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Cokin BPW700 Filter Holder, P Series, Wide Angle | List Price: $15.38
Discount Price: $10.76
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Brand: Cokin
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Offers approximately 20% more angle of vision to prevent the risk of vignetting.
- Can be used with the entire COKIN "P-Series" filter range of 184 filters.
- Can fit any lens from 48mm to 82mm when used with a COKIN "P-Series" adaptor ring
- Allows the use of filters with super wide lenses (focal lengths up to 20mm on 35mm format cameras)
Serves It's Purpose [Posted on 2007-03-10]
If you need a filter holder, this gets the job done. A couple issues I have with it...
1) On my wide angle lens, I cannot use the widest setting or the adapter will get in the frame. At 10mm (16mm on a full frame camera), the edges of the adapter show up. I have to shoot at 11mm. It's a tradeoff.
2) The adapter does not conveniently pop on and off.
if you have a non-wide-angle adapter, saw 2 slots off [Posted on 2007-08-03]
I thought it would have been a better idea to buy this instead of hack off the first two slots of a regular cokin adapter because it shows up on my 17mm Sigma lens. The build quality isn't as good. The regular cokin adapter has nice rounded edges. This adapter looks like it was cut w/ a sharp blade on the front (including the sharp edges) but is slightly different in the back; I fixed the sharp edges w/ sandpaper :-)
I wish someone would make an inexpensive alternative wide angle adapter that goes closer to the lens w/o needing to buy an expensive $70 Lee filter holder...
Does the job but poor built and still some vignetting. [Posted on 2008-01-08]
You don't want your filter holder to add ugly vignetting to your shots, do you? Thus you need to have this item in your bag because the regular Cokin P Filter Holder (3 threads) adds tons of vignetting anytime you shoot below 28-30 mm. I got one but still experienced some issues using it:
- Below 24-26 mm, there still is vignetting when one has to slightly tilt the filter holder to match the horizon line :(
- Edges of this item are so sharp, one could injure one's hands, especially when doing those waterscape shots in cold weather! I'd recommended to smooth'em with sandpaper or...to shoot with gloves but you know how inconvenient it is :(
- Because it holds only 1 filter, well, you can't combine others--obvious but...true :(
Turnarounds:
i. If you have not purchased filters yet, I'd recommend to avoid the P size and go for Z or X sized filters. Even better, don't use a filter holder, hold your filters in hand like the pros! Takes a bit of practice though.
ii. If you already own P size filters, and if you can afford it, go for a better design/built--can't tell which brand but figuring out yourself shouldn't take to long...
Complaining about wignetting? Read this post [Posted on 2008-11-06]
I know that wide angle does see the sides of the filter holder. There is a SIMPLE solution: get the next size up in the filter holder. If you use A series, got to P series and so on.
This is NOT an issue, just use a larger frame.
No big deal.
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