Building a High Quality 5DM2 Kit - Thoughts?

Dan Chung · December 3rd, 2009, 08:22 PM

Chris,

If you are happy with a rubber hood then fine, the big advantage for me with the Genus wideangle mattebox is that I can stack 2 filters and not get any cutoff even with my 17-40 lens whilst still being able to prevent flare effectively using the flag. Also when I'm packing on average 6 to 7 lenses per shoot one mattebox is far more convenient than lots of rubber hoods with filters to screw on and off.

Dan

Chris Barcellos · December 3rd, 2009, 09:01 PM

Dan:

If I was a regular shooting pro, I would be doing the same thing, and you are the man when it comes to shooting this rig as a pro. I didn't mean anything demeaning about my comment. Its just a lot $'s for budget shooters that might better go to a decent tripod, another lens or a good sound set up...

Mitchell Lewis · December 3rd, 2009, 09:16 PM

Just to be clear.....I'm lucky and that I have a decent size budget to buy this stuff. If I was doing this as a hobby, I'd be doing exactly what Chris is doing.

I tried to steer this thread by putting the words "high-quality" in the thread title. But I should have probably said "high-end" instead. My bad. :)

Chris Barcellos · December 3rd, 2009, 10:59 PM

Naw, Mitch... I think it was I that went OT. I just thought it was interesting about imbalance Dan was showing on his rig, and I really posted the film to show that I had similar issue with mine and to talk about adding weight behind shoulder brace kind of balooned from there.

December 3rd, 2009, 09:01 PM	#32
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Dan: If I was a regular shooting pro, I would be doing the same thing, and you are the man when it comes to shooting this rig as a pro. I didn't mean anything demeaning about my comment. Its just a lot $'s for budget shooters that might better go to a decent tripod, another lens or a good sound set up... __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

December 3rd, 2009, 09:16 PM	#33
Mitchell Lewis Trustee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kennewick, WA Posts: 1,124	Just to be clear.....I'm lucky and that I have a decent size budget to buy this stuff. If I was doing this as a hobby, I'd be doing exactly what Chris is doing. I tried to steer this thread by putting the words "high-quality" in the thread title. But I should have probably said "high-end" instead. My bad. :) __________________ Sony EX3, Canon 5D MkII, Chrosziel Matte Box, Sachtler tripod, Steadicam Flyer, Mac Pro, Apple/Adobe software - 20 years as a local videographer/editor

December 3rd, 2009, 10:59 PM	#34
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Naw, Mitch... I think it was I that went OT. I just thought it was interesting about imbalance Dan was showing on his rig, and I really posted the film to show that I had similar issue with mine and to talk about adding weight behind shoulder brace kind of balooned from there. __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

December 3rd, 2009, 08:22 PM	#31
Dan Chung Major Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Beijing Posts: 665	Chris, If you are happy with a rubber hood then fine, the big advantage for me with the Genus wideangle mattebox is that I can stack 2 filters and not get any cutoff even with my 17-40 lens whilst still being able to prevent flare effectively using the flag. Also when I'm packing on average 6 to 7 lenses per shoot one mattebox is far more convenient than lots of rubber hoods with filters to screw on and off. Dan