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TimurCivan · 11-06-2009, 11:44 AM

Well.... The letus ultimate is a beautiful example of optics. But, its build quality isnt what it should be... some see it as putting their money where it counts... but i dont like its loose tolerances.

hammerhorror · 11-13-2009, 05:22 PM

My Letus 1/3" Relay and Letus Elite will be arriving on Monday. I don't have any prime lenses yet, but I will be purchasing some Zeiss lenses in the near future.

As soon as I am up and running I will be sure to post some footage of the Letus combo with my HPX300. I can't wait, I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas to come.

Dino · 11-18-2009, 06:48 PM

We've had the Letus B4 Pro 2/3" relay lens since March, along with the B4 Compact for testing. Both relays are very high quality with excellent edge to edge sharpness. The B4 Pro is very heavy, with 12 elements.

While the Compact is 90% of the quality of a Pro, we opted for the Pro due to it being slightly sharper with better contrast wide open and slightly faster. It looks fantastic with our HPX2700!

I have no doubt that the 1/3" and 1/2" relays will look very good. Letus has delivered on their promises and I see that their competition still hasn't delivered their relay lenses. It is expensive to develop these lenses, especially when quality is the prime objective.

11-06-2009, 11:44 AM	#11
TimurCivan Cinematogapher Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 9,533	Well.... The letus ultimate is a beautiful example of optics. But, its build quality isnt what it should be... some see it as putting their money where it counts... but i dont like its loose tolerances. __________________ Director of Photography RED Package available, HVX 35mm Package available, 5DmkII package Available. timurcivan.com timurcivan@gmail.com 9175894424

11-18-2009, 06:48 PM	#13
Dino Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Foster City, CA Posts: 547	We've had the Letus B4 Pro 2/3" relay lens since March, along with the B4 Compact for testing. Both relays are very high quality with excellent edge to edge sharpness. The B4 Pro is very heavy, with 12 elements. While the Compact is 90% of the quality of a Pro, we opted for the Pro due to it being slightly sharper with better contrast wide open and slightly faster. It looks fantastic with our HPX2700! I have no doubt that the 1/3" and 1/2" relays will look very good. Letus has delivered on their promises and I see that their competition still hasn't delivered their relay lenses. It is expensive to develop these lenses, especially when quality is the prime objective. __________________ Jeff Regan www.ssv.com Letus Ultimate 35mm adapters, B4 Pro 2/3" relay lens, Panasonic HPX170, HPX2700 P2 Varicam, Sony EX1, DSR-450WS, BVP-550WS cameras, Zacuto follow focus, Chrosziel matte boxes, Panasonic, TV Logic HD LCD monitors, Sachtler DV8, Video 20, Studio 7+7 fluid head/tripods, indiSLIDERpro camera slider, Arri, LTM Pepper, Chimera, Kino Flo lighting, Shure, Schoeps, Lectrosonics, Tram audio.

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11-13-2009, 05:22 PM	#12
hammerhorror Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tinley Park, IL Posts: 99	My Letus 1/3" Relay and Letus Elite will be arriving on Monday. I don't have any prime lenses yet, but I will be purchasing some Zeiss lenses in the near future. As soon as I am up and running I will be sure to post some footage of the Letus combo with my HPX300. I can't wait, I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas to come.