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Camera Accessories

PostPosted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 11:32 pm
by sokesfilmsonlinedotcom
On the camera photo on the website what is the hood on the camera lens called I can't figure it out. Also what is the 2 bars that the camera is sitting on called?

Thanks! :D

Re: Camera Accessories

PostPosted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:56 am
by Peter J. DeCrescenzo
sokesfilmsonlinedotcom wrote:On the camera photo on the website what is the hood on the camera lens called I can't figure it out. Also what is the 2 bars that the camera is sitting on called? Thanks! :D


The device in front of the lens is a matte box. It shades the lens from light flares, and holds flat glass filters.

The round bars under the camera are called rods or rails. They can support equipment such as front handles, a matte box, a long heavy lens, a follow focus, the camera itself, and (if extending to the rear of the camera) an external battery, shoulder mount, and so forth.

These items are available from a wide variety of manufacturers and at a wide variety of prices. Search online, and see also:
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