities or iris control __________________ video : xl2 / letus35xl / bogen 503 photo- canon 1dmkII - bronica etrsi

March 27th, 2006, 10:00 AM	#105
Andrew Todd Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Saint John, CANADA Posts: 633	quyen... one thing that just hit me... is it pronounced like :LEETUS or LETTUCE? __________________ video : xl2 / letus35xl / bogen 503 photo- canon 1dmkII - bronica etrsi