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PhotographyandCinema.com has just added a pair of 8″ Industry Standard 15mm Extension rails (rods) for $28.99 + Free shipping (domestic USA). The rails have both Male and Female threads so that they can be assembled to virtually any length for supporting additional accessories, longer lenses, or if you need the extra room for Matte boxes. [...]

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Ryan writes in and shares another Video Matte box with dual 4×4 filter trays that has become available for budget shooters [Thanks Ryan]. It’s listed as a ‘Pro Compact Matte Box’, but it should probably be re-named to ‘Very Basic Matte Box’. On higher end Matte Boxes you will at least find a quick release [...]

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Opteka just released a new Matte Box called the MBX. Product description states All metal construction, Folding french flags and adjustable side wings; Flattened shade for wide angle lenses, Fits industry standard 15mm supporting rods, Two 360-degree rotating filter trays support 4×5.65″ filters, and Swing-away design to provide easy access to lenses.
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Chris writes in shares Fotga’s latest MatteBox. Just over $220 dollars, it offers the usual dual rotating filter trays, three flags, and mounts to standard 15mm rods. Instead of the massive bracket on one side, the Fotga uses a very low profile swing away that sits just above the rod clamp for faster lens changes. [...]

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Mark sends in a review he has done for WeeklyPhotoTips on the $250 Dollar Flashpoint MatteBox from Adorama.com [Thanks Mark]. That’s actually a fairly good deal, even better than what you’ll find around eBay, but these MatteBoxes are also listed under different names and sold by different retailers.
Right now you can find the exact [...]

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(Above) That’s the Wondlan Shoulder Rig, that comes with the shoulder pad, two handles, a swing away Matte Box, Top handle, Side Brackets, etc. You know i’m not even sure if that comes with a follow focus, but you’ll find a setup like this going for about $1800+ dollars (see here).

Konova today posted up their [...]

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A few days ago I posted about using Rubber Hoods as an inexpensive solution to shading your glass (as opposed to Matte Boxes). The LCW – Light Craft Workshop Digi Pro ND Filter starts with a 77mm thread and cones out to an 82mm thread. Since these ND filters can be pretty expensive, you can [...]

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Konova has added a new Matte Box to their list of products. The dual stage Matte box with full Flags comes with two fully rotatable (360 degree) filter trays to support Grads or CPL filters. The Matte box mounts on 15mm standard rails and includes the highly sought after swing away arm for fast lens [...]

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Frank writes in and shares a new find [Thanks Frank]. Probably best known for their budget follow focus a.k.a. ‘RJ Follow Focus’, here’s a new Matte Box in their product lineup. Not long ago they offered a cheaper plastic version, which I didn’t think too highly of. Seems like they were listening and is now [...]

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A few items online that might be of interest. One item is another USB Follow focus that seems to mimic the Okii USB Focus Controller (video above) in many ways. Besides being able to control the Focus on Canon EF lenses by simply plugging it in via USB port, there’s also communications to start/stop video, [...]