Comments on: [Video] Why You Might Need a Mattebox

By: Mars Alexandre

Mars Alexandre — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 07:46:00 +0000

Someday I will make a short vid on how and why a mattebox can make a huge difference in your still photography … Call me crazy , but I am very happy with my results even if that means carry a coffin with me and walking 3 hours to the peak of a mountain.

By: Mars Alexandre

Mars Alexandre — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 07:43:00 +0000

I have a cinema bundle (pretty much what you see at the top of the thread) and at first I got it because I wanted to make film , but then started to use it for landscape and time lapses and to be honest it really makes a difference way beyond the lens hood.
With a good monitor you have a closer look at what your final print is going to look like (I am an on camera guy , hate cropping in post), the ability to control flares and “square” your frame on camera is a great help once you get used to it.On the other side and this is NOTHING TO DO with photography itself , the psychological impact on people when you are going to shoot open spaces portraits and composites is quiet something. Models see you behind that huge thing on a tripod preparing your lights and one can tell they see you different. Comments from experienced models like “Wow , I never felt like Hollywood before” . They take it way more serious and work a lot harder to be easily directed… as I said this is NOTHING TO DO with photography itself , but it does change things.

By: Cinevate

Cinevate — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:47:00 +0000

Oops! You’re totally right, don’t know how I missed that. I’ll be adding a correction note to the video description and blog post. Thanks for picking up on that!

By: Let's Go DSLR

Let's Go DSLR — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:47:00 +0000

I use a lens hood, which as far as I can tell pretty much accomplishes the same thing, no?

By: Jaron Schneider

Jaron Schneider — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:35:00 +0000

Maybe cuz they can be kinda heavy? Still photographers like to hand hold.

By: Tran-Shawn Yu

Tran-Shawn Yu — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:50:00 +0000

I think they got the audio mixed up, because after applying the ND filter and going from F11 to F4, he said you get more depth of field… using a ND and going from f11 to f4 would do the exact opposite and give you less depth of field.

By: Lee Morris

Lee Morris — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:41:00 +0000

Why do videographers always use matteboxes and still photographers (who may be using the exact same camera and lens) never use a mattebox?