Matte box suggestions for Canon 7D?

I am actually looking at the Genus one as well...it seems a bit smaller than some which is what I am looking for.
 
What about the RedRock Mico Matte Box? Has anyone tried to use that with a DSLR (namely, the 5D)? I'm hoping it will fit on the 7D lenses.
 
Alright, thanks for the suggestions.

Hey Paul, you might be interested to know that a few months back, I boxed up about 3-4 years worth of Videomaker magazines from my shelf and shipped them off to Afghanistan for US soldiers to read. My sister was sending a shipment of books out, so I thought I'd donate. Hope they made it there.
 
can anyone chime in on if the genus has adjustable height from the rail mounts? i'll be using xlr adapter, probably juiced link and vertical grip/dual battery. so i see that probably adding close to 3-4 inches of camera lens height. but i'll probably be mounting on the zacuto mini baseplate which should help out with the excess lens height since they usually suggest that dslr height booster thingy.
 
There's no way in hell I would spend $750 for a mattebox like the Genus. I'm sorry but that's price gouging. I mean physically look at the product. Does it look like it's worth $750. I think manufacturers in this industry have gotten carried away with their products thinking that they can justify charging as much as they do simply because we use high-end pieces of electronic devices. It's been that way for a long time too and I think we need to start looking elsewhere for our accessories. I'd buy a mattebox from Cavision for $450 before I bought anything from Genus.

I mean in the case of hdslr cameras you need something to physically hold ND filters in front of the lens because the current selection of cameras doesn't have built in ND like our video cameras. So why would you spend so much on something that you may not even use all the time. Unless you are the kind of person that is insecure and needs to put a mattebox on your camera simply for aesthetics. I'd rather keep the weight down and use a good screw on polarizer filter and ND filter and shoot all day. Plus, a lens shade will prevent flare and unwanted light from entering the lens just as well and you can buy those for around $40.
 
You can combine these two products for a decent mattebox for $80 and use circular filters. There is no way I would spend over $150, and that is still high, for a plastic sun shade.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=workaround.jsp&A=details&Q=&sku=310723&is=REG

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=workaround.jsp&A=details&Q=&sku=310701&is=REG

These soft matteboxes are cool also for $99, especially since they can fold up. Also has filter holder add on accessory.
http://www.cinetactics.com/Detail.bok?no=1

Here is one that holds filters for $165
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/335937-REG/Cavision_MB385PW_MB385PW_Wide_3x3_Matte.html
 
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My first mattebox was a Cavision and I had it mounted to my Sony PD150 with carbon fiber rails. I would highly recommend the matteboxes from them. Good build quality and great price, especially for what they are being used for.

One thing to consider when using a mattebox that hasn't been mentioned is the cost of 3x3, 4x4, and 4x5 filters. They are considerably more expensive than their screw on counterparts. I would only recommend buying a polarizer and ND though, because everything else you can produce in post. Most DP's will recommend to shoot clean and effect in post anyway, but the polarizer and ND will actually help you to control exposure in the field. Something that can't always be recovered in post.
 
The Genus seems to be the best cost effective option for now.
It's well built and very functional.
 
The Redrock seems to give you more than the Genus. And it's cheaper. I dunno. The RedRock is bigger though... Depends on if you mind that or not. I don't.


Rick Rock said:
Alright, thanks for the suggestions.

Hey Paul, you might be interested to know that a few months back, I boxed up about 3-4 years worth of Videomaker magazines from my shelf and shipped them off to Afghanistan for US soldiers to read. My sister was sending a shipment of books out, so I thought I'd donate. Hope they made it there.
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That's awesome man! That was a very kind thing to do. I hope they made it there too!
 
Im curious why cant you use the lens hood thats comes with the lens? All my canon lens come with some sort of lens hood.
 
you can, it just won't look as cool. And if you get a $700 matte box instead of a $100 one, you can look especially cool among the professional crowd. But kidding aside, a matte box with a flag will prevent more lens flare than a regular petal hood but this is not enough to justify paying $700 for in my opinion.
 
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