Canon HV20 Tests.

That video is some very roughly edited footage (or unedited) pulled off our HV20. I didn't expect much from a camera that cost less than 700 dollars, but it surprised me. It really did. Then I took our newly arrived unit from LetusDirect, the LetusExtreme, and hooked it up to some Canon FD lenses.

Shot without the Letus, the raw footage is very sharp. With a little time for setup, it can pull some very nice shots. Click to enlarge and see more detail.

All the shooting footage was shot 24P, with a 1/2000'th shutter speed.

I didn't get any clear shots of bullets, but we got some great gun in motion footage.

Such as this one.

And this shell in the air.

Because I didn't take time to properly set up the Letus Extreme, the footage is noticably softer. Still, excellent looking footage for a DVD release.

It wasn't especially overcast, but it was shady. This resulted in a very nice range of color and soft light, but a blue sky in the background.

The adapter does eat up some light, and makes indoor footage with the HV20 impossible, as there are no controls to eliminate gain. There is a sort of exposure control, but it doesn't show gain or aperture details.

Classic Gator. :-)

Gator was very close in these shots. This illustrates the shallow depth of field a 35mm adapter allows.

I was unfamiliar with the adapter, and had trouble focusing some shots properly. I never did get a good distance shot, though I didn't try very hard.

Action!

The light response and feel is completely different with and without the adapter.

Gator was having as much fun being a subject as I was being the videographer. These shots are awful impressive, coming from a 700 dollar camcorder.

We don't have monkey bars.

But we do have monkies!

Most 35mm lens adapters, due to the nature of the device, leave the image inversed. The Letus has a brilliant glass design which corrects the image, making it much easier to operate. Gator is upside down here, not as a result of the adapter, but as a result of being.... well.... Gator.

If there are any specific questions or things you'd like us to shoot, let us know! We're more than happy to shoot test footage, especially if it is of use to others.

God Bless!

~ In Christ, John.