General Matte Box Question...

First things first, cucumber. My O'connor O-box is built for holding onto and will take the entire weight of the F55 rig when necessary.http://www.ocon.com/products/lens-camera-accessories/o-box-wm/ I also highly recommend one pair of O-grips. They attach directly to the O-Box itself and do not require any additional bridge plate. If you twist the end of the O-grip to loosen it, you can rotate it on the ball joint and then lock it in to any position you want.http://www.ocon.com/products/lens-camera-accessories/o-grips/ I'll admit it makes for a heavy rig, but it is rock solid.

So with all the gazillion companies and brands and knock-offs, I am very curious whether any current Matte Boxes actually state in the user manual that it is ok to use the front of the Matte Box as grab holds when running the camera. So do you know of any? And... Do you run your camera by grabbing the Matte Box in terms of the total amount of hand held how much of it (percentage-wise) consists of grabbin the box? And finally, favorite vegetable. Gilly

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