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Extra cheap plastic matte box
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  • PtchawPtchaw
    Be warned: apparently the build quality has much to be desired. Stick with Cokin P filters if you're on a budget.
  • PtchawPtchaw
    @Vitaliy_Kiselev Yeah, Cokin filters seem to be the way to go if you're on a budget. Plus you can get mattebox-like rectangles which clip on if you want some cover :)
  • bubbabubba
    Had to order two at that price.
    ...figured a way to mount to a
    CAM CADDY rig
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev
    @Ptchaw
    Buy Cokin holder. Wide version if you want slim. It is very cheap.
  • PtchawPtchaw
    Pretty useless if you can't put any filters in! You then have no control over shutter speed/aperture. You'd think it wouldn't cost much to add a couple of slits in it...
  • RamboRambo
    I bought it yesterday for the FF and Cheap rig also posted here, so review coming with that as well. And the 5" monitor. Stop posting cheap deals please VK , can't help myself. ...haha :-)
  • LPowellLPowell
    While I didn't see any lens support in the eBay listing, it's cheap for an adjustable rails mount lens hood with removable flags. Sold.
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev
    Consider this thing as lens support with free lens shade :-)
  • tarekkandiltarekkandil
    ah...
  • bumkichobumkicho
    This is expensive lens shade rather than cheap matte box.
  • tarekkandiltarekkandil
    where do the filters go?
  • svartsvart
    I think more people have been interested in my case full of lenses rather than my matteboxes. I always get suggestions such as "why do you have so many lenses? You do know you can get a lens like my _______ camera came with and it's a zoom and can do from ______ to ______ and it's the best (only) lens I've ever had! blah blah blah blah"

    or

    "hey, those lenses look expensive.. If you were to sell them on ebay, how much do you think they'd be worth....?" *looks around suspiciously*

  • B3GuyB3Guy
    The one thing about a mattebox . . . it makes the clients think you know what you're doing. A mattebox combined with spewing some random technical jargon about the firmware hack will keep them out of your hair.
  • svartsvart
    Well, sometimes my big mattebox is too heavy so I went ahead and bought one of these to try out. I'll review it once it gets here.
  • PixCanFlyPixCanFly
    $58 with height adjustable. Even my $600 mattebox can't do that :)
    It does look like a toy!
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