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Old 12th April 2014, 05:41 PM
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Default Square filters and lens hoods.

I have some A and some P size filters with holders. I would like to use them more, but don't currently have any sort of lens hood that works with them. I know some people get by without ever using hoods, but I invariably get flare which usually ruins an otherwise good image. Are hoods necessary for square filters? If so, which type should I buy? Thanks,
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Old 12th April 2014, 05:58 PM
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Cokin make lens hoods to fit their filter holders.

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Old 12th April 2014, 06:25 PM
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Cokin make lens hoods to fit their filter holders.

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Thanks, Ian.
I have seen these advertised. Do they work in a way that makes it easy to change filters? I got something similar at one point, but not Cokin branded, but it didn't really fit, so was never used. I just wonder if they're necessary, and if the holder itself helps prevent flare?
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Old 12th April 2014, 06:58 PM
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The Cokin ones work fine and you can easily add/remove filters.

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Old 12th April 2014, 07:50 PM
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Thanks. I will get them for both systems.
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Old 12th April 2014, 08:00 PM
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The Cokin ones work fine and you can easily add/remove filters.

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Ian just for future storage in my head if I were ever to migrate to square but is it your experience that the Cokin square filters do a good job? I had heard, I think, that Cokin filters were not up to the standards of others. They were allegedly at the cheap and cheerful end of the range but if any difference isn't noticeable in real life to an extent that matters then cheap and cheerful is fine by me .

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Old 12th April 2014, 08:16 PM
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Mike, I've used Cokin filters for well over 30 years with no issues, it's later competitors and their distributors that claim theirs are better.

There are cheaper alternatives to Ckin as well

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Old 12th April 2014, 09:45 PM
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Thanks for that, Ian

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Old 12th April 2014, 11:05 PM
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The negative comments that I have seen about Cokin filters relate to a magenta cast which may, allegedly, be introduced to colour images when using ND filters. If your use is mainly black and white, this shouldn't be an issue.
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I've definitely got some colour medium format slides where I used a Cokin 3 stop grad with a terrible magenta cast, which was then accentuated by Velvia. Their 2 stop grad seemed OK. Never used their b&w colour contrast filters but they should be fine.
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