Hello, I'm new here but very interested in one of these MB. I'm currently filming with a GH1 with a bunch of Nikon primes (GH2 on the side since it has no 25P option).
I've been reading your thoughts about Cinematics and Trust. I have a ProAim Jumbo MB with French and side flags but what really makes me want one of these is the swing away option.
I'm inclined towards the second but any more thoughts on this will be very appreciated. Thanks
Thats why the inside of the flags are covered with velvet - to prevent reflections from the flags itselfe.
(Thats another point why I choose the Cinematics, as it looks like the TrusMT don't have this feature. But on the other hand, its easy to add that yourselfe.)
@danyyel >the rare occasion when you might have some light from below..
There is almost always some light from below. It's just whether you have time to fix it. There are times when we have to shoot fast (sports, news). A bottom flag may slow you down. There are shoots where you have the time to pull out all the stops and shoot well (eg advertising). To get really high-quality (read: anal), it's like this: If you can stand in front of the camera from just outside the shot frame and you can still see the lens, then the lens is getting stray light. Move the flag or try a polarising filter. The two-edged sword of flags: If the *front* of a french flag is getting light on it, then that light might be reflecting into the lens! Solutions: move the flag, lose it or add another. -or try a bellows-type mattebox. Or even try fitting bellows onto a Cokin P holder: http://photo.net/medium-format-photography-forum/00YvxW (NB: older, uncoated lenses needed bellows when built. They still need them today)
@Proaudio4 Check out the Shrigg Jig thread on this site. I'm a noob, but after looking at multiple $300-500 cages that comprise the 'low end', it looks like an amazing deal.
where's a good cheap and good place to buy 4x4 filters? i usually always shoot at the lowest f-stop and use ND filters so i can open wide open. these matte box are very handy for dslr, since the nd filter option is not build in compared to the hvx200 that i own.