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Cokin filters
Posted:
Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:06 pmby glamy
Has anybody used them, any good?
Cheers,
Gerard
Posted:
Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:09 pmby birddog114
Gerard,
We talked alot of Cokin filters on this forum before.
Yes, it's good at some level but no, especially when you're on the move, unless you play with new type of Cokin threaded filter.
Posted:
Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:21 pmby glamy
Should have done a search before posting...
Cheers,
Gerard
Posted:
Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:17 pmby big pix
used Coken filters a lot when using film......... I still use a few coken filters to give a better look than you can get using Photoshop........
Posted:
Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:43 pmby avkomp
I have had cokin filters for years.
I got the P series at the time because they were bigger than the standard ones. That meant that I only had to have one filter size for my 35mm and medium format cameras. all I needed was an adaptor for each thread size I wanted to use.
I have a bunch of them but the ones which I used most of all were diffusers and star filters.
I resurrected them when I got the dslr and did a few shots with them, but with the exception of the star filter I can reproduce the effects easily with photoshop.
Steve
Posted:
Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:13 pmby glamy
I just bought a Cokin set up: P serie and one gradual ND2 (light) . I wait and see to add the ones I would like, maybe more gradual ND... At least they are pretty cheap.
Cheers,
Gerard
Posted:
Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:50 pmby avkomp
with their graduated ND you can slide it up and down as appropriate.
should be good
steve
Posted:
Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:25 pmby glamy
That's what I like in the system and it's easy to combine several filters... I 'll have a go as soon as possible.
Cheers,
Gerard
Posted:
Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:30 pmby Dug
Personally I hate them they are expensive, awkward, slow and nothing you cannot do in photoshop. Spend your money on a good PL filter.
Just my opinion
cheers doug
Posted:
Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:39 pmby glamy
Doug,
I got one as well, I just thought I'd experiment with the Cokin system especially at sunset and sunrise...
Cheers,
Gerard