Cokin Filter System at DVinfo.net

Guy Bruner · July 10th, 2004, 03:37 PM

Cokin Filters makes a system for attaching its square filters to still and video cameras. I thought that it might be a good system for the DV953. So, I purchased the A Series system and 3 filters: the A27 Warm, the Graduated Blue, and the Radial Blur. I have posted some pix of the system and the warm filter on my website.

Pictures of the filter system and DV953 were taken with a Fuji Finepix 602Z. Pictures using the filters were taken with the DV953 to SD card in 640x480 mode.

Tavis Shaver · July 10th, 2004, 04:25 PM

That's pretty cool Guy, wil it fit on my gs100? How much is that setup?

Guy Bruner · July 10th, 2004, 04:50 PM

Hi Tavis,
It is hard to say. I used a 43-55mm stepup ring to attach the filter system...should work with the GS100. I bought the filter holder and adapter ring for about $12US. Filters are more expensive...around $20US each. The whole thing..filter holder, hood, adpater ring, filters...cost about $100US.

Tavis Shaver · July 10th, 2004, 05:01 PM

It is a very cool looking setup, that's for sure, does it work as a bit of a mattebox at all?

Guy Bruner · July 10th, 2004, 05:12 PM

You can add multiple hoods to the system...hood to hood...to hood. So, I guess you could make it a matte box...

Frank Granovski · July 10th, 2004, 05:18 PM

2 hoods should be enough.

Guy Bruner · July 11th, 2004, 05:24 AM

Yes, and you may get vignetting at full wide if you stack hoods.

Cokin makes a P series adapter which is larger and probably would allow stacking of multiple hoods and filter housings (you can attach another set of three filters to give you six). They also make a universal mount which will fit any OD of a lens without filter threads. So, this system could be used with large WAs, for example.

For other pictures of the Cokin A and P systems, see this album. These pictures were taken by Strekoza of his setup.

Frank Granovski · July 11th, 2004, 05:34 AM

Cokin does make screw-ins in all sizes as well but many of the specialty models are only sold in France, last I checked. Minolta is the Cokin N.A. distributor (USA/Canada). I have a number of Cokin screw-ins in the 43mm thread size. I also have the UV and circular polarizer for my JVC's---37mm thread size.

Zack Win · July 11th, 2004, 08:39 AM

These photos illustrate a serious problem which has always bugged me about the Cokin system -- the back of the holder (facing the camera) is completely open. If you shoot using mulitple filters with a strong light source in back of you, you're going to get light reflections bouncing between the filters and flaring your image.

Zack

Robin Davies-Rollinson · July 11th, 2004, 09:30 AM

You're quite right there - a decent matte box has to have a light-tight seal between the lens and the filters...

Robin

July 10th, 2004, 03:37 PM	#1
Guy Bruner Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ashford, AL Posts: 937	Cokin Filter System Cokin Filters makes a system for attaching its square filters to still and video cameras. I thought that it might be a good system for the DV953. So, I purchased the A Series system and 3 filters: the A27 Warm, the Graduated Blue, and the Radial Blur. I have posted some pix of the system and the warm filter on my website. Pictures of the filter system and DV953 were taken with a Fuji Finepix 602Z. Pictures using the filters were taken with the DV953 to SD card in 640x480 mode.

July 10th, 2004, 04:25 PM	#2
Tavis Shaver Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC. Canada Posts: 209	That's pretty cool Guy, wil it fit on my gs100? How much is that setup?

July 10th, 2004, 04:50 PM	#3
Guy Bruner Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ashford, AL Posts: 937	Hi Tavis, It is hard to say. I used a 43-55mm stepup ring to attach the filter system...should work with the GS100. I bought the filter holder and adapter ring for about $12US. Filters are more expensive...around $20US each. The whole thing..filter holder, hood, adpater ring, filters...cost about $100US.

July 10th, 2004, 05:01 PM	#4
Tavis Shaver Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC. Canada Posts: 209	It is a very cool looking setup, that's for sure, does it work as a bit of a mattebox at all?

July 10th, 2004, 05:12 PM	#5
Guy Bruner Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ashford, AL Posts: 937	You can add multiple hoods to the system...hood to hood...to hood. So, I guess you could make it a matte box...

July 10th, 2004, 05:18 PM	#6
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	2 hoods should be enough.

July 11th, 2004, 05:24 AM	#7
Guy Bruner Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ashford, AL Posts: 937	Yes, and you may get vignetting at full wide if you stack hoods. Cokin makes a P series adapter which is larger and probably would allow stacking of multiple hoods and filter housings (you can attach another set of three filters to give you six). They also make a universal mount which will fit any OD of a lens without filter threads. So, this system could be used with large WAs, for example. For other pictures of the Cokin A and P systems, see this album. These pictures were taken by Strekoza of his setup.

July 11th, 2004, 05:34 AM	#8
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Cokin does make screw-ins in all sizes as well but many of the specialty models are only sold in France, last I checked. Minolta is the Cokin N.A. distributor (USA/Canada). I have a number of Cokin screw-ins in the 43mm thread size. I also have the UV and circular polarizer for my JVC's---37mm thread size.

July 11th, 2004, 08:39 AM	#9
Zack Win Tourist Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 4	These photos illustrate a serious problem which has always bugged me about the Cokin system -- the back of the holder (facing the camera) is completely open. If you shoot using mulitple filters with a strong light source in back of you, you're going to get light reflections bouncing between the filters and flaring your image. Zack

July 11th, 2004, 09:30 AM	#10
Robin Davies-Rollinson Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gwaelod-y-garth, Cardiff, CYMRU/WALES Posts: 1,215	You're quite right there - a decent matte box has to have a light-tight seal between the lens and the filters... Robin