Who uses the Cinevate Mattebox?

Spartacus

Spartacus

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Since the RR MB takes so long to deliver, I was thinking about the Cinevate MB again: so anyone who can share their experience with it? Thanks!
 
I don't have one, but I rejected it for one major reason. The two stages are locked together, you can't rotate them independently. This means using a circular polariser and a graduated filter of any type, a common combination, is essentially impossible. Every time you rotate the polariser to the required angle, your graduated filter turns too, putting it out of whack.
 
Thanks, but that´s a bummer of course...
Is it quality build?
If I recall correctly, when it came out there posts about it being a Vocas or Cavision knockoff or just a OEM of that infamous indian mattebox...
No users out there?
 
Cinevate makes great stuff but their mattebox is something they haven't bragged about for a reason. It's much simpler than the redrock box and is pretty much the same build the indian unit. It's not going to be a "last mattebox you'll ever buy" type deal. If you go into it knowing that it'll get you by but it doesn't really compete with the rr box.
 
agree totally ...

agree totally ...

devnull said:
I don't have one, but I rejected it for one major reason. The two stages are locked together, you can't rotate them independently. This means using a circular polariser and a graduated filter of any type, a common combination, is essentially impossible. Every time you rotate the polariser to the required angle, your graduated filter turns too, putting it out of whack.
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I spent a long time thinking about a matte box because I've owned several cheap ones without rotating filters, light leakage ... plus not being able to remove the matte box easily to change lens. I got that in the RR matte box. Another one that seems quite good is by Hyson!
 
ddh said:
I spent a long time thinking about a matte box because I've owned several cheap ones without rotating filters, light leakage ... plus not being able to remove the matte box easily to change lens. I got that in the RR matte box. Another one that seems quite good is by Hyson!
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I´ve been watching the Hysonfilms site for so long (years?) and you can always read sth like "currently not doing regular business" on it.
I read about some personal problems and I understand, but right now I´m not feeling like doing business with them.

So IS the Cinevate just the indian mattebox with a rebrand?
 
Having used both I'll say the chance is high. I'm not interested in calling companies out so take from that what you will.
 
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