ebay advice (mattebox)

[Cheesesailor77]

I know this is stupid to post here if its actually a good deal (lol) but can anyone tell me if this is something I should put a bid on? The price is right, and I believe I've heard good things about the cavision.

http://cgi.ebay.com/cavision-4-x4-M...ryZ64329QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[thisiswells]

It's a bellows matte box which means it can be adjusted to match the focal length of the lens. The advantage is a high level of control for reducing or eliminating lens flare. The disadvantage is higher probability of seeing the corners of the bellows in the shot, if you're not careful. Also, from looking at it, it seems like it would be kinda fragile considering it's basically made of heavy duty construction paper. Many of the old film guys like bellows matte boxes.

I know this doesn't directly answer your question of if it's a good deal or should you buy it.. But, I hope it helps anyways. There is another thread from today where I posted the differences between several matte boxes... Hope this helps, cheesesailor77.

 

[Cheesesailor77]

thanks, with all the other mattebox infor flying around lately, you said exactly what I needed to know

 

[MattC]

keep an eye on the marketplace at dvinfo.net. Many good deals to be had there, it's where I bought my mattebox