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Old 18th September 2020, 09:37 AM
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can anybody help ,I have been looking at some Cokin Filters . is anybody using this kind of filters ,and what do you think of them ,and I need to find the sizes of the different Cokin filters ,they are very cheap on eBay ,so if they are any good it would be a cheap way of using different affect filters so if anybody can help me out .
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Old 18th September 2020, 09:49 AM
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https://www.intro2020.co.uk/Catalogu...c-293e41dcd403

Used these in the 70s, one of the originals and the fact they are still going 50 years later tells you something

For what it’s worth my view is that the Cokin brand is worth trying, I still have some from years ago. When new, these filters are very good but you have to be careful not to scratch them, since the resin material is quite soft and delicate. If buying secondhand check the photos carefully.

Sizes are 84mm, 100mm or 130mm - see the link above
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My Cokin red and orange filters get a lot of use, but I have not used the effects filters. As Dave says, they are easily scratched so I keep mine in a soft holder.
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Back in the early 80's I became fascinated with the effects filters, and tey were a bit of fun, and kept well, I have also used their black and white filters, and again good quality, but as Bob says they need to be stored carefully as they can scratch easily, I kept mine in a Cokin storage bax and only handled them by the edges,
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Paul, maybe this brochure will help. It explains the A-P-Z-X system series and has the filter codes. I have some A-P-X but these days I tend to use so few filters that I use glass in a Heliopan system.
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thanks all for your help ,what I need is the size of the A series filters ,the old type ...thanks
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The A+series is 67mmx67mm or 67x72 for the graduated filters

https://cokin.com/en/content/7-guide-des-tailles
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thanks dave ,what i am after is 3x3" inch or 75x75mm filters to fit my adjustable bellows lens hood that takes up to two filters
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just found a seller on ebay selling ,, COKIN 'A' SERIES 75mm SQUARE FILTER A 60 SPOT - INCOLOR 1 ....Now i am confused
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The A+series is 67mmx67mm or 67x72 for the graduated filters

https://cokin.com/en/content/7-guide-des-tailles
I can't believe it, they've only gone and changed the letter designations!
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