Studio matte box on FS700 - help - rods don't go past matte box

[berlinfool]

So I got this giant future-proof matte box that takes any kind of cine lens.
What disturbs me is that they have to sit at the end of the rods so when I what to fit a lens with a different length I have to move the camera and not the matte box.
I don't even know if that's a bad thing but in my mind it seems to be.
Any thoughts?

 

[chappelldigital]

Does the mattebox swing open to let you change the lens? That 2nd picture looks like there are two screws/fasteners that you can undo, and should let you swing the mattebox out of the way

 

[berlinfool]

Yeah, I can swing it open.
I think I have to raise the camera if I want to have the matte box freely moving back and forth.
I'm playing around with it and it's less a problem that I thought. Since I only have two lenses. Lol.
Fixed size cinema lenses won't be a problem. Otherwise I have to either move the camera or the rods when I need to attach a lens with a different length.
As it turns out it's kind of easy.
I think it's the price I have to pay if I want to use a matte box that's made for even the most giant lenses out there. FUTURE PROOF!!!

 

[dp90068]

You can also try longer rods