Help: Letus Extreme Questions for a XH-G1

[Jeremy Nemeth]

Hey All...

I'm still new to all of this, but I've seen the Letus Extreme and am interested in one. I was wondering if someone could help me with it.

What is the correct lens mount?
How big of a rod support to get?
What exactly would I need to work with it on the G1?
Any tips tricks or anything?
And most importantly where is a good reliable place to order one?

Sorry if I sound dumb, but I'm still trying to learn everything...

Thanks for you help....

[David Chia]

the mount depends on the type of lenses that you intent to use. Nikon ? Canon ? etc...

PL mount are for cinelenses.

How much funds do you have? as the adapter is only the tip of the ice burg. You need rails support with 45cm or longer rails, follow focus unit, gears, whip, a external HD monitor, a matte box,filters,a heavier tripod and at least the basic set of lenses of 35mm,50mm and 85mm . they have to be fast at least F1.4 for brighter footage.

You need time to set it up or you can then leave them as it is once you set them up ,but you need a bigger bag or box to store them and transport them. Something like a pelican 1620 or above.

If you want to hand held, you need a the DVrig HD ,redrock or Zacuto shoulder support.

If you are shooting indoors, a set of lights would be good to have.

It works about a few thousands more then the initial cost of the adapter.
So that is your list of things that you need . Have fun.

Can someone else add to list that I might have left out.

[Doug Davis]

http://www.LetusDirect.com

You can usually get some good, inexpensive, nikon lenses off ebay.

Rails are a must... A good HD monitor is also advisable to pull critical focus...

[Hector Jesus Flores]

Originally Posted by Doug Davis

http://www.LetusDirect.com

You can usually get some good, inexpensive, nikon lenses off ebay.

Rails are a must... A good HD monitor is also advisable to pull critical focus...

recommend me some links to buy some nikon lenses of ebay! maybe some rails?

[Jeremy Nemeth]

Wow.. Thats alot of stuff... More than I anticipated. Is there anyway to get away with just using the Letus, rails, and a lense? I'm not sure what the follow focus unit, gears, and whip are or what they do... Can you explain about those? I would like to expand a bit, but if it involves all of that equipment, I might have to wait. I don't think I have that much in my budget... but we'll see...

Thanks for the help all...

[Doug Davis]

Yes, you can get away with the rails, adapter, and lens...

The follow focus is primarily so that you can pull focus without touching the ring on the lens and it also allows you to make minor adjustments to the focus... Typically in an extreme run and gun situation I will use the Adapter, lens, and rails... It gets the job done...

Several (3+) length lenses are also advisable... i.e. 85mm, 50mm, 28mm.... etc... The faster the better (i.e. 1.4 or better is good enough to get the job done..)

[Jeremy Nemeth]

So I just bought the Letus Extreme with the Nikon AI adapter. I just have one more question until I get the Letus... For the lense to attach, should you get AutoFocus or Manual Focus? I'm thinking Manual, but I'm not positive. So I figured I'd check.

Thanks for everyones help!

[David Chia]

use manual focus, you can use the preset zoom and focus once you got it and can always recall it back if it moves.

Nikon lenses that are not for digital camera will be the ones you are looking out for. The DX lenses will not be suitable for adapter work, because it gives a smaller FOV. try to get really old prime manual lenses if possible , the faster the better at least 1,8 or better.