My Letus 35 is here!

I couldn't wait to get home from work after my sweet wife told me this morning that I had a package from FedEx. When I finally came home I quickly opened the box to find my new Letus35 Extreme lens adapter along with the Letus Rail Support system. Let me start off with why I picked Letus. I first contacted my usual sales rep, Phil, for video equipment and asked him for some kind of adapter to make my movies look more film-like. Before contacting him I sent an email to Red Rock asking for recommendations but didn't hear back from them for several days. Phil told me that he doesn't sell them because you usually have to by them direct, he recommended alternatives such as Letus35 and the Brevis35. I read both websites and did as much research I could but you'll soon find that there is a lot of debate on which was better. I was leaning towards Brevis because they were somewhat cheaper and they actually had some great sample videos on their site while on the Letus website there was only a sample video with Chess pieces. I still hadn't heard back from Red Rock and already decided not to buy from a company that wouldn't respond to their customers (being kinda new to the industry I need as much support I can get). Brevis and Letus both responded quickly but Letus was more detailed about their product and how they compared to the others. Then I discovered another Letus site that had a lot more sample videos and they looked stunning! I was sold.

So I ordered the Letus Extreme for my HVX-200 and they were able to send me the adapter within 9 days (I had to basically beg them to send it to me since I have a shot coming up soon) which I greatly appreciated. Soon after I ordered I bought a 35mm Nikon lens and a 50mm Nikon lens from eBay to start with.

Back to my story, the packaging was pretty simple, the Letus was safely wrapped in a foam box, I'm used to Apple's packaging style so this was a humbling experience for me. The adapter was lighter than I expected, people say most adapters were heavy but this wasn't too bad. It included instructions and wasn't too hard to figure out, they did hide a screw that attached the rail support to the adapter, I called them thinking they forget to ship that piece but they knew exactly what I was talking about as if this had happened before and told me it was attached to another piece. It took me about an hour to set up (because I'm a slow learner and too careful not because it was difficult). It wasn't long after that that I began to shoot and experiment with the 35mm lens. I will be shooting a short film in two weeks which is when I'll be able to come back with a real review on this. But I've got a video below on what I was able to get out of the Letus in my pajamas in my basement with no special lighting (just my desk lamp from the keyboard shot and the natural window light on my kids).

Please note that I'm not a professional (yet) and my opinion or ignorance is from a perspective of someone who thinks he can make a movie. If you have any questions or feedback I'd love to hear from you.



Lance