Cokin or other ?

Hi all, i`ve been reading alot about filters recently and cokin`s square type seem to be popular, i currently use screw in types, i know that the cokin type would be quicker to change because of their design, my question is ... overall what does the photographic community favour and why ?...

Paul

[matt wilson]

I use screw in UV on all lenses for protection ,circular screw in polarisers but went for the Cokin ND grads mainly because of cost.The LEE range is the dog's dangly's by all accounts but I am not made of money.

So what cokin filter type do i get because i see two different types ?( type `a` and type `p`) i don't want to buy the wrong kind , i do have a lot of screw in filters, my lenses have permanently attached UV, tho i do like using grads for colour effects,

[ap4a]

The type depends on your lenses. Type A will only provide coverage for lenses with 62mm or less filter threads. Type P are good for 82mm or less, type Z Pro for 96mm or less and X Pro for about 120mm or less IIRC.

[matt wilson]

as above .If for example you put an A series on a wide angle lens you would be likely to get vignetting ..cokin site explains see link

http://www.cokin.co.uk/pages/main.htm

Got the link,excellent, all clear now....Thankyou

[ianpinion]

The reason Lee Filters are considered among the best is because they have a much wider/longer spread of gradation which helps to capture a more realistic result. Many other gradutated filters have very short spreads so it goes from full filter to no filtering in a very short space which will give a very unnatural result. The only downside to Lee filters is they cost about £85 per filter, plus the filter holder and adapter rings on top. This will total from £300 for a set of three hard grads (0.3, 0.6 and 0.9) and over £500 with a set of soft grads too.

I bit the bullet and invested and I have to say they are very good.