Letus Extreme with Sony EX1 multiplier question

[Jeremy Wilker]

Yes, you can zoom through. I’ve done it a few times in testing and it seemed to be just fine going from 77 to 99. Just keep a sharp eye on that focus, but I think you’ll find it is possible in many situations. Focus isn’t too bad, you can nail it in short order using the standard Sony viewfinder. I find that too much peaking “shows” me some of the ground glass in the Letus, but in viewing the footage in FCP or on a projector it looks just fine.
I’d love to do a side-by-side knock-down test of the Letus and the SG Blade and the new Red Rock. I feel like the SG Blade might actually be a heck of a value (can anybody else confirm or deny?) but knowing the fiddly bits of the Letus isn’t too hard the results are nice!