matte box

now the original response to my post was that a matte box protects the lens from reflective light. Does that mean i should only use a matte box outdoors? Or indoors as well?
 
You can have unintentional light sources (reflection off a C-Stand, etc) either indoors or outdoors. If you have a Mattebox, you might as well use it all the time.
 
yes. it certainly isn't something you take on and off every time you use the camera.

the best part of the soft matteblox in my experience was all the wonderful dark shadows in the corners of the picture because the POS had shifted because it is made out of fabric!

i had real problems with that. i was doing run and gun doc stuff and it just moved around too much.

the formatt is a much better deal for the money, as long as you aren't using the anamorphic.

but if you can afford the anamorphic do you really want a fabric matte box thats going to be slip sliding all around?

matthew
 
matthewd5 said:
the best part of the soft matteblox in my experience was all the wonderful dark shadows in the corners of the picture because the POS had shifted because it is made out of fabric!
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LMAO!!!
 
I suffered with the shifting matteblox (MB145a) problem ONCE; then I implemented a solution. I added two small Velcro (hook side) self adhesive squares to the top and bottom corners of the sides of the anamorphic adapter's sun shade. This added retention helps keep the matteblox located correctly at all times. Obviously a rail attached rigid matte box would be a much better solution, but considering the costs differential, I will stick with the 'improved' matteblox solution for now.
 
Does the Formatt FM500 work with the Century .7 zoom-thru wide angle adapter? It has front threads, but I am not sure of the size. It is larger than my 77mm Canon L glass, which is pretty huge :)

ACK, I checked on Century's site and it appears to be a 95mm lens.
 
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