$15 DIY matte box

i think you just described the matteblox.....

i used tin snips to cut the aluminum. see my tutorial for details.
 
Guys Guys Guys. let me tell about the coolest little cheap matte box you can get:::

I purchased it for $ .99 and the shipping was $10 so about $11. It is a Sailwind Pro Vignetta Bellows, mattebox. It holds 2 3x3 fiilters. And has the clamp thing for the ring, which is threaded at 62. so basically, take a 72mm stepdown to 62. screw the stepdown ring. and clamp it to the mattebox. Its sick man. And looks way better than a gaffer tape sunshade. (no offense, i made one similar out of construction paper one time, for a disposable sunshade. mostly for kicks. and it may look cool, but is really oversized and isnt doing as much as you would think. And also, the big reason for a mattebox is for the filters also. thats important. but, nowadays, people gone all digital and such, filters can be added easily in post (unlike the old film days, it was easier to put the filter on in the shoot). So basically, a mattebox today is mainly for blocking some light, and looking super sweet. But gaffer tape for me doesnt cut it even close.

But here, Im so excited, i even have some pictures of the $11 used Sailwind Pro vignetta matteboxit for you to see: (mind you, this thing is like $130 on B&H) (got it on ebay)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a162/vericetti/DCP_0090.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a162/vericetti/DCP_0092.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a162/vericetti/DCP_0093.jpg

and see one similar on the Rai and Drake Camera, and tell it aint pimp:
http://www.drachenfeder.com/aktuelles/drake_hd_en.htm#kamera
 
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Awesome

Definatley my TOP 10 ever films. Pure popcorn B movie Zombie love

Every line perfectly overacted; I love it!
 
Well. I dont know if it will vignette on the DVX lens or not. I know that many times, you can put your finger or something in front of the corner of your lens, but you wont show up on frame.

But i use it with my 35mm adapter and most my slr lens are around 52mm and 58mm filter sizes. So im going for that vintage mattebox look. added to my spinner adapter. And then to my camera, which right now, is a high resolution 1/2" cmos network camera, a work in progress.
 
got my rods today!!!!

now just waiting on the follow focus......

rods.jpg


thinking about indifocus. the redrock one looks nicer but may take a while to get.

opinions?
 
take that goshdang carboard (aluminum made to look like cardboard) matte box off. Shorten it, and make it smaller. It looks like the end of a teleprompter.
 
Forrest Schultz said:
take that goshdang carboard (aluminum made to look like cardboard) matte box off. Shorten it, and make it smaller. It looks like the end of a teleprompter.
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chill out dude. if you don't like it, just go about your merry way. we're all very proud of you for scoring a big bellows box for 99 cents. you win. you're the mattebox king.
 
im sorry man, i guess i was just out to bash heads. sorry

but dude, theirs like a bucnh of those used bellows mattes going on ebay. i was letting you guys know so you could snag one. not so i could rant that mine costs 99. you can find one also. the title was spelled wrong so i think thats why not many saw it. nice rods.
 
Thanks so much for displaying your instructions on your website. It was really easy to do this. Now I too have a $15 mattebox.
Jgastelb
 
Why are people so perdantic ? the guy is trying to pass on his design so others can use it.
OK it's not a Matte Box, but do you need to tell him that it isn't?
 
justin_newlands said:
Why are people so perdantic ? the guy is trying to pass on his design so others can use it.
OK it's not a Matte Box, but do you need to tell him that it isn't?
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No, not really.



If he puts some slots in there it might hold some filters.
 
Forrest Schultz said:
but, nowadays, people gone all digital and such, filters can be added easily in post (unlike the old film days, it was easier to put the filter on in the shoot). [/URL]
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I beg to differ, sir. Polarizers, Star Filters, and ProMists are just a few of the filters that do things that can't be duplicated in post. A lot of things are better done in-camera.
 
About two weeks ago I had to shoot a diagonal into a glass display case at a product (local commercial) and the only thing that made the shot possible was a polarizing filter to remove a very severe reflection. As Happy said, some things are better done in front of the lens.

I do a bit of work in Shake but would never have been able to remove a reflection from the shot in post. One little filter did the trick. And render time was zip.

Keep up all the great "guerilla" filmmaking techniques! Stories beg to be told. That's what matters, not how much gaffer's tape is on the camera.

Warm regards,
Scott
 
Unlike the $15 DIY camera stabilizer it looks like this actually has a purpose, and I bet it wouldn't take too much more effort to make some slots for filters. Nice work Cheese. Anyone have any ideas how to rig up a DIY rotating filter tray for this bad boy?

-Kevin
 
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