Neewer Plastic 15 mm Rail Rods Matte Box for Canon Nikon Sony Fujifilm Olympus Panasonic DSLR Camera,Camcorder Video Movie Film Making System(Blue)

As long as you know what this is, a cheap sun shade, it's great value. It's much more effective at blocking flares than a lens hood, and about the same price. If you drop your camera lens first, this will hopefully take the brunt of the damage (no, I haven't tested that!).The rod clamp hardware works fine. The flags stay out of the shot of my 18mm lens (super35 sensor). The flags have only very limited adjustability; they like to snap to specific positions. On the plus side, that means they stay put pretty well. The flags can't fold forward to close. You can't use expensive rectangular filters. You can still use circular filters attached to your lens, of course.The diameter of the opening is 85mm. I have a 77mm to 82mm step-up ring from K&F that has an outer diameter of 84.5mm, so it fits perfectly inside like it was made for it. It looks good.

First, let me just say that I only received the matte box yesterday. Upon receiving it and trying to mount the top flap, the clips broke rendering the flap useless. I contacted the seller to replace the defective part and they have already sent it out. The defective flap I received is the only reason this doesn't get 5 stars.Now, I'd like to address the *when you know WHY you're buying it* part of my review title. I'd like to start by saying that this product is NOT a matte box. This is a sun shade. Matte boxes feature articulating flags to allow near complete control over stray light enter your lens as well as one or more filter trays for adding ND or color filters in front of your lens. This is beneficial because you don't need to spend the time/money to apply filters to every lens; you need only add filters to the matte box trays. True matte boxes cost much more than this product and are made of heavy, high quality materials to withstand use by working professionals and serious amateur filmmakers.I own a professional matte box. It is heavy, cumbersome, awkward, and way too big for my setup. I use the very compact Panasonic GH2 for my video work. The camera and lenses are small and lightweight; perfect for my run n' gun and discreet style of shooting. The professional matte box on the front of my rails triples the overall weight of the rig! Plus the sheer size of the matte box dwarfs the camera and lens making for a very strange looking setup.The Fotga matte box (sun shade) on the other hand is small and incredibly lightweight. It provides all the light control I need in a much smaller and less expensive package. I'm currently devising a way to attach my Cokin P filter tray to the back of the sun shade so I can have the same filter capabilities of my professional matte box. The build quality is obviously lower on the Fotga when compared to a professional option. The Fotga is mainly plastic with only the mounting bracket being made of metal. To me this is no big deal because the plastic is plenty strong to hold its own weight.There is one benefit to this matte box that is a little more abstract than the functional benefits. The benefit is how people perceive you with this matte box attached to your rig. In this bold new age of DSLR video, people are not yet accustomed to seeing a still camera taking video. There have been so many times at different events I've shot that people have assumed I'm shooting photos (despite the shoulder rig) and simply pose for a photo rather than interact with the video camera. Adding this simple matte box will help people realize that you are shooting video and not photos which can lead to better footage.I paid right around $16 for this and could not be happier. I think you'll feel the same *when you know WHY you're buying it* =P

Reviewers have commented on the "flimsiness" of the plastic, of which all but the rail mount is made. I found the plastic quite sturdy, had no trouble or concerns clipping the barn doors on the main shade, and frankly think this will take a fair amount of rough handling. Actually, for the price, I think this was a darned good purchase, and wouldn't hesitate recommending it to others.

It certainly blocks the glare, and makes the rig look a bit more impressive. I bought 3 of them about 3 weeks ago. The its all 100% plastic and the hinges of the top flap don't have the structural strength to keep the top flap in place. It was fine the first two weeks but now none of them actually stays up.The last thing you want if to be filming something and have that top flap fall and cover your lens. I suggest looking into alternative ways of securing the flaps to the base, cause it holds them together are plastic snap on latches. Maybe a little gaff tape or something would help.I do like that the back of the base does have pre-drilled holes where a potential filter holder can be attached to it. that would make it into a real matte box.TIP: I suggest if your need an attachment for your filters, you could make it quite easily using cheap plexiglass from the lumber. A $5 fix. and just attach to the pre-drilled holes.All in all by itself it provably not worth current price. Its made of cheap plastic, and while its pretty solid overall, the hinges are also cheap plastic which could lead to warping and smoothing out as you adjust the position of the flaps.

With metal matteboxes going for $200 and more, this plastic mattebox is perfectly priced for the budget shooter.It fit well with my Fotga Rail Rod System, and feels sturdy & well-made for the price.My overall impression of this product is rooted in the price I paid (about $15 with shipping), and for that price this is a 5-star product.There a things that can be improved:- The top flap does not stow flat, and must be removed if you want to store it compactly.- The extender on the bottom does not go high enough to accommodate a camera with a battery pack extender on it. So you must remove your battery pack extender before you attach it.I highly recommend this product, and I appreciate the seller not overcharging (unlike other sellers on here), for what is essentially a well-made plastic part.

Hace años compré todo un rig completo con los accesorios. La caja Matte Neewer no le pide NADA a la otra que tengo, cuenta con todas las funciones y cumplen muy bien para proucciones pensadas en una relación funcionalidad-costo. Como todo equipo de este tipo, recomiendo darle un trato adecuado y limpieza para que dure años. Satisfecho con mi compra.

Muy buen precio, grandes puertas de granero con un buen hueco para lentes de diámetro considerable y excelente fijación tanto sobre el raíl de 15 mm como de las puertas sobre el parasol. Es puro plástico y carece de ciertas utilidades de mate box que cuestan de 20 a 100 veces más.

Convient parfaitement à l'usage pour lequel il est destiné. Il faudra vérifier la durabilité à la longue, mais rien d'inquiétant vu le prix. S'installe parfaitement sur une épaulière small rig...

Quality of material is good you can go for it

Lightweight and sturdy. Now mounted permanently on the rail with the focus puller and camera and transported in a separate case. Quick and easy to assemble if you carry it separately.