Cokin screw-on filters...where? at DVinfo.net

Frank Granovski · May 16th, 2002, 03:22 AM

I'm looking for some specific Cokin screw-on filters. These are readily available in Europe, but I'll be d_mned if I can find them in the US. Does anyone know a good European site which specializes in a good Cokin filter selection? Thanks

Chris Hurd · May 16th, 2002, 11:03 AM

You got somethin' against Tiffen, Frank?

Here's the Cokin distributors for US and UK: http://www.cokin.fr/ico9-p11.html -- back button on this page cycles back alphabetically by country. Hope this helps,

Bill Ravens · May 16th, 2002, 11:13 AM

Tiffen doesn't make a Sunsoft filter. I got mine at www.kurtscameracorral.com....it was a special order.

Frank Granovski · May 16th, 2002, 11:45 AM

Thanks. I do know about the Cokin.fr site. I have nothing against the Tiffen line.... I think Tiffen's Black Pro Mist 3 is just dandy. However, I need a few Cokins for a certain "look." A 43mm screw-on Sunsoft is one of them. At Leo's Photo (Vancouver), they only have the A and P size which require "the box;" and Minolta is the Canadian distributor and do not bring in much of the screw-on Cokins.

And with Tiffens, the thread size starts at 49mm, so I'd have to get a step-up ring. The Black Pro Mist 3 is also back-ordered 11 months up here. (Tiffen can't keep up with the demand.)

May 17th, 2002, 12:17 AM

Howdy from Southeast Asia,

I think it will be better if you will just edit/color correct it using an nle software(premiere,after effects or ulead mediastudio pro).

Filters sometimes creates videonoise.

Hope it helps.

Frank Granovski · May 17th, 2002, 04:14 AM

I don't edit via NLE. I try to shoot not to edit, or shoot to edit via in camera or VCR. (Okay, sometimes I use my buddy's editing setup.)

May 17th, 2002, 04:57 AM

Hi Frank Granovski

Here are some useful links on Cokin Filters

Cokin Filters Online

http://www.geocities.com/cokinfiltersystem/

Adorama

www.adorama.com

Cokin Sunsoft

Cokin Nd Filter

Cokin Universal Adapter

Have a great weekend.

Sincerely yours,
Ellis

Frank Granovski · May 17th, 2002, 11:45 AM

Thanks! That is a good link. But I already have this link posted on my links page, and I've yet to hear back from Adorama (it's been almost 5 days now since I e-mailed them). I'm afraid I'll just have to order these from somewhere in Europe next week.

PS: I'm going to get Cokin screw-on filters, not the A or P size which require an adaptor. Many people are not aware that Cokin makes many of their filters with threads, and in many sizes - unlike Tiffen which start at 49mm.

Jeff Donald · May 18th, 2002, 08:51 PM

Hi Frank,

Cokin is a French company, here's their web site http://www.cokin.fr/ . There is some good info their. If you describe your dilema they may ship you direct or purpose and alternate source for your filters.

Jeff

Frank Granovski · May 18th, 2002, 10:23 PM

Merci. Yes, thanks. I know their website. Maybe I'll e-mail them to ask them where I can get them. That was my next plan of action. On another note, I wanted to buy a polarizer today for one of my cams, and no one open (long week-end) had one in 37mm. Oh, well. I'll have to hit downtown on Tuesday (15 minute bus trip).

Chris Hurd · May 18th, 2002, 11:41 PM

Frank, you haven't heard back from Adorama yet? I need to get on the phone Monday morning and tell Barry Zilberschlag to get cracking on his e-mail.

Frank Granovski · May 19th, 2002, 02:10 AM

No, I haven't heard back. I e-mailed 3 times. That was a week ago. Go figure. I didn't know you knew the owner.

Chris Hurd · May 19th, 2002, 09:18 AM

Yeah, I see Barry at every trade show. Will call him tomorrow morning.

Frank Granovski · May 19th, 2002, 05:09 PM

Okay. He just got back to me. He doesn't carry the screw-on Cokin line at all. Here in Vancouver, only some are brought in, but not the ones I want. I'm going to try cameraaction.com.au in Australia, to see if they carry them. If not there, I'll have to brush up on my French---no worries, it's my second language (English is my 3rd).

Update: the screw-on line is not imported into Australia. Too bad, Aussies!

Frank Granovski · May 29th, 2002, 11:04 PM

Still waiting to hear back from cokin.fr

They don't even sell their full line in the UK. Strange, I say.

May 16th, 2002, 03:22 AM	#1
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Cokin screw-on filters...where? I'm looking for some specific Cokin screw-on filters. These are readily available in Europe, but I'll be d_mned if I can find them in the US. Does anyone know a good European site which specializes in a good Cokin filter selection? Thanks

May 16th, 2002, 11:03 AM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	You got somethin' against Tiffen, Frank? Here's the Cokin distributors for US and UK: http://www.cokin.fr/ico9-p11.html -- back button on this page cycles back alphabetically by country. Hope this helps, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

May 16th, 2002, 11:45 AM	#4
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Thanks. I do know about the Cokin.fr site. I have nothing against the Tiffen line.... I think Tiffen's Black Pro Mist 3 is just dandy. However, I need a few Cokins for a certain "look." A 43mm screw-on Sunsoft is one of them. At Leo's Photo (Vancouver), they only have the A and P size which require "the box;" and Minolta is the Canadian distributor and do not bring in much of the screw-on Cokins. And with Tiffens, the thread size starts at 49mm, so I'd have to get a step-up ring. The Black Pro Mist 3 is also back-ordered 11 months up here. (Tiffen can't keep up with the demand.) Last edited by Frank Granovski; May 16th, 2002 at 12:28 PM.

May 17th, 2002, 12:17 AM	#5
dvrecording Posts: n/a	color correction Howdy from Southeast Asia, I think it will be better if you will just edit/color correct it using an nle software(premiere,after effects or ulead mediastudio pro). Filters sometimes creates videonoise. Hope it helps.

May 17th, 2002, 04:57 AM	#7
dvrecording Posts: n/a	cokin filters online Hi Frank Granovski Here are some useful links on Cokin Filters Cokin Filters Online http://www.geocities.com/cokinfiltersystem/ Adorama www.adorama.com Cokin Sunsoft Cokin Nd Filter Cokin Universal Adapter Have a great weekend. Sincerely yours, Ellis

May 16th, 2002, 11:13 AM	#3
Bill Ravens Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: santa fe, nm Posts: 3,264 Images: 10	Tiffen doesn't make a Sunsoft filter. I got mine at www.kurtscameracorral.com....it was a special order.

May 17th, 2002, 04:14 AM	#6
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	I don't edit via NLE. I try to shoot not to edit, or shoot to edit via in camera or VCR. (Okay, sometimes I use my buddy's editing setup.)

May 17th, 2002, 11:45 AM	#8
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Thanks! That is a good link. But I already have this link posted on my links page, and I've yet to hear back from Adorama (it's been almost 5 days now since I e-mailed them). I'm afraid I'll just have to order these from somewhere in Europe next week. PS: I'm going to get Cokin screw-on filters, not the A or P size which require an adaptor. Many people are not aware that Cokin makes many of their filters with threads, and in many sizes - unlike Tiffen which start at 49mm.

May 18th, 2002, 08:51 PM	#9
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Hi Frank, Cokin is a French company, here's their web site http://www.cokin.fr/ . There is some good info their. If you describe your dilema they may ship you direct or purpose and alternate source for your filters. Jeff

May 18th, 2002, 10:23 PM	#10
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Merci. Yes, thanks. I know their website. Maybe I'll e-mail them to ask them where I can get them. That was my next plan of action. On another note, I wanted to buy a polarizer today for one of my cams, and no one open (long week-end) had one in 37mm. Oh, well. I'll have to hit downtown on Tuesday (15 minute bus trip).

May 18th, 2002, 11:41 PM	#11
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Frank, you haven't heard back from Adorama yet? I need to get on the phone Monday morning and tell Barry Zilberschlag to get cracking on his e-mail. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

May 19th, 2002, 02:10 AM	#12
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	No, I haven't heard back. I e-mailed 3 times. That was a week ago. Go figure. I didn't know you knew the owner.

May 19th, 2002, 09:18 AM	#13
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Yeah, I see Barry at every trade show. Will call him tomorrow morning. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

May 19th, 2002, 05:09 PM	#14
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Okay. He just got back to me. He doesn't carry the screw-on Cokin line at all. Here in Vancouver, only some are brought in, but not the ones I want. I'm going to try cameraaction.com.au in Australia, to see if they carry them. If not there, I'll have to brush up on my French---no worries, it's my second language (English is my 3rd). Update: the screw-on line is not imported into Australia. Too bad, Aussies! Last edited by Frank Granovski; May 19th, 2002 at 07:36 PM.

May 29th, 2002, 11:04 PM	#15
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Still waiting to hear back from cokin.fr They don't even sell their full line in the UK. Strange, I say.