The 3 Best mattebox Pros (2023 reviews)

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smallrig mattebox Pro Buy: READ REVIEW

FOTGA mattebox Pro Buy: READ REVIEW

smallrig Mini Matte Box Buy: READ REVIEW

smallrig mattebox Pro

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Not everyone likes to purchase box for their daily usage, but the smallrig mattebox pro would be an anomoly. This well-constructed matte box offers great value to filmmakers operating on a budget. It provides specialized services and solutions for shooting suites for users to create more possibilities of capturing the moment & framing the eternal. It includes four adapter rings in 67mm, 72mm, 77mm, 82mm-114mm. The smallrig 3408 is compatible with 80mm/85mm/95mm/110mm lens. The GOOD part, is, like all Smallrig stuff, this is EXCEPTIONALLY well made.

The fact that this matte-box is VERY light, comes with adapters for a plethora of lens step up rings, and takes TWO 4x4 or 4x5.6 filters that lock in makes this a solution aspiring professional can utilize and build upon. 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 inside of the matte box has a nice matte finish.

• Light, versatile, and easy to use if mounted with rails
• Lightweight and made of aluminum and abs plastic
• Lightweight and thoughtfully designed with precision
• Very nice looking matte box and very lite weight

FOTGA mattebox Pro

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Next on the list, we've got yet another box that manages to win our hearts. It's the fotga mattebox pro and it's widely considered as one of the best convenient box you can buy. If you want to start building a filter collection to add a professional look to your films/videos, this is a great place to start. The kit certainly fulfills all other functions, and will accommodate various lens diameters. You can easily swing-away the mattebox without disturbing the camera from the tripod and rail system. The 15mm mount that attaches the matte box to the rail gives it more height so if you put it on your rail, it will NOT align with your lens.

There are 4x 15mm compatible rod holes on the swing-away bracket, and you can mount the 15mm rod according to your need to extend more accessories. It does make it easy to change lenses, make adjustments, etc. The swing away makes switching lenses a snap, and the adjustable filter holder is great for dialing in any graduated filters in your bag.

• Nice matte box for enthusiast or semi pro
• Feels sturdy enough as a unit without the barn doors
• Good investment for long term

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. The lens support available by Smallrig is for heavy lenses not so much lens attachments. This bundle adds removable side flags to the mini matte box. The size of this matte box fits perfectly with mirrorless rigs as well as your smaller cinema cams like Red Komodo. This costs a lot of valuable time while shooting, and without being able to swing the matte box away from the lens, you need to remove from the rails.

This box scores home runs in weight, ruggedness, compactness, versatility, and it actually blocks the un-wanted light. It’s easy to separate the filter/side barn door frames. All of this makes changing lenses at the same time as removing and inserting new filters a huge hassle.

• Filter change and access is reliable and quick
• Adds side flags to the mini mattebox
• New and hot release