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Mike Kim · April 28th, 2006, 10:15 AM

I'm a Letus35 owner (the older version). I'm happy with it using canon FD 50mm prime lens but I was wondering if anyone tried them with other mm lenses such as 28mm, or even 85. What would happen with the vignetting or the distorsion?

Andrew Todd · April 28th, 2006, 03:25 PM

mike.. use every lens you can find.. i use wide, telephoto, zooms.. thats the best part of having one of these adapters.

Wayne Kinney · April 28th, 2006, 04:31 PM

In terms of vignetting, the wider lenses usually give more vignetting. 28mm lenses are ok, but start going wider like 24mm or 18mm, and you will certainly start to see some vignetting. It does depend on the lens, a 24mm F2.8 will vignette more then a 24mm F2.0, in general.

Tony Tibbetts · April 28th, 2006, 04:59 PM

to avoid vignetting I only use lenses with and f-stop of f2.0 and higher

Mike Kim · April 28th, 2006, 05:28 PM

Okay, I'm about to buy a 28mm or 35mm canon FD. Not sure which one yet...... but thank you very much for the advise.

By the way, here's something I shot using a sony minidv cam (1ccd) and the letus35 with a canon FD 50mm prime lens: http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2722881?htv=12
Colors were corrected with final cut.

April 28th, 2006, 10:15 AM	#1
Mike Kim Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 33	Letus35 and other lens I'm a Letus35 owner (the older version). I'm happy with it using canon FD 50mm prime lens but I was wondering if anyone tried them with other mm lenses such as 28mm, or even 85. What would happen with the vignetting or the distorsion?

April 28th, 2006, 03:25 PM	#2
Andrew Todd Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Saint John, CANADA Posts: 633	mike.. use every lens you can find.. i use wide, telephoto, zooms.. thats the best part of having one of these adapters. __________________ video : xl2 / letus35xl / bogen 503 photo- canon 1dmkII - bronica etrsi

April 28th, 2006, 04:31 PM	#3
Wayne Kinney Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brighton, East Sussex, UK Posts: 938	In terms of vignetting, the wider lenses usually give more vignetting. 28mm lenses are ok, but start going wider like 24mm or 18mm, and you will certainly start to see some vignetting. It does depend on the lens, a 24mm F2.8 will vignette more then a 24mm F2.0, in general. __________________ Thanks, Wayne.

April 28th, 2006, 04:59 PM	#4
Tony Tibbetts Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 385	to avoid vignetting I only use lenses with and f-stop of f2.0 and higher

April 28th, 2006, 05:28 PM	#5
Mike Kim Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 33	Okay, I'm about to buy a 28mm or 35mm canon FD. Not sure which one yet...... but thank you very much for the advise. By the way, here's something I shot using a sony minidv cam (1ccd) and the letus35 with a canon FD 50mm prime lens: http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2722881?htv=12 Colors were corrected with final cut.