Petroff Matte Boxes at DVinfo.net

Christopher Go · October 9th, 2003, 01:28 AM

Been looking into matte boxes made by Chrosziel, Cavision, and the like, and I came across those manufactured by Petroff.

Are Petroff matte boxes of good quality, and worth the price? They seem comparable to Chrosziel in terms of cost, at least for their high end 5x5 matte boxes.

I've never heard of them before but apparently Porta Brace's matte box cases are made with Petroff matte boxes and other brands in mind.

Rob Lohman · October 9th, 2003, 05:33 AM

I could only find one other thread on Petroff and that in which
Don Berube (3rd post from top) talks about Petroff.

Christopher Go · October 10th, 2003, 05:05 AM

Thanks for that, Rob. Not much I could find on Google either. Wonder what Don has to say about them nowadays, especially since they are offering 'new' matte box models, revised for the current market. From the diagrams, they look alright but I wish I could see actual photos of the products.

Bryan Beasleigh · October 10th, 2003, 01:22 PM

Petroff Matte Boxes are made in a suberb of Toronto Ontario and are a very limited production, but superb quality.

I had one hell of a time finding a web site for obvious reasons.

http://www.petroff.ws/

enjoy

Rob Lohman · October 10th, 2003, 01:37 PM

Good find... usually when they aren't listing prices they are quite
expensive. You know anything on that, Bryan?

Bryan Beasleigh · October 10th, 2003, 04:55 PM

They are a tad cheaper than the Chrosziel (in canada) and have the same features and quality of the Vocas. I know CinequipWhite sell them (a Toronto production supply house). Scot Winters may shed some light on the pricing. I tried to call him but he was out this afternoon.

swinters@cinequipwhite.com

The CinequipWhite site is www.cinequipwhite.com.

Only the major production houses carry them.

October 9th, 2003, 01:28 AM	#1
Christopher Go Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 429	Petroff Matte Boxes Been looking into matte boxes made by Chrosziel, Cavision, and the like, and I came across those manufactured by Petroff. Are Petroff matte boxes of good quality, and worth the price? They seem comparable to Chrosziel in terms of cost, at least for their high end 5x5 matte boxes. I've never heard of them before but apparently Porta Brace's matte box cases are made with Petroff matte boxes and other brands in mind.

October 9th, 2003, 05:33 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I could only find one other thread on Petroff and that in which Don Berube (3rd post from top) talks about Petroff. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

October 10th, 2003, 01:37 PM	#5
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Good find... usually when they aren't listing prices they are quite expensive. You know anything on that, Bryan? __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

October 10th, 2003, 05:05 AM	#3
Christopher Go Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 429	Thanks for that, Rob. Not much I could find on Google either. Wonder what Don has to say about them nowadays, especially since they are offering 'new' matte box models, revised for the current market. From the diagrams, they look alright but I wish I could see actual photos of the products.

October 10th, 2003, 01:22 PM	#4
Bryan Beasleigh Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,922	Petroff Matte Boxes are made in a suberb of Toronto Ontario and are a very limited production, but superb quality. I had one hell of a time finding a web site for obvious reasons. http://www.petroff.ws/ enjoy

October 10th, 2003, 04:55 PM	#6
Bryan Beasleigh Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,922	They are a tad cheaper than the Chrosziel (in canada) and have the same features and quality of the Vocas. I know CinequipWhite sell them (a Toronto production supply house). Scot Winters may shed some light on the pricing. I tried to call him but he was out this afternoon. swinters@cinequipwhite.com The CinequipWhite site is www.cinequipwhite.com. Only the major production houses carry them.