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MATTEBOX: What's your preference?

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I'm looking to purchase a mattebox for my scarlet package, I'm wondering what people's preferences are.

I've seen some great stuff from chrosziel and Arri along with other companies, but I figured I'd turn to my favorite forum for some input. If you want to post which you prefer and why that'd be great.

Also, I'm interested in a swing away, just seems more practical.

Cheers,
Jacob
 
J Taylor said:
I'm looking to purchase a mattebox for my scarlet package, I'm wondering what people's preferences are.

I've seen some great stuff from chrosziel and Arri along with other companies, but I figured I'd turn to my favorite forum for some input. If you want to post which you prefer and why that'd be great.

Also, I'm interested in a swing away, just seems more practical.

Cheers,
Jacob
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TLS Raven

http://www.lensrepair.co.uk/index.php?webpage=store.php&cID=20216

They are requested from our Hire company often instead of Arri.
 
Dave, those actually look identical to the Genus Elite mattebox, which is what I've got. I love it.

not sure which is copying which, but either one is a great choice!

ETA: at second glance, maybe not identical, but very similar.
 
I think TLS manufacture the Genus Matte Boxes. I don't know the tie up between them.

TLS engineering is first rate.
 
I had Genus put together an Elite with dual rotating 4x5.65 trays and clamp-on rings for my CP.2s and 70-200... I agree the engineering is fantastic and build quality is awesome.

I had a Redrock before that and absolutely hated it for a number of reasons, but #1 was that the filter trays were worthless. Slide a tray in and if you weren't careful to hold onto it while locking it down, it would slip out the bottom. I broke a few filters because of that thing. The genus has little magnets that hold the tray in place when you slide it into the mattebox, significantly reducing/eliminating the risk of dropping your valuable filters and smashing them to bits.

And come to think of it, I DO remember buying my Genus from TLS now! Oye, why can't everything just be under one name with these companies?
 
Dont know why there are different names. The guys do a lot of work for Cooke and are highly regarded in our Islands on Optics and accessory manufacturing.

The only thing we had issue with in the past on a hired unit breaking was the actual shade it self when a Yak stood on it. Apparently the client thought it should have with stood that occurrence. Just because the lens and PL mount snapped of the camera at the same time apparently was beside the point.
 
Haha omg...

Yeah I don't expect to encounter any Yaks here in the states, but you never know!
 
Both of those clamp on directly to the lens correct?

I was inclined toward a swing away, but I may be wrong about that, do you have a reason you prefer these to a swing away setup?
 
OCONNOR o-box.
Not swing away but for me it's the best bang for the buck hands down.
 
Philipe Ratton said:
OCONNOR o-box.
Not swing away but for me it's the best bang for the buck hands down.
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I agree with Philipe on this one. You can't go wrong with the o-box it is as versatile as Red DSMC system. Has alot of great mounting points on the matte box for accessories. The o-grips are amazing with it as well.

I also recommend the o-box because it is EXTREMELY durable.

You can check out this video of my setup to get an idea on how it all comes together.
 
Yep. OConnor O-Box WM here too. Been pushing it in a lot of dirty, dusty situations and have been loving it. Don't mind that it isn't swing away at all.
 
I haven't used an O-Box but from everything I've heard, and the quality of my Oconnor Follow Focus, I don't doubt that it's an absolutely fantastic mattebox.

If I didn't already have my Genus, I'd have probably gotten the RED Pro. It's actually right in line with what I paid for the Genus a couple of years ago.
 
Had the RR matte box for four years and it did the job. Little things about it bugged me, so sold it and went with the Obox by O'Connor. Much better build than the RedRock, IMHO. Still not fond of a couple of things, the plastic trays and the side flags, but the rest of the unit is great. Tried the RED version, was not fond of it.

The nice thing about the Obox is how compact it is for travel. Much smaller than the RR and the RED. I actually prefer NOT having the swing away due to the previous matte box not being square to the lens. It was squareish. "Sort of" is not a good term when used to refer to optical devices.
 
KETCH ROSSi said:
RED PRO MB as clip on, have not found anything that gets even close to the usefulness of this MB Fantastic Job RED!!

ARRI MB28, still the absolute best as the bad boy fully loaded as on rods swing away 3 filter tray with 138mm Rotating Circular Polarizer filter.
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Ketch,

I've had some colleagues use the RED MB and had issues with it falling off during production, I'm guessing you haven't had this issue? Has anyone else seen this?

-Jacob
 
I'm looking into the o-box now, thanks a ton for the input guys, do you know of any places that sell a nice package? w/ all flags and handles?
 
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