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cokin filters – a vs p series?
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hey,
im a newbie here so bear with me! im looking at getting some cokin filters for my d50 and im probably going to go for the p series of cokin filters as i imagine i will be mostly shooting below 35mm. it recommends that above 35mm you should go with the a series however but as the p series filters are actually larger in size surely the p series could be used above 35mm? what do you think? ultimately what is the difference between filters under 35mm and over 35mm??
With filter systems, get the biggest and best you can afford because at some point down the line you will need to go bigger anyway.
Its not really related to 35mm but lens width. P-type will handle up to 82mm wide lenses.
I originally had a-type but a new lens meant I had to upgrade. As Ming says, best to get the
largest to can affordIn my film days Cokin A series was ameteur and P series were professional. Really the A series were for 35mm film cameras and the P series suited the medium format camera. This was important with Cokin effects filters as the standard lens on a 35mm film camera was a 50mm Lens and the standard lens on, say, a Bronica ETRSi medium format camera was a 75mm lens. There is also the physical size aspect also …….. Cokin P series are larger in size than the A series and most modern lenses seem to have a larger filter thread than, say, the lenses of the 70’s and 80’s.
X series are meant to be great too. Personally I use Lee, and think they’re fantastic.
Tim
the lee filters are pretty expensive though! actually any recommendations in terms of uv and polarising filters? are the ones of ebay for ?2 just pieces of plastic or are they any use?? im a student so the cheaper the better :wink:
The Cokin P holder will also take the Hitech filters, which are highly thought-of.
As for a ?2 piece of glass permanently attached to your lens… just ask yourself why it’s ?2 and a good lens is ?200-?huge
I do believe that Lee are well up with the best. Then there’s Chromatek, Hoya, Kenro, Hama, Vamara, etc. Raynox make a few good filters ….think they are expensive. Sigma used to but not sure if they do anymore. Another very good make is Schneider Optics. Sunpak is a cheap alternative also and ones like Tiffen and Heliopan are again on the expensive side and may not have a huge range of filters.
If I needed them and could afford it I’d go for Schneider Optics as theres no point in cashing out good money on a lens and then distroying it with a crap piece of glass on the front of it.
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