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Get a Grip on your O-Box<br />
OConnor has built a better mousetrap…er…mattebox. The company<br />
known for its fluid heads and tripods is really using its head.<br />
They’ve come up with a new line of matteboxes: the OConnor O-<br />
Box WM (Wide Mini). It’s another innovative OCcessory made<br />
possible by fine design and advanced materials.<br />
The clearly obvious but long-elusive innovation is how OConnor<br />
O-Grips handles attach directly to the mattebox for truly comfortable<br />
handheld operating. OConnor’s multi-position O-Grips<br />
can be conveniently screwed directly onto the O-Box metal support<br />
cage in three locations: camera left, right or bottom center.<br />
This is much safer and stable than grabbing the plastic shade.<br />
“But,” you might say, “I’ve been grabbing the plastic box of my<br />
mattebox for years.” Your picture is probably posted along with<br />
mine on rental house walls in recognition of your status for most<br />
broken mattebox shades replaced.<br />
The OConnor O-Box WM is a lightweight, two-stage mattebox.<br />
It accommodates lenses up to 18mm (and in some cases wider) in<br />
16:9 format. The front, top-loading stage accepts two filter frames<br />
(two 4" x 4" and two 4" x 5.650" frames are included). The second<br />
stage (closest to lens) is rotatable <strong>36</strong>0 degrees. A 1<strong>38</strong>mm round<br />
filter can be screwed into an optional donut that attaches to the<br />
second stage. The O-Box attaches to 15mm lightweight support<br />
rods or can be clamped directly onto the lens.<br />
Constructed of OConnor’s proprietary, rugged composite material,<br />
the sunshade is lightweight, strong, and impact resistant. The<br />
metal mounts onto which the O-Grips attach are beefy and do<br />
not bend.<br />
The integrated handgrip system is welcome relief when handholding<br />
any camera. The numerous permutations of positions<br />
afforded by OConnor’s O-Grips take almost every camera operator<br />
and shooting style into account. The bottom center position<br />
is useful for small cameras and HDSLRs: one O-Grip becomes a<br />
pistol-style grip for your supporting hand while your other hand<br />
can manage the follow focus handwheel (OConnor’s new CFF-1<br />
Follow Focus).<br />
O Lucky Camera Operator if you have an OConnor O-Box and<br />
O-Grips. (ocon.com)<br />
The O-Box WM kit includes:<br />
• Basic WM Mattebox<br />
• Lightweight, rugged, composite material in sunshade<br />
• Two stages; front fixed/ rear rotatable <strong>36</strong>0 degrees<br />
• Two 4" x 4" filter frames<br />
• Two 4" x 5.65" (4x5.650) horizontal filter frames<br />
• Rear donut holds a 1<strong>38</strong>mm round filter (rotatable)<br />
• Rear clamping interface @ 150mm<br />
• Rod interface for 15mm LWS standard<br />
• O-Grips 3/8-16 threads on left, center bottom, and right sides<br />
• Cheese Plate on top, - tapped 1/4-20 and 3/8-16 for additional<br />
mounting options (incl. O-Grips)<br />
• Integrated top flag mounting bracket<br />
• Top Flag<br />
Optional accessories:<br />
• Optional side and bottom flags/brackets, Universal mask set,<br />
Clamp adapters, Donuts and Reduction rings<br />
Dec 2010<br />
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