The 7 Best matt boxes (2023 reviews)

We consider a matt box to be a worthy investment in the long run. We are here to help you choose the right one for your purposes from all the best available products in market today.

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Best overall: Buy: smallrig matt Box READ REVIEW

Best With wide angle Lenses: Buy: FOTGA matt Box READ REVIEW

Best For mirrorless cameras: Buy: smallrig Mini Matte Box READ REVIEW

Best For DSLR: Buy: ANNSM matt Box READ REVIEW

Best For polarized and A combination of square filters: Buy: Camtree matt Box READ REVIEW

Best For sturdiness: Buy: Foto4Easy matt Box READ REVIEW

Best quality of Material: Buy: Movo matt Box READ REVIEW

Best overall: smallrig matt Box

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The matte box is 9' x 5.7', compatible with the 4x4 or 4x5.6 filter. It comes with 4 adapter rings (67 mm, 72 mm, 77 mm, 82 mm) and easy to put on. The matte box can be mounted onto your rig using an optional 15mm lws rod clamp 2663 that attaches to the bottom 1/4"-20 thread on the matte box. It is used for cine-style lenses, and the clamp-on lens adapter ring kit Smallrig 3408 is compatible with 80mm/85mm/95mm/110mm lens.

The much-appreciated filter flexibility means that the matte box will be as wide or wider than the body of a typical DSLR camera. The top flag is made of carbon fiber and looks very nice. The matte box itself will also need to be stored in a gear bag, not included.

• Lightweight and thoughtfully designed with precision
• Universal carbon fiber matte box with flag
• Lightweight solution to add support to the smallrig matte box
• All made of aluminum and black in appearance, with good threads

Best With wide angle Lenses: FOTGA matt Box

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The fotga matt box might be a relatively new release, but it's still nothing short of impressive this year, thanks to multiple price cuts and added new features over the past few months. If you’re looking for quality this is a great box. It's also for people that dont have large budgets and may be shooting for long amounts of time. It's easy to put together and use, and the swing away feature is really, really nice. It improves the quality of videos.

It comes with 2pcs of filter trays, and 1pc of the filter tray can be rotated by 180 degrees. The kit certainly fulfills all other functions, and will accommodate various lens diameters. It is compatible with a 15mm rail system, 4x rod holes for extending accessories.

• 15 mm rails that has a height adjustable camera mount
• Feels sturdy enough as a unit without the barn doors
• Nice matte box for enthusiast or semi pro

Best For mirrorless cameras: smallrig Mini Matte Box

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Next on the list, we've got yet another box that manages to win our hearts. It's the smallrig mini matte box and it's widely considered as box that has the most suitable features. If you want a versatile and effective matte box where ROI rules this is the one. This bundle adds removable side flags to the mini matte box. It is designed for mirrorless cameras to prevent sunlight or other light from causing glare and flare and to control images on the screen. It has the same durable materials, and the same add-ons available as those.

As it stands, the matte box must be disassembled to add or remove filters, unlike professional ones where you can slide them in from the top or side. It does get heavier once you use filters. The new side flags help to reduce any flairs from light coming in at just about any angle.

There are 4 ring sizes that come with the matte box.

• Adds side flags to the mini mattebox
• Filter change and access is reliable and quick
• Good brand reputation

Best For DSLR: ANNSM matt Box

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Compared with other box in this category, the annsm matt box has a convenient design. You'll need a set of rails, since unlike a lens hood, the matte box doesn't attach directly. This product would be ideal if the design had moved the flag attachments forward like a normal barn door set. It comes with the standard 15mm rail rod system mount, it can be easily mounted onto your filming dequipment which includes the standard 15mm rail rods such as camera cages, stabilizers, shoulder rigs. It is made of plastic with black metal plating surface, nice looking and good touch feeling.

This one is LIGHT and well made. It is perfect for mirrorless using lens circular filters.

• Great budget solution to unwanted lens flares
• Fits on 60mm wide/15mm rod systems
• Light weight and very easy to adjust

Best For polarized and A combination of square filters: Camtree matt Box

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It’s a 15mm rod-mount matte box for lenses with up to 105mm outer diameter. It allows quick and easy mounting on 15mm rod support camera rigs. The top flag folds down flat to cover the front of the matte box/hood & protect your lens from any debris, dirt or dust on set. The fabric donut or fabric knicker prevents unwanted light from hitting the lens and producing unwanted flares.

It features height adjustment up to 3 cm increasing compatibility of the mattebox to adapt different camera lenses. The swing-away design allows you to quickly move the matte box out of the way to check or change lenses, without having to remove the matte box from the support rods. It can really fit the majority of cameras that have interchange lenses. It allows this matte box to be used with wide angle lenses.

• Professionally built to handle most cinema lenses
• Accommodates cameras and lenses up to 105 mm in diameter
• Good value, sturdy, looks nice and does the job of the $1000+ competitors

Best For sturdiness: Foto4Easy matt Box

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The foto4easy matt box is capable of outshining several other box featured in this list in overall features in its price range. This matte box will be your optimal. It has design for all camcorders and dslrs and industry standard 15mm supporting rods, center-to-center rail distance of 60mm. It features a swing away design at a 90 degrees and allows height adjustable. It also provides a means of using filters and one of the 180 degrees rotating filter trays and much more!

The matte box provides the user full lighting control and prevents glare and lens flare with its foldable french flags and adjustable side wings. There are 4x 15mm compatible rod holes on the swing-away bracket, so you can mount the 15mm rod according to your need to extend more accessories. It looks and feels awesome plus it is easy to figure out in the firts a few times.

• Height can be adjusted by 35mm
• Works as looks great, comes with a mixture of donuts for different lenses
• Delivers what they promise

Best quality of Material: Movo matt Box

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The movo matt box's high-end materials makes sure that it ages well with use. It is an important piece of equipment for anyone who wants to enhance their videography or photography production. It includes a universal anti-reflection fabric donut that provides a light-tight seal between your camera lens and the matte box to further enhance the quality of your image. It comes with the cage or anything to mount your camera on. It is compatible with industry standard 15mm support rods and includes a foldable and removable french flag for additional flare control.

It is adaptable to various lens sizes and is also compatible with other accessories. It has design for ultimate portability. It is a great product so long as you don't use a wide angle camera setting.

• Two, quickly and easily change the filter in front of your lens
• Compatible with industry standard 15mm support rods
• Grade abs plastic and making it lightweight and durable
• Simple and lightweight design for ultimate portability