Matte Box Features

A standard matte box is supplied with every PANAFLEX camera. It attaches to the camera by two iris rods (called “support bars” in the UK) set one above the other on the motor side of the lens.

It takes two 4 × 5.650" rectangular filters and has a 5.5960” diameter circular retainer ring which can take a 138mm Polarizing Filter or other diameter circular filter or a 4½" diameter reducing ring which can also be fitted with a “snout” which can be used with very wide angle prime lenses to clear the viewfinder optical system.

The top is especially strengthened to be fitted with a sunshade flap.

A smaller, lightweight, ‘spherical’ matte box, which is particularly suitable for use with physically small lenses or when hand holding the ...

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