Red matte-box

[brandon thomas]

OK - simple question - and hopefully one that can be answered...

When is the Matte-box going to be available...?

It's clear now that You are past the "thinking" stage on this issue, but I see no reason why the MB should wait for Scarlet and/or Epic... Red Ones are being sold as we speak (I've just placed an order for 5451) and we need MB's too... I am about to plunge $5K on ARRI MB - but if I knew the RED MB could be out before Christmas - I will wait...

Am I asking too much? I apologize if I do...

You guys/gals rock!!!

How many threads are you going to ask this in Peter?

 

[Joseph Hutson]

How many threads are you going to ask this in Peter?

Depends on when Red announces the Red Matteboxes.

 

[Tanner Field]

They had canceled the Red Mattebox for the Red One. Big Jon, however, let the ScarletUsers know that they were still developing the Scarlet's Mattebox, as that was a different camera.

I looked around but couldn't find where he had said this... can you point me to it?
Thanks!

 

[Joseph Hutson]

I looked around but couldn't find where he had said this... can you point me to it?
Thanks!

This what you were looking for?

The decision to not move forward on a matte box was specific to the RED One. We've got all kinds of amazing, bad, cool stuff planned for Scarlet! Woo-Hoo!

 

[Tanner Field]

Ah right... I remember that post now, thanks for the refresher.. i'm very excited to see what they have planned for the new models!

 

[Alberto Caprioglio]

the Arri feels stronger

Does the Redrock break easily? What material is it made of?
What particular force has a mattebox normally going to resist?
And what about weight?

 

[Andrew Walker]

Does the Redrock break easily? What material is it made of?
What particular force has a mattebox normally going to resist?
And what about weight?

The Redrock MB is great and I haven't had any problems with mine. If you want to pay a couple extra grand for a MB20 then by all means get one. The Arri mattebox is really nice but it isn't nice enough to pay an extra $3K for.

 

[SF Geek]

The filter trays in the RR matte box are it's weakness. Their spring clamps are pretty crappy.

 

[Dave Blackham]

The Redrock MB is great and I haven't had any problems with mine. If you want to pay a couple extra grand for a MB20 then by all means get one. The Arri mattebox is really nice but it isn't nice enough to pay an extra $3K for.

Id second this. The Redrock is very good for the money and we are quite happy with it. Even the Vocas MB450 which would be another favoured alternative the additional cost just doesnt seem to stack up.

Id like to see 5.65 x 5.65 trays though and vertical 4 x 5.65 tray for the RR.

Dave

 

[Matthew Greene]

I have to also recommend the RedRockMicro MB, it's solid and a bargain. I own one. If you don't have a problem spending a few extra thousand go with the Arri, I use them often too but the build/quality difference between the two isn't proportional to the $$$. If I had to put a number on it I'd say the Arri is maybe 20% better.

 

[Shawn Booth]

What's great about the ARRI is it's a third handle. You can operate from it.

You can also drop it, beat it up, take it to hell and back.

IT IS SOLID. You get what you pay for.

 

[Jay A. Kelley]

Jim cancelled the RED Mattebox when he felt enough choices had entered the market for good enough prices. He no longer felt there was a need for RED to build a mattebox.

I agree with this line of thinking.

Jay

 

[Matthew Greene]

Another benefit with the Arri is being able to angle the filters to reduce inter-filter reflections. You can also do it with the RedRock but by "cheating it".