GH4 Best Light Weight Swing-Away Matte Box For the GH3 & GH4

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Best Light Weight Matte Box, Swing-Away Design; 2 x 4x4" Filter Holders (1 Fixed & 1 Rotating) 1 X French Flag; 15mm Rod Adapter; One that doesn't look out of place on DSLR's like the GH3 & GH4.
 
There are lots of good ones and a few exceptional ones but I would buy a Bright Tangerine if I had the bucks.... but I don't so I use Chroziel clip on and it works fine for most of my work.
 
There's really not a light weight solution for swing away matteboxes, if you want a quality swing away, it has to be robust enough to do it's job properly without sag, and twisting, On my redrock I added a second bracket for better support, but then again I use ND filters in both stages at times. If your going for light weight, and don't use filters, I would suggest a clip on like Brian suggests. I can never understand why some people put a huge swing away on, don't use filters, and are only using it to block light, and that's fine, but overkill, I think it's more about the "LOOK" in most cases these days, people think it makes their camera look more professional. What they don't take into consideration, is that most professionals look at people with huge matteboxes that are not needed, and think their either clueless or unprofessional.
 
maranfilms said:
I can never understand why some people put a huge swing away on, don't use filters, and are only using it to block light, and that's fine, but overkill, I think it's more about the "LOOK" in most cases these days, people think it makes their camera look more professional. What they don't take into consideration, is that most professionals look at people with huge matteboxes that are not needed, and think their either clueless or unprofessional.
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You are assuming that everybody falls into this category, but that is not the case. Many of us use a swing-away matte box when needed for ease of lens change when working with primes, while needing flair protection. Just because you do not need a filter for a particular shot, does not mean you don't need a matte box. Nor does it mean you don't need a filter for the next shot. Sometimes I need a matte box, other times I don't. Sometimes a rubber lens hood works best for the situation at hand. But to blindly say professionals look upon other shooters using matte boxes as being clueless or unprofessional is a pretty broad stroke. Unless you are working the set in question, how are you to judge?
 
I agree with the suggestion that a clip on Matte Box may better suite my application. If you have more suggestions on Clip-On Matte Boxes for DSLR's I'll check them out. All I really need is something light weight and durable that will hold a couple of 4X4 filters. Thanks for all your comments.
 
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