Park Edwards
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I was looking around at possibly purchasing a Fader ND filter, but I noticed, none of them had front threads. I have a matte box that mounts to the front of the lens, and would very much like to get a Fader. Do they not exist?
Fader ND - no front threads?
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hyphygreek
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Would you like to rotate your matte box too? 
that's exactly why i use circular collapsible rubber lens hoods instead.Would you like to rotate your matte box too?
I don't know if the frontal threads rotates as you choose the ND value.... but there are many brands with front threads... ex. (hope I'm not breaking any rules by giving an example product from a given brand, there are other brands, this one is the one most sold around here):
http://lightcraftworkshop.com/site/page1000.html
http://lightcraftworkshop.com/site/page1000.html
dude, that is the FaderND. and yes, the front ring is the part that rotates so anything screwed in front of your FaderND will also rotate. another way to handle this is to mount your mattebox to the lens, then mount the FaderND to the front of the mattebox. the trouble with mounting the FaderND further away from your camera is that the extra space inside makes it more prone to flares and weird internal reflections.
biginvegas
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The THIN version of the Sing Ray has no front threads, something to look for when ordering.
Park Edwards
Veteran
IT'S OKAY EVERYBODY, THE MATTE BOX WON'T ROTATE! But thanks for looking oput. It's a specially made matte box, so if the the ND rotates, I can easily adjust the matte box in half a second. It's one of those cool ones that uses a cokin p filter to mount. Regarding previous suggestions, I can't see the threads on the lightcraft Mk2.
hyphygreek
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I just looked at mine. Has threads.