GH2 GH-2 best Matte Boxes

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hollyburgh

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I have been trying to find a Matte Box that fits my GH-2 with Nokton .95 lens and the 20mm 1.7. Also for my 14-140mm kit lens. Can anyone share some insight on affordable and compatible matte boxes for 16:9 video? Lens shades?
 
Hi Holly - since I posted this earlier suggestion, I've discovered the 77mm version of this $50 16:9 poor man's matte box. It is pictured on my TM900 in this short video: http://vimeo.com/36414431

To use the 77mm version of the matte box with your Nokton, you'll need a 52-77mm step up ring. For your Panasonic 20mm, you'll need a 46-52mm step uphttp://www.amazon.com/Step-Up-Adapter-Goja-Microfiber-Cleaning/dp/B004482OL2?tag=battleforthew-20.

If you want the Cavision lens hood pictured in the behind-the-scenes part of the video, you would also need the 77-100mm step up.

The advantage of the matte box option is that you can use relatively inexpensive Cokin-P filters with it. I bought an $8 ND-2 and a $9 ND-4 which I stack in the matte box to maximize shallow DoF in bright sunlight outdoors.

The additional advantage of this approach is that it was a lot less expensive than the solutions I suggested earlier.

Hope this is helpful,

Bill
 
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