I really like it. Has pouches that hold different size filters. This is a very ingenious use of velcro and nylon.

I would post pictures, but I have no place to post them.

Glad to be of help Tyson....I see you are just a few miles down the road from me in the mid-cities area.

regards,

greg, I emailed you about maybe hosting some of the pics...

Chris might come up with some space here as well which might work out better.

Tyson

Which matte box did you finally get? From Cavision or from Cinetactics? I got a bit confused going through the posts. Did you get it with the rail and rod setup?

I'm also looking at the Cavision's Matte Box with rod, rail, french flag for my XL-1.

Norman,

I'm waiting to get a quote back from B&H on a Cavision matte box system/package... I just learned that Cavision now offers a 4x4' bellows style matte box that has 3 stages (the front stage is fixed and the rear 2 filter stages rotate 360 degrees) and it also has swing-away rod supports (not really sure what that is).

Cavision # MB413B-2

Naturally this new model matte box costs more but I think that the extra filter stage would be a great feature...

Just found a dealer that carries the MatteBlox stuff for less then on their site:


http://www.evsonline.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?

it's only about 10 bucks less but still....

If you want to deal with filters. a matte box really rocks that has a filter stage. 4x4 filters are a beautiful thing, and it's the only way to avoid vignetting when using the wide end of a zoom or a wide angle lens. (or multiple filters)

Hey,

I was pushed to this Thread from my original Post.

I was wondering if anybody has used or has any experience with the Products from Cinetactics?
As I understand there Filter-holders work, you slide in the Filters (glass) in to one Holder. Is good or health for the Filters? The velcro idea could be cool but
is it as Good as the Slide in/down system? Also the Price looks very realistic.

If anybody can give me some personal experience with this Product, will be very helpful for me.

Thanks




Shaggy

Shaggy,

Greg Boston and Tyson Thomas (see above) have both used it and they both give the Cinetactics matte box a thumbs up...

Personally, I'd rather pay more to get a more "substantial" matte box, but obviously people's needs differ...

Anyway, it sounds to me like two very positive endorsements of the Cinetactics?

== Ed ==

Here is my take on the Cinetactics Matteblox. I needed it because I am shooting a documentary. I have added so much to my XL1s including a heavy lens and a bunch of other stuff that just made the thing feel like a thousand pounds on my shoulder. The great thing about the Matteblox is, it is so light and it does its job.

Hey,

I just found some Products from Chrosziel which might work really good with the XL1s.
Here is a Prize list which is in € but the there Products are sold at 16x9inc.

What do yall think?

Shaggy

seems like half decent products but they are just just as expensive, if not more, then the other stuff on the market.