The future of Cokin and it’s filters is still really unknown. There were some rumors that Kokina had bought the now bankrupt french filter company, but personally I haven’t heard anything definitive. The supplies of Cokin filters are dwindling, and the actual lens holders are almost impossible to get. As the owner of the Cokin P Series, I’ve been always on a hunt for different filters. Lately I’ve turned to Ebay, as there seem to be a lot of filters for the Cokin P Series, straight out of China. They were fairly inexpensive, so I ordered them. Once they arrived, and decided to take them out for a little spin at Elk Island. There are 6 filters in all, ND8, ND4, ND2, graduated ND, graduated blue and graduated orange. I was a little surprised that the ND filters turned out to be more purple/orange instead of grey, but I can definitely work with that. No complains just a bit of a surprise. Here are some shots taken with the filters. The last image is with ND8, ND4, and was a 25 sec exposure. Enjoy
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Mac, these are absolutely spectacular! Definitely not the normal landscape images one sees coming out of Elk Island …
Sure we’ve discussed the future of Cokin filters to death, but I’m still waiting to see what happens under Kenko-Tokina’s wings. I find it hard to believe there is not a market for these filters anymore. There’s a reason why Cokin and the much more expensive Lee holders, adapters and filters were / continue to fly off the shelves. Before the news of Cokin hit, I was still waiting for many months to purchase a Z Pro holder kit. I guess we’ll have to keep our eyes peeled …
You’ve definitely put your new filters to good use. #2 and #3 are especially gorgeous. Well done, friend!
Thank you very much. I really appreciate this.