Bill Ravens
January 22nd, 2002, 01:49 PM
Chris....
any experience with Cokin filters and holders for the XL1s? Looks like the "P" will fit with a 72mm step down ring. Thanx for any info you can provide.
Chris Hurd
January 22nd, 2002, 07:05 PM
Sorry Bill, no direct experience with these. Hope to have an article about Tiffen filters up within the month.
Sebastian
January 23rd, 2002, 03:58 AM
Hi !
You're right. The P-System fits for the XL-1. I use it and I'm very pleased with it. You can use up to 3 filters in the filter holder and I think the filters have a good performance for the money.
Greetings, Sebastian
Ed Smith
January 23rd, 2002, 12:56 PM
Certainly recommend it. I keep it attached to the camera all the time. Filters range from £10 - £50 depending on how creative you want to get. Certainly beats paying £70 for canon's own screw on filters.
Only down fault with it is you can not attach the hood you get with the XL1 to it, but you can by a rather primative cokin hood if needed.
Hope this helps
Ed Smith
Bill Ravens
January 23rd, 2002, 01:19 PM
thanx for the feedback. I am looking at a cokin filter holder and a Cokin Sunsoft filter for the "film look".
Elmar Tewes
January 28th, 2002, 02:37 PM
I tried the the Cokin P filterholder with the 16x and 3x lense.
If you use the 3x lense you can't use it together with the Cokin P filter holder. The holder is visible on the left and the right side of the picture. I havn't tried it yet but i think it is enough to cut one of the 3 glas holders, then the holder is thin enough for the 3x lense and there are 2 glas holders left.