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- From: kevin@miki.pictel.com (Kevin Davis)
- Subject: > Cokin filters - any good?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.171733.18657@miki.pictel.com>
- Organization: PictureTel Corporation
- References: <20JAN199313131485@romeo.caltech.edu>
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 17:17:33 GMT
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- Darek Lis writes:
- >I want to buy a few filters (split ND, warming, sunset etc.) Until now I've
- >been using Hoya multicoated filters, but I found them pretty annoying. They
- >are virtually impossible to clean. So I'm looking for an alternative. The
- >Cokin system looks nice. I could use the same filters with all my lenses.
- >The price is also reasonable - for the price of a 58mm Tiffen split ND
- >filter I can get the Cokin P-type holder, adapter and the filter. I wonder
- >though how do Cokin filters compare to Hoya or Tiffen in terms of optical
- >quality. For example, are they coated (multicoated)? I think Tiffen also
- >makes filters that fit Cokin holders. Are these better or worse than the
- >corresponding Cokin filters?
-
- Tiffen makes very nice P-series graduated ND filters and graduated
- color filters. The Tiffens are high quality glass filters and should
- easily beat the pants off of Cokin filters.
- Concencus seems to be that Cokin ND filters tend to have a color bias
- and are not truly ND. If you like the slight color, that's fine; but
- the name suggests that it is supposed to be neutral.
-
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