When no circular filter is being used, the Rota Ring can be removed to allow the matte box to clamp further onto the lens for a wider field of view. This takes a few minutes to do so best to have a rota ring for each filter. The 138mm filters are placed into the Rota Ring and secured by a small nut & bolt with an Allen key. If you have multiple 138mm filters, you can buy additional Rota Rings and have one for each 138mm filter that you own. You wouldn’t want to be swapping different 138mm filters in and out. I did, however, find that the getting a 138mm filter inside the Rota Ring was a little tricky and it’s not a super quick process. A circular filter can be secured inside the Misfit Atom Pola+ with no risk of it falling out whilst filming. Despite being a lightweight matte box it still feels well made and fairly well thought out. Design and build qualityīright Tangerine certainly takes a lot of pride in the design and attention to detail of their products. The filter factor varies according to how the filter is rotated and its orientation to the sun. Getting rid of nasty reflections or glare is not something that can easily be fixed in post-production. The effect can be seen through the viewfinder and changed by rotating the filter. They can remove unwanted reflections from non-metallic surfaces such as water or glass and also saturate colors providing better contrast. Polarizing filters are used to select which light rays enter your camera lens. Light rays which are reflected become polarized. Polarizer filters tend to be one of those items that a lot of shooters tend to forget about, but they are a very essential tool for filmmaking. It’s unfortunate that The Clash recorded 139 songs and not 138.
The Atom matte box is probably named after the 1982 song Atom Tan. Misfit after The Misfits, the VIV after Viviene Westwood who many regards as the mother of punk and so on. The Strummer DNA matte box is named after The Clash’s lead singer Joe Strummer. The Clash 138 is not the first Bright Tangerine matte box to have name ties to the group. London Callingīright Tangerine certainly has a strong appreciation of the British Punk group The Clash. If you do choose to use two filters, you will need to stack them. Just like the Misfit Atom, the front of the Misfit Atom Pola+ can accept two 4×4″ filters or two 4×5.65″ filters. This would also allow for use with lenses that have a larger diameter than 114mm which a lot of the larger anamorphic lenses do. The back of the Misfit Atom Pola+ has a larger opening (143mm) than the Misfit Atom (114mm), and this allows it to accept any 138mm round circular filter. The front of the matte box is almost identical to the company’s Misfit Atom, it’s the back of the matte box where most of the changes have been made. (Please note that the Misfit Atom Pola+ initially launched as the Clash 138) Looks like a Misfit Atom, but it ain’tĪt first glance, it looks just like the Misfit Atom, but don’t let looks deceive you. I thought it was a good idea to take a lot more detailed look at this product. The Misfit Atom Pola+ was announced just prior to NAB 2018 and started shipping in July.
The frame itself weighs in at 98 grams and adding the shade brings it up to about 195 grams. Bright Tangerine Misfit Atom 4 x 5.65″, 4 x 4″ – Ultra Lightweight 2 Stage matte box is designed to push the definition of a lightweight matte box and was specifically conceived for Gimbal and Steadicam use and it is incredibly strong and light.
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