Canon XL2 & LetusXL

Devon Lyon · May 13th, 2006, 05:28 PM

OK, back at www.LyonFilms.com/test.html there is a new test shot.

Please forgive the cameraman (me). I really need to hook up a follow focus with hard stops so I don't have the focusing problem. Starting to figure out the LetusXL a little more. As you know, the footage is highly compressed but still shows some nice color, DOF, etc. Also, very little barrel distortion (if any) and almost no vingnetting. I did a little CC, but that is all.

50mm lens. The relay lens was closed down about halfway because it is a very sunny day and the actual 50mm lens was set at roughly f4.0 to get a little less shallow DOF.

Thoughts?

Jacob Ehrichs · May 14th, 2006, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Devon Lyon

OK, back at www.LyonFilms.com/test.html there is a new test shot.

Please forgive the cameraman (me). I really need to hook up a follow focus with hard stops so I don't have the focusing problem. Starting to figure out the LetusXL a little more. As you know, the footage is highly compressed but still shows some nice color, DOF, etc. Also, very little barrel distortion (if any) and almost no vingnetting. I did a little CC, but that is all.

50mm lens. The relay lens was closed down about halfway because it is a very sunny day and the actual 50mm lens was set at roughly f4.0 to get a little less shallow DOF.

Thoughts?

She looked sleepy and cold. :) Or just fidgety. DOF was good. Can't think of much else to say. I think most folks are convinced the Letus35XL does a great job, now we're all just waiting for a complete project that uses it to be finished. I'll be shooting one this summer hopefully, but I need to grab a few more lenses.

Paul Kali · May 14th, 2006, 07:56 PM

I'm looking for a Letus relay lens for my XL2. With the 35mm adapter I have the camera is just too long, so I want to take off the standard XL2 lens and put on a relay lens. I just don't know where to buy one. Can someone help me? Thanks.

-Paul

Brian J. Harris · May 14th, 2006, 08:09 PM

Hello Paul,

The Letus35XL is a combination of relay lens and a 35mm adapter. The relay lens is not sold separately.

You can read about it in the following thread.

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=62445

May 13th, 2006, 05:28 PM	#16
Devon Lyon Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 213	New footage OK, back at www.LyonFilms.com/test.html there is a new test shot. Please forgive the cameraman (me). I really need to hook up a follow focus with hard stops so I don't have the focusing problem. Starting to figure out the LetusXL a little more. As you know, the footage is highly compressed but still shows some nice color, DOF, etc. Also, very little barrel distortion (if any) and almost no vingnetting. I did a little CC, but that is all. 50mm lens. The relay lens was closed down about halfway because it is a very sunny day and the actual 50mm lens was set at roughly f4.0 to get a little less shallow DOF. Thoughts?

May 14th, 2006, 07:56 PM	#18
Paul Kali New Boot Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Brunswick, NJ Posts: 8	Where to buy Letus relay lens for XL2? I'm looking for a Letus relay lens for my XL2. With the 35mm adapter I have the camera is just too long, so I want to take off the standard XL2 lens and put on a relay lens. I just don't know where to buy one. Can someone help me? Thanks. -Paul

May 14th, 2006, 08:09 PM	#19
Brian J. Harris Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greenbrier, TN Posts: 89	Hello Paul, The Letus35XL is a combination of relay lens and a 35mm adapter. The relay lens is not sold separately. You can read about it in the following thread. http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=62445 __________________ Thanks, Brian www.naturefootage.com Last edited by Brian J. Harris; May 15th, 2006 at 07:42 AM.