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Vocas Mattebox?

I hear ya Stephen. I wish Redrock would move those things quicker than March.. Jeebus..
 
I wish the RedRock could also do 15mm Studio config... that's been the biggest pain for me, trying to find setups that can swing either 19mm or 15mm offset. After a bunch of people said, "oh, you're gonna want 15mm if you're on the west coast," my budget soared for lensing and mounting accessories.

The Cooke 20-100 is supposed to be 144mm. I haven't measured the front of mine, but as the Vocas MB-450 is supposed to be able to clip on a lens "up to 144mm" I was wondering if the 20-100 makes the cut.
 
They didn't randomly come up with the 144mm.

We're working with Vocas on a deal we can offer. Information in a few days.

Mitch Gross
Abel Cine Tech
 
Just checked my paperwork. 144 for the lens.

Mitch Gross
Abel Cine Tech
 
The advantage of the Vocas 450 over the Arri MB20 is the fact that the Vocas does fit on a Cooke 18-100 / 20-100 which the Arri MB 20 doesn't. The bigger Arri matteboxes that fit the Cookes are huge, heavy and definately not a bargain.

Although I find the MB 20 (me, Arri nerd) nicer I will go with the Vocas.

Hans

PS: Poi Boy, your feelings towards the Vocas helps... thanks!
 
Mitch Gross said:
We'll talk to Vocas about it.

Let me be perfectly honest here: I will never talk poorly about any company that we do business with. It would be a horribly rude thing to do, plus not particularly smart business. The fact that Abel deals certain equipment means that we back them to a certain regard, as we would never wish to push junk on our clients. But since we deal with Arri, Vocas and Chrosziel I will not sit here and tell you that one is better than the other. I will tell you that they each have their strengths and there are clients who swear by their products. Fact is, in a relatively niche industry such as this, no company could survive if they delivered inferior products, unless they did it at a discount price. If the same price range you will find roughly equivalent quality, with variations on features that may sway you one way or another.

Mitch Gross
Abel Cine Tech
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Understandable, but its not easy to tell from pictures which mattebox serves the best purpose and why. It would be great if someone neutral would be willing to post a comparison.

PS the front diameter of the Cooke 18-100 is 150mm not 144mm, that's from the Cooke website

Bob
 
Hey Mitch or Bas,

Any luck on getting a Vocas-450 group buy still? Never heard anything yet.. really interested
 
Vocas at NAB

Vocas at NAB

After seeing the 450 at NAB, I would like to revive this post and see I we can work on a group buy. I was really impressed by the quality of build.

Mitch?
 
vocas

vocas

I too saw this at NAB and will buy one. A group buy would be great.
I'm in LA.
 
Dave said:
After seeing the 450 at NAB, I would like to revive this post and see I we can work on a group buy. I was really impressed by the quality of build.

Mitch?
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Just give a call to one of our sales reps. We already have special reduser pricing in place on a Vocas 450 mattebox bundle. I hope some of you had a chance to stop by our booth at NAB. We showed lots of product so that people could compare. There are those that love the MB20 and those that desire the Vocas 450 (and the Arri LMB-15 is super sweet as well). I have a great personal fondness for Arri, but that's just me.
 
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