Digital Video - December 2008 - (Page 12) FIRST LOOK LETUS ULTIMATE 35MM LENS ADAPTER FOCUS CHECK The Ultimate system is the first from Letus to use a spinning image screen. IS THIS LATEST ADAPTER SETUP FROM LETUS REALLY THE ULTIMATE? I n recent years, 35mm lens adapter systems have been gaining tremendous market share in production circles. Major rental houses have offered the P+S Technik Mini35 (reviewed in DV August ‘06) as well as its big brother, the Pro35, for years, enabling the use of high-quality PL lenses and film-like depth of field for video production. All the while, more affordable solutions have been gaining ground in lower-budget production circles. The Redrock Micro lens adapter system (reviewed in DV July ‘07) is probably the most recognized force of change in independent filmmaking. Redrock’s mainstream success seemed to spark an explosion of lens adapter companies and designs. Even with many new adapter options on the market, the rental circuit has been dominated for years by the Mini35. Use it on one project and you’ll understand why. Build quality is excellent, battery options are well thought out, and setup and configuration are relatively idiot-proof thanks to P+S’s kits for various HD cameras. Image quality perhaps isn’t quite as sharp as some recent adapter options, but it is well within spec. And the Mini35 utilizes a spinning image screen, eliminating some of the grain and fixed-pattern-noise issues that can crop up in oscillating systems. So I was very excited to learn at NAB 2008 that Letus (www.letusdirect.com) would be releasing a spinning adapter design dubbed the Ultimate. They had already made a name for themselves www.dv.com 12 dv december 2008 http://www.letusdirect.com http://www.dv.com
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