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chuck colburn
02-23-2007, 01:28 PM
For someone looking for a full blown swingaway matte box this might be of intrest.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Victor-Duncan-Film-Camera-Matte-Box-Arriflex-Panavision_W0QQitemZ230092544034QQihZ013QQcategory Z43479QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
For those of us looking for serious workarounds (to save money), I'm wondering if the "hoods" that come with many Nikkor lenses will serve just as well as a matte box for cutting lens flares. My 17-35mm Nikkor, for example, comes with a its own screw-on hood. As well, my 180mm Nikkor has a really good telescoping hood. Filters aren't nearly as much of a concern for me, given all the post-production options. And I can buy a couple ND and polarizing filters for each lens. This should save me on the big costs of a matte box. What do you open minded cinematographiles think?
Jared VanLeuven
02-23-2007, 02:29 PM
For those of us looking for serious workarounds (to save money), I'm wondering if the "hoods" that come with many Nikkor lenses will serve just as well as a matte box for cutting lens flares. My 17-35mm Nikkor, for example, comes with a its own screw-on hood. As well, my 180mm Nikkor has a really good telescoping hood. Filters aren't nearly as much of a concern for me, given all the post-production options. And I can buy a couple ND and polarizing filters for each lens. This should save me on the big costs of a matte box. What do you open minded cinematographiles think?
You'd lose the ability to have grads, though.
You'd lose the ability to have grads, though.
You can readily purchase cheap plastic square filter holders for any 35mm lens. You can slide upto 5 square filters in them i believe.
Besides, since most RED users will be using photographic lenses with this camera, whats wrong with using screw on circular filters.. Seems like the way to go.
hat do you open minded cinematographiles think?
Power to the people I say. Theres no reason why you shouldnt be able to do with photography equipment designed for those particular lenses.
I think the entire cinema supply industry as a whole is about to get a run for its money. Every photography supply shop around is all of a sudden going to be your own digital cinema wonderland. Consumer prices, professional products.
chuck colburn
02-23-2007, 03:26 PM
Power to the people I say. Theres no reason why you shouldnt be able to do with photography equipment designed for those particular lenses.
I think the entire cinema supply industry as a whole is about to get a run for its money. Every photography supply shop around is all of a sudden going to be your own digital cinema wonderland. Consumer prices, professional products.
Not for that f2.8 300mm or zoom though.
You can readily purchase cheap plastic square filter holders for any 35mm lens. You can slide upto 5 square filters in them i believe.
Besides, since most RED users will be using photographic lenses with this camera, whats wrong with using screw on circular filters.. Seems like the way to go.
That's what I thought. It's going to make my system lighter and cheaper to use good quality Nikkors with 35mm screw on circular filters and available hoods. Aren't grads available as a screw on as well? If not, aren't there a dozen digital filters that do the trick?
Finner
02-23-2007, 10:49 PM
That's what I thought. It's going to make my system lighter and cheaper to use good quality Nikkors with 35mm screw on circular filters and available hoods. Aren't grads available as a screw on as well? If not, aren't there a dozen digital filters that do the trick?
You can't adjust screw on grads. Filters will also do a better job then post.