SmallRig has officially unveiled its Lightweight Matte Box. This matte box has been designed for use with both cine and still lenses.
In recent years we have seen quite a few budget matte boxes appearing on the market from companies such as Tilta, CAME-TV, and Wooden camera. Now, SmallRig has joined that party with their own offering.
The SmallRig Lightweight Matte Box features an interchangeable mounting system. It comes with a 114mm clamp that allows you to mount it directly onto a 114mm cine lens, or you can use the included 67-114mm, 72-114mm, 77-114mm, and 82-114mm threaded adapter rings to use the matte box with lenses of different diameters.
There is also an optional 95-114mm Adapter Ring 2661 that can be used for cine-style lenses.
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If you don’t want to clamp the matte box directly onto a lens, you can configure it to fit on 15mm LWS rods with the optional 15mm Rod Clamp 2663.
The matte box supports up to two standard 4 x 4” or 4 x 5.65″ filters without the use of filter trays. There are two independent thumbscrews to keep the filters in place.
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The filters can be easily pushed out from the side by unscrewing the top thumbscrew.
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The matte box also comes with a carbon fiber top flag that can be folded down to cover the front of the matte box as well as provide protection to the front of your lens.
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The matte box has been made with an anti-reflective design to prevent internal reflections from strong light sources. It also features four 1/4″-20 threads on the top that allow you to mount additional accessories. It weighs in at just 457g including the top flag and the mounting adapter.
If you use a lens that has a smaller than 82mm diameter you don’t necessarily have to use one of the included adapter rings. Instead, you could also use a step-down ring to convert your lenses front diameter to 82mm and then you can attach it directly to the 82-114mm adapter ring.
Compatibility:
67mm/ 72mm/77mm/82mm/114mm Lens
95-114mm Lens Adapter Ring Separately Available
Package Includes:
1 x Matte Box
1 x 67-114mm Adapter Ring
1 x 72-114mm Adapter Ring
1 x 77-114mm Adapter Ring
1 x 82-114mm Adapter Ring
2 x Allen Wrench
Price & Availability
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The SmallRig Leightweight Matte Box retails for just $79.90 USD.
With the optional 95-114mm Threaded Adapter Ring for Matte Box 2661 it is $93.80 USD.
With the optional 15mm LWS Rod Support for Matte Box 2663 it is $109.80 USD.