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Bright Tangerine Strummer DNA VND Kit

User Manual for Bright Tangerine Strummer DNA VND Kit

• Product category: Matte Boxes & Sunshades Bright Tangerine
• Brand: Bright Tangerine
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Product description

• Strummer DNA Core & Shade This is the core of the Bright Tangerine Strummer DNA studio matte box. It consists of a core frame and carbon fiber shade, top flag mounts, side 3/8" mounts, and a swing away slide bracket. The swing away slide bracket is meant to be attached to a Bright Tangerine support arm, sold separately, to enable swing away functionality. Support arms are available in 19mm studio, 15mm studio, and 15mm LWS versions.
  
  Strummer DNA is a reconfigurable matte box that allows you to switch out one filter stage assembly (cassette) for another one with stages of a different size. Whereas traditionally filter stage assemblies are fixed within the matte box, Strummer DNA allows you to swap one out for another in just moments, in effect allowing you to use one matte box to perform the job of multiple ones. When you need 6" filters, you can simply swap in a 6 x 6" cassette. Strummer DNA offers a 143mm diameter when using 5.65" stages, and 165mm diameter when using 6.6" stages. It'll support 14mm Cooke lenses in 3 PV stages, and will cover a 12mm Master Prime with a 6" stage.
  
  The stages in the cassettes are individually stacked up one on top of another, and you can attach additional, single-stage expansion packs to the stack. At the click of a button, the individual stages are easily separated. One of the benefits of this is that the stages become very easy to clean since each one can be handled separately, whereas normally filter stages are more difficult to clean when they get clogged up. All the stages are rotatable 360° (with the exception of certain cassettes).
  
  Strummer DNA side flags feature dual variable blades that can be tucked in between top and bottom flags so that the top and bottom flags can be closed beyond the traditional 90°. Strummer DNA also supports an optional A.R.F. tilt block that enables backward/forward tilt up to 15° to prevent filter reflections.
• Strummer DNA 5.65" 2-Stage Cassette This is a 5.65" Bright Tangerine 2-Stage Cassette for the Bright Tangerine Strummer DNA matte box. Filter trays are not included. UPC: 755899001095
• 15mm LWS Swing Away Arm for Strummer DNA This Bright Tangerine 15mm LWS Arm is designed to be attached to the Bright Tangerine Swing Away Slide Bracket to enable swing away functionality on the Strummer DNA matte box.
• Strummer 19mm Studio Bracket The 19mm Strummer Studio Bracket from Bright Tangerine allows you to rod mount the Strummer DNA Matte Box on a 19mm Studio setup. UPC: 755899001224
• 4x5.65" Horizontal Filter Tray for Strummer DNA This is a 4x5.65" horizontal Bright Tangerine Filter Tray for the Bright Tangerine Strummer DNA matte box. The Strummer DNA matte box, not included, can accept 6x6" and 4x5.65" filter trays with optional filter cassettes. This filter tray allows you to use a 4x5.6" filter, and it features solid baffles to block the light from sneaking around the filter. UPC: 755899001262
• 138mm Variable ND in Matte Box-Mountable Rubber Donut for 143mm Openings Tiffen's 138mm Variable ND in Matte Box-Mountable Rubber Donut for 143mm Openings provides approximately six stops of variable neutral density control without taking up any filter tray space. The variable ND is incorporated within a rubber donut that fits into a wide variety of matte boxes with a 143mm rear opening. It features a minimum of two and a maximum of eight stops of light attenuation.
  
  The variable ND has no impact on the field of view that a standard donut that accepts a 138mm filter has, so there is no change to your workflow or shooting style. It features evenly spaced index marks from two to eight stops, but these are not calibrated marks and do not indicate amount of attenuation. A 114mm threaded rear ring accepts ARRI R2 compatible threaded reduction rings. The rubber donut is compatible with matte boxes from ARRI, Tilta, Movcam, Vocas, and Bright Tangerine.
  • Up to six stops of VND (Variable Neutral Density), with a minimum of two stops going up to eight stops (ND .6 to ND 2.4)
  • Fits directly into select rod-mounted matte boxes with a 143mm rear port
  • Rubber donut is supplied with a 114mm light prevention ring, which accepts ARRI R2 compatible threaded reduction rings
  • The outside of the ring features non-calibrated indexed markings for minimum and maximum settings
  Compatibility
  • ARRI
    MMB-1
    MB-14
    MB-18
    MB-19
    MB-25
    
    Bright Tangerine
    Strummer DNA
    VIV
    VIV5
    Misfit
    
    Movcam
    MM_1
    MM-2
    
    Tilta
    MB-T04
    
    Vocas
    MB455
  UPC: 884613028800

• Limited 5-Year Warranty

• Limited 5-Year Warranty

• Limited 5-Year Warranty

• Limited 5-Year Warranty

• Limited 5-Year Warranty

• 114mm Light Prevention Threaded Rear Ring

• Limited 10-Year Warranty

Also Includes

• 2 x Carbon Fiber Side Flags
• Carbon Fiber Top Flag

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Technical parameters

• Strummer DNA Core & Shade

  Diameter	165 mm (6.6" cassette); 143 mm (5.65" cassette)
  Material	Carbon fiber and hard anodized aluminum
  Dimensions	3-Stage Configuration: 10.9 x 7.6 x 3.4" (27.7 x 19.4 x 8.6 cm)
  Weight	5.65" 2-Stage Configuration: 2.2 lb (1 kg) (inc. filter trays) 5.65" 3-Stage Configuration: 2.6 lb (1.2 kg) (inc. filter trays) 6.6" 2-Stage Configuration: 2.5 lb (1.15 kg) (inc. filter trays) 6.6" 3-Stage Configuration: 3 lb (1.35 kg) (inc. filter trays)

  Box Dimensions (LxWxH)	10.9 x 8.1 x 2.4"

• Strummer DNA 5.65" 2-Stage Cassette

  Box Dimensions (LxWxH)	8.8 x 6.3 x 1.3"

• 15mm LWS Swing Away Arm for Strummer DNA

  Material

  Hard anodized aluminium

  Box Dimensions (LxWxH)	6.8 x 0.9 x 0.4"

• Strummer 19mm Studio Bracket

  Material

  Hard anodized aluminum

  Box Dimensions (LxWxH)	6.6 x 4.15 x 2.7"

• 4x5.65" Horizontal Filter Tray for Strummer DNA

  Material

  Hard anodized aluminium

  Box Dimensions (LxWxH)	7.6 x 5.7 x 0.8"

• 138mm Variable ND in Matte Box-Mountable Rubber Donut for 143mm Openings

  Filter Size	138 mm
  Dimensions (W x Depth)	6.13 x 1.38" / 15.57 x 3.5 cm
  Weight	0.7 lb / 0.31 kg

  Box Dimensions (LxWxH)	10.6 x 8.4 x 4.3"

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