UK based Bright Tangerine have released a new universal filter tray: The Bright Tangerine ONE. It securely holds (and rotates) any 138mm round filter plus an additional 4×5.65″ filter. Using a matte box can be a bit of a hassle, especially if you need to use a rotary polarizing filter. The ONE filter tray has been designed to make it less painful to work with such filters. It takes any industry-standard 138mm round filter without the need of specialized geared filters or other proprietary equipment. In case you missed our talk with Bright Tangerine earlier this year, you can watch it here – it’s about their Misfit Kick Matte Box, Rota Pola Diopter Filter Tray and EVF Mount Prototype. Once inserted, the so-called Clockwork Orange mechanism takes care of smooth rotation of the filter. The spring-loaded drive system provides secure contact without slipping and you can rotate the filter by hand or by motor. The gear uses a standard 0.8 pitch, any focus motor will work with it. Bright Tangerine ONE The Bright Tangerine ONE filter tray has another neat trick up its sleeve: An additional 4×5.65″ slot in front of the unit. A whole bunch of applications spring to mind: Use another polarizer in front of a rotary one to create a custom variable ND. Or you could add diffusion. The neat thing is: It’s all in one slim package, no additional donuts needed, in combination with the Misfit Kick it even works a a pure clamp-on system, no...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 6 November, 2020