Cokin filters anyone usd them

yeah problem is the photography group im joining prefer things to be as best as possible in camera....

any post process is to be a minimum

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Originally Posted by dullbird

I think the Seven is a smallish filter system isnt it?
im after Z's because i want to use it with my wide lense and I believe the P's create some vignetting

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Yep Seven5 for the micro 4/3rds cameras, although depends on the diameter of the lens all mine are around the 60mm.

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Originally Posted by dullbird

yeah problem is the photography group im joining prefer things to be as best as possible in camera....

any post process is to be a minimum

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You want all you can get from the camera of course, but if anyone says they shoot raw and dont do any post their full of it (My opinion). I am also against the manual focus, whilst i use it heavily in the timelapse i do, because i cant accept the camera changing focus over 500 shots. However in standard shooting I find personally you sometimes have one chance to get the shot right. and the focus on EVF and back of camera isnt good enough, and you wont know untill you get home :P

no I never said that they dont do any post process they just prefer minimal..

is blending 3 shots minimal? I highly doubt it, when you can use a filter with some careful planning with the light

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Originally Posted by dullbird

no I never said that they dont do any post process they just prefer minimal..

is blending 3 shots minimal? I highly doubt it, when you can use a filter with some careful planning with the light

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Ahhh okies sorry read it wrong :)

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Originally Posted by dullbird

I think the Seven is a smallish filter system isnt it?
im after Z's because i want to use it with my wide lense and I believe the P's create some vignetting

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Exactly.

Well I'm pleased to say thanks to Gumtree I'm now the proud owner of a Cokin Grad ND kit which is in emaculate condition and cost me $160 thats the filter holder and a ring (although not the corect size) 3 filters and the filter zip up bag to store it all in. :)

So pretty happy and as well as that he put me on to a facebook group called Focus that show Australian seascapes and Landscapes pretty cool would encourage anyone to join stunning images on there

Nice work Lou, I really should keep more of an eye on gumtree...

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Originally Posted by ozeraser

Cokin ND from when i was testing with them, had a purple hue on long exposure. I also run the Lee Seven5 filters, grabbed them from BandH including postage was cheaper then buying local. Only thing i disslike is the lack of a lens cap when the seven5 is on. (I used some cheap perspex instead to act as a lens cap.)

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Ok I was using them today and I can confirm that they have a Magenta cast on anything over about 4" very disappointing..you can correct it in LR but its annoying.

Oh well looks like I have to mortgage the house to get some lee filters:(...

Maybe I can use them for sunrise shots, If I ever get out of bed early enough ( highly doubtful :lol2: ) I'm sure the purple will fit right in:D

Filters are great, especially the GND but I find I still have to blend occasionally.

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Originally Posted by dullbird

no I never said that they dont do any post process they just prefer minimal..

is blending 3 shots minimal? I highly doubt it, when you can use a filter with some careful planning with the light

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