Circular vs 4x4 filters

smelni

smelni

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To use 4x4 filters you need a matte box and we all know how expensive that can get.

If light blocking is not the important factor for a project is there any reason you cannot just use circular filters that screw on and stack 2 or 3 depending on the need. will this result in any worse quality then 4x4s?

thanks
 
A single screw on filter should be fine, but by the time you get to 3 screw on filters in front of the lens you may encounter vignetting problems when full wide. To avoid this and assuming that you want to use screw on filters, then a step up ring (for the DVX a 72mm to 82mm would be a good choice) and larger diameter screw on filters will avoid the problem.
 
khmuse is correct

I prefer 4x4 multi-stage matte boxes and filters for versitility but it's not a MUST HAVE.

you can do a lot without any of the expensive toys. in the end it all comes down to story, if the story is good and compelling audience will forgive a lot of stuff on the production side.
 
Look at Napoleon Dynamite, started out as a little (what was it? 8mm?) short film that escalated into becoming a bigger budget indie film to a million dollar churning smash hit. Was it filmed with fancy camera shots and filters and whatnot? Nope, just filmed it and went into editing. What's the moral of that story? STORY COUNTS MOST! =)

If a matte box has served as anything for me, with a GL1, it just blocks light a bit better than the standard Canon lens hood. I don't have the need for 4x4 filters yet. I just shoot what looks good and that's all.
 
STORY COUNTS MOST! =)
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Somehow I don't think Napoleon dynamite is the best example of this! ;) There really wasn't any story at all - just a bunch of opportunities to laugh at backwards people (who may know similar to or be similar to them).
 
story is most important. also luck. be at the right place and the right time. wouldn't say napoleon was a great movie, but it was entertaining. it had a charm and quirky style and it lend it appealed to the audience. how many big budget films have you all seen that was shot in 35mm and absolutely sucked.
 
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