The 5 Best mattebox Smalls (2023 reviews)

The tilta mattebox small is long-lasting, rigid and fits well with your regular usage like a dream. The Tilta Matte Box is a steal for the quality and adaptability. It features a mix of metal and modeled plastic build. It is compatible with any lenses with a diameter of 82mm, 77mm, 67mm, and 72mm. The large French Flag is great for protecting the lens too or blocking sun, and has a switch to lock it in place. It works well, can produce some vignetting on full frame cameras in the 24mm-28mm range.

Compare to ordinary matte boxes, it is quite small and light. It is very lightweight and has lots of mounting options for additional accessories to be mounted to it. Love it, it’s lightweight, and able to allow Threaded lens filters on the front and comes with everything you need.

Why We Like This:

Really made for the pro shooter and photographer
Really good and you need something light for a handheld setup
One of the new comers and featured product

Best For mirrorless cameras: smallrig Mini Matte Box

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For a low asking price, smallrig mini matte box has managed to overwhelm their customers by packing as many features as they could. This smallrig mini matte box will easily handle circular filters without having to take off anyrhis is a plus. It allows the top knurled matte box knob to tighten down into the matte box. The hood is made of carbon fiver and you can fit your own ND filters instead of directly on the lens. There is also sufficient space to mount an 82mm variable ND filter and easily adjust it by hand. The sliding filter tray is also designed to allow additional trays to be easily slid on and locked in place for stacking filters for desired effect.

The build quality is great, the function is great and the mounts are great. It’s a great priced addition to any camera looking to reduce flare to their lens. The fact that you can add an ND filter without having to take off anyrhis is a plus.

Why We Like This:

Works beautifully, blocking low sunlight from the lens
Fantastic matte box, amazing under bright lights or sunny days
Looks cool and gets the job done

Best With Manfrotto Xume Filter system: smallrig mattebox small

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The smallrig mattebox small gives the top-tier box a run for their money by offering flagship specs at a much more affordable price. It helps you shooting in the middle of the day with hars sun and reflections everywhere, but it also adds a pro look to your camera. It is designed for dslr and mirrorless cameras to prevent sunlight or other light from causing glare and flare and to control the image on the screen. The smallrig mini matte box attaches via the thread on the lens so if your lens thread matches the included lens adapters or the other sizes available by smallrig it should fit.

The mini matte box itself has a 95mm opening. The screws for tightening it and the flag screw hold very well. The filter system allows you to buy more and slide them in front. It is perfect for run and gun who shoots handheld and tripods.

Why We Like This:

Really light, simple to put on/take off, well thought out
Great matte box for small rigs
Well-made, lightweight and versatile matte box for for run-and-gun work with most slr cameras
Great matte box, and does not disappoint whatsoever

Best With wide angle Lenses: FOTGA Matte Box

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The fotga matte box is suitable and reliable and fits well with your daily usage. 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. It has design for all camcorders and dslrs and industry standard 15mm supporting rods, center-to-center rail distance of 60mm. It comes with different size rings for a variety of sizes of lenses. It does make it easy to change lenses, make adjustments, etc. It's easy to put together and use, and the swing away feature is really, really nice.

The box itself is solid and feels like it will last a long time. 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 can be attached or detached easily.

Why We Like This:

Nice matte box for enthusiast or semi pro
Comes with 2x 6 inch 15mm rails
15 mm rails that has a height adjustable camera mount

Best Mini Matte Box: FOTGA mattebox small

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Not everyone likes to purchase box for their daily purpose, but the fotga mattebox small would be an anomoly. This matte box gets the job done with a smaller and lighter size without sacrificing build quality. It is made of high quality material, it weighs only 135g / 4.76oz, lightweight but very durable. The hood itself is carbon fiber, with a built in filter holder so you can use one size of filter (4x4 or 4x4.65) for use with different lenses, and there is a metal base on top with 1/4" and 3/8" threaded holes for accessories. You can use circular filters by screwing it into the back of or the front of the adpter ring that comes in the package.

Every moving part on this thing is a highly precision machine and functions well. It comes with the coming ring adapter, you can use a 67mm, 72mm lens filter.

Why We Like This:

Perfect size for a small dslr rig
Multiple attachment points and adjustable connectors
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