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Gabor Lacza · April 27th, 2004, 08:27 PM

What are the main differences between the Cavision and Chrosziel Matte Box and follow focus systems ???
Beside price because the price difference is huge.$400 for Cavision and $1595 for Chrosziel.
All the prices are huge differences....
I would like to buy the camera (DVX100A0, with Matte Box,Follow focus and anamorphic adapter.Now I now that the regular anamorphic wont fit but I beleive they do some adjustment
to fit the matte box.
Any suggestions?? PLEASE....
Thanks
Gabor

Gabor Lacza · April 28th, 2004, 12:21 PM

Any suggestions ??
PLEASE
Gabor

Nick Hiltgen · April 28th, 2004, 02:38 PM

I don't typically use a dvx100 but have used both cavision and chrosziel's matteboxes on my XL1 which has the same size threading on the lens (72mm).

I would say the primary difference in my eyes is sturdiness. The chrosziel mattebox just felt sturdier when I was using it. The are other things to consider as well. IF you're going to be putting the mattebox over the anamorphic adapter then you need ot consider how wide the original ring is, I believe that the Chrosziel takes 110 (or even 130) with out an adapter ring where as the Cavision only takes 82 (or at least mine did). The other thing to consider is the size of the filters. I believe the cavision only has 4x4 and they don't hold the 4mm (thick) that well, the Chrosziel will hold on to the 4mm thick filters fine and has switchable (at least some do) filter trays so you could go 4x5.65 or 5x5. Which may not be a big deal to you. If you're just getting into this whole business the cavision will definitely adaquately suit your needs but if you have multiple camera's or plan on doing this for a while with many different camera's i would consider ponying up the extra cash for the chrosziel.

Gabor Lacza · April 28th, 2004, 09:10 PM

Thanks for the reply and suggestion.Basicaly I am looking for a good matte box for 4x4 filters.Anyway thanks i will keep looking..
Gabor

April 27th, 2004, 08:27 PM	#1
Gabor Lacza Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Budapest , Hungary Posts: 194	Matte Box and other accesories What are the main differences between the Cavision and Chrosziel Matte Box and follow focus systems ??? Beside price because the price difference is huge.$400 for Cavision and $1595 for Chrosziel. All the prices are huge differences.... I would like to buy the camera (DVX100A0, with Matte Box,Follow focus and anamorphic adapter.Now I now that the regular anamorphic wont fit but I beleive they do some adjustment to fit the matte box. Any suggestions?? PLEASE.... Thanks Gabor

April 28th, 2004, 12:21 PM	#2
Gabor Lacza Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Budapest , Hungary Posts: 194	Anybody ?? Any suggestions ?? PLEASE Gabor

April 28th, 2004, 09:10 PM	#4
Gabor Lacza Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Budapest , Hungary Posts: 194	Well Thanks for the reply and suggestion.Basicaly I am looking for a good matte box for 4x4 filters.Anyway thanks i will keep looking.. Gabor

April 28th, 2004, 02:38 PM	#3
Nick Hiltgen Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 1,427	I don't typically use a dvx100 but have used both cavision and chrosziel's matteboxes on my XL1 which has the same size threading on the lens (72mm). I would say the primary difference in my eyes is sturdiness. The chrosziel mattebox just felt sturdier when I was using it. The are other things to consider as well. IF you're going to be putting the mattebox over the anamorphic adapter then you need ot consider how wide the original ring is, I believe that the Chrosziel takes 110 (or even 130) with out an adapter ring where as the Cavision only takes 82 (or at least mine did). The other thing to consider is the size of the filters. I believe the cavision only has 4x4 and they don't hold the 4mm (thick) that well, the Chrosziel will hold on to the 4mm thick filters fine and has switchable (at least some do) filter trays so you could go 4x5.65 or 5x5. Which may not be a big deal to you. If you're just getting into this whole business the cavision will definitely adaquately suit your needs but if you have multiple camera's or plan on doing this for a while with many different camera's i would consider ponying up the extra cash for the chrosziel.