Matte box

[Nasser]

Hi ,

What value dose the matte box's adds to the footage ?
Is it really important to have one ?

 

[brokenjack]

Hi ,

What value dose the matte box's adds to the footage ?
Is it really important to have one ?

Matte boxes allow you to use filters. A 2 stage matte box will allow you to use 2 filters at once. The matte box also helps to keep light out of the lens to prevent washed out images. I like matte boxes because of the convenience of switching out different filters quickly and easily. One other benefit, if you are using grad filters you can slide the filter up and down to place it anywhere in the frame. Good matte boxes also let you rotate each stage, critical for polarizing filters....Plus it makes the camera look so dang cool!

 

[Nasser]

Thanks, any matte box recommendation for the HVX200

 

[hotchkiss]

Chrosziel, Vocas, and Petroff are the top tier units. Cavision, and Red Rock (among others) are popular lower priced units.

I have a Petroff, it's outstanding. I also own a Chrosziel, it's excellent as well.

 

[iDV8]

I bought one the HD Matte Box from Hyson Films. He's got a new one called the X Matte Box that is really cool but quite a bit more expensive.

http://hysonfilms.com/