Matte boxes and filter thickness

kavadni

@Vitaliy, I have measured the two ND tiffens I have are 3.8mm. Also measured 6 others (All Tiffen) .. also 3.8mm

Has anybody any experience of the lanparte mattebox with 4mm thick filters.

I want a mattebox that will safely and easily hold 4mm filters, and enable me to use both filter slots if filters are 4mm thick.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

You need to get actual filters and measure them yourself.

Glass Cinematics filters work pretty fine with all this MBs.

kavadni

Hmmm .. sounds like a bit of an oversight .. my guess is they used cheap acrylic filters when designing it. I think I'll look around a bit more.

With 4mm filters, can you use two at once?

Meierhans

The 4 mm filter will fit in, but it will not lock as it should. So you can work with it but need to be very careful on filter change.

kavadni

Black ProMist 1/2 is one I wish to get .. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/55655-REG/Tiffen_44BPM12_4x4_Black_Pro_Mist_F_X.html .. if you go to the specifications .. it's 4mm thick.

Click the specs tab

I just don't want to spend $400ish and find I can't use the filters I wish to use.

Any further thoughts?

Can you use both holders at the same time? Or does a 4mm filter prevent the second tray being used?

Can you confirm if when fitted the 4mm filters protrude beyond thickness of holder?

Gabel

What filters are you looking at? I have the 4x4 version and I've had no problem using a Tiffen 1/2 Pro-Mist or Formatt ND 0.6 and Polariser.