velcro on the mattebox

[Endless_Static_Sea]

does anyone know what those tags that are velcroed to the side of the mattebox are?

 

[bcheong]

They're filter tags. It let's the DP know what's in the mattebox at any given time. Most rental houses will have these tags on the filter pouches.

 

[Anders Holck]

Especially when using a lightmeter, it's very important to always compensate for any mounted filters in the reading. If you were to forget you had a filter in the mattebox you might underexpose, or stripping it without telling it will be blown. Having tags will help everyone know what the rating for the current setup is.

 

[Endless_Static_Sea]

thanks for the info