Sorry, I didn't know what was the proper size to publish a pic, I did an export at less than 2MB. The issue with the Lanparte height adjustable baseplate is that if I lift up my camera I will lose the proper position of my FF. The vertical adjustment is already at his maximum downward. However I found the Fotga DP500II C Shape height adjustable bracket to be an option. Can I post the ebay's link?

And thank you very much for your quick answer.

@NetSpot You mean left to right adjustment right? Meaning your lens does not center that way instead of up and down? If so, that's the same reason I sold my RedRock Swing out knock off matte box. It's re branded by many companies but it's so poorly built, the donuts would fit for some lenses. If this is your problem, that's one of the tradeoffs for a mattebox so cheap. Bummer but that's how it is. Poor QC.

@vicharris No I only meant up and down adjustment for the moment, but horizontal adjustment is something I'll have to figure out with a C Shape stuff. and What the f**** the RedRock is poorly buit! At the price they sell it! Never tried Redrock and will never do.

@NetSpot

No, all the knockoff versions. Not RedRock. I'm sure there's is fine. As for your problem, seems like there's an easy fix and I'm sure V will figure it out.

@NetSpot

It is not MB fault at all. And why you need such strange solution? It is fault of your camera mount (btw one of the reason why you never seen it on deals here). All you really need is to find proper adjustable base (even without rods). And they are cheaper than C bracket. Problem with bracket on rig it's weight mostly, and you anyway will get base, sooner or later.

Also, I specially asked not to upload photos of such size (really, even 400px are enough in this case).

@Vitaliy_Kiselev @vicharris Sorry for the size. The issue with an adjustable base is that if I rise the DSLR by 1 or 2cm, the follow focus will not have an optimal position (see pic attached).

@Netspot.

I had the lanparte height adjustable base plate and got rid of it, for me it's overkill in size for a DSLR.

I use the same baseplate you have for my DSLR's.

I also have industry standard height MB and had the same issue you have. My solution was to remove the top plate of the baseplate, get some longer m3 screws. And raise it to position the GH2 optical centre at 85mm with spacers.

For the GH2 you need to raise the camera by 13mm to achieve 85mm optical centre.

Link to previous post http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/comment/66905#Comment_66905

Here is the mod: that's actually a 10mm spacer, I was able to lower my mattebox x 3mm, and 10mm material is easy to find.

@netspot

There are standards for rod/rail systems. See http://www.ocon.com/inspiration/labs/rod-standards-explained/

Some of the cheap brands don't adhere to this. Check which of your gear does not and adjust that piece. It will make things work better together.

My $0.02

@kavadni On the pic, I only inserted the lens into the matte box only to show that I'm missing a centimeter upward from the rod clamp (of the MB) or downward from the frame of the MB, the rods of the rig are not inserted in the rod clamp of the MB because I can't. And so my problem is that the camera is not high enough and the adjustment pushed at its highest point for the lowest position of the matte box. Sorry! I think it's quite hard to follow. So to summerize I need either to rise up the DSLR or lower the MB (I think I'm being even more confusing). That's why I'm thinking to install the MB on the vertical pair of rods on the side of the swing-away mount using the following: http://goo.gl/M25ROa

Consequently I'll be able to adjust the C-Shape mount and then play with the adjustment of the MB.

(Disclaimer: reading this post may cause irreversible brain damages and the will to slap the author in the face with a rotten herring)

Thanks for your help and your patience

@Netspot, @Vitaliy is correct we are now discussing too many other parts.

Simply ... raise the camera.

My Fotga DP3000 M3 arrived today. So far, I'm impressed. Here are my initial thoughts, mostly as compared to the Cinematics box that I'm replacing.

Build quality is decent, considering how lightweight it is. It doesn't feel like it's going to break, but I do worry about scratching hard plastic components. There already is a scratch mark on the inside.

The swing away arm is very robust and well designed, but the latching mechanism feels a little finnicky. It's a tiny screw that feels like it could get lost or bent fairly easily. I like the design of the swing-away mechanism overall, though, especially the height adjustment mechanism. Brilliant!

The side mount for 15mm rails is nice, I just wish it matched up with my super sexy Easom Optics cinema cage. Even so, I'm already using it to hold a short rod with a hot shoe adapter, for mounting my shotgun mic. Nice.

The flags are wonderfully minimalistic and lightweight. They don't make my whole unbalanced like the ones on my Cinematics matte box do. They also don't feel like they're going to pull loose and swing around, like the Cinematics ones tended to do. My one complaint is that you need an allen wrench to tighten them -- the Cinematics design had problems, but what was nice is that you didn't need a tool to tighten anything.

The filter trays are simply mediocre. There is a lot of resistance on the rotating one, and you have to almost completely unscrew the locking screw in order to release them, which feels like another component that could easily get lost. They do lock down tight though, and don't seem quite as chintzy as some other brands do.

The donut rings are thicker than I expected, which I actually really like. They aren't going to get torn, bent, or flop out of the matte box. They sit in there very snugly, and do their job perfectly well.

It was nice of them to include a set of 12" rods. They are lightweight and feel as strong as any I've ever used. I already have replaced a pair of heavy steel rods that I was using on top of my rig with these.

I wish they would have used metal knobs for all of the tightening mechanisms. Most of them are, but the side and bottom rod tensioners are plastic, as are the knobs for adjusting height. I don't understand why, their follow focus has nice metal rod tensioners so why not use these on the matte box too? And the side one is ridiculously oversized. Why? I don't hate it, I just don't understand why it has to be so big and so... plastic.

Overall, it looks really sharp. Let's be honest, for those of us using big 4x4 matte boxes with smaller cameras, at least part of the reason is to look more professional. I thought that my Cinematics matte box looked good, but I like the design on this one even better.

@fotosiamo - Overall, hard to say. The Cinematics does feel a little more stable when locked, but the locking mechanism bent after a few months and wouldn't tighten down, so it's always rattling. That's fine on a tripod, but annoying as hell when I go handheld or am carrying it around on set. I don't know when it happened, and I may have dropped it or banged it into something, so I don't blame that on build quality. It's hard to fault the Cinematics for build quality. It's almost all metal, it took some abuse from me, and overall it held up pretty well. My specific issues with it besides the broken swing-away lock were that it was heavy, flags were always coming loose and swinging around, and I kept losing the screws that hold the flags on. They just come unscrewed too easily. So far I don't have any of those problems with the Fotga, but I don't think it'll stand up to quite as much abuse as I put the Cinematics through.

Like you say, the filter trays aren't great on either of them. They feel a little sturdier on the Fotga to me, but not by much and I could be wrong. I don't have a 4mm filter on hand, but it's supposed to be compatible. I have a Schneider Platinum IRND on the way, so I should be able to test it next week.

Bottom line: if you want a good, affordable, lightweight matte box, get the Fotga. Also get it if you need side rails, or height adjustment. If you NEED a sturdier matte box and are okay with paying more and having it weigh substantially more, while losing side rails and height adjustment, maybe better to get the Cinematics. Both are very good deals, but I'm happier with the Fotga than the Cinematics, mostly because of weight and height adjustment.

I could sell you my Cinematics AS-IS (with the bent swing-away latch and missing screws), but do you really want it, lol?

Cinematics do sell a height adjuster separately, too: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E37DXWI