Cokin H250 P-Series Gradual ND Kit Size M

If you're a landscape photographer, then you've probably experienced situations when the scene you're composing has huge imbalance between bright and dim sections of the frame. For example, when shooting sunrises, you may have to bracket your exposures and composite them later in post processing. You may accomplish this through exposure bracketing, or by simply adjusting your exposure and reshooting.By adding the Cokin P-system filters to your kit, you have another weapon in your photographic arsenal. This kit includes the 121L, 121M, and 121S Graduated Neutral Density filters. These are equivalent to 1, 2, and 3 fstops respectively. Keep in mind that since the darkening on the filter is gradual, that the fstop adjustment is measured at the darkest edge.The filters are held into the filter holder by pressure clips along the edges which allows you to adjust the filter in the holder by sliding it one direction or the other. Also, the holder itself clips onto adapter rings (sold seperately) that are screwed onto the lens which give you 360 degree rotation. These two adjustments give you a tremendous amount of flexibility when composing your images. The holder has the capability of holding 3 filters. So, you could "stack" the GND filters for even more "effect", or add other effects available from a huge selection of other P-system filters.This brings me to my only complaint. P-system filters are 84mm wide. When mounted on my  Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM SLR Lens for EOS Digital SLRs , at ranges of 10-18ish mm, the filter holder frame is visible in the image effectively "cropping" the edges of the image. One solution to this conundrum is to "cut down" the filter holder. By eliminating 2/3 of the holder and reducing it to a 1 slot holder, I was able to regain a bit more width that I had lost with a fully intact 3 slot holder.The filters each come in separate plastic boxes to keep them safe and attaching the holder to the adapter rings is a snap!I would highly recommend the Cokin P-system. I deducted one star due to the lack of a 1-filter "low-profile" holder option.

I bought this to apply the landscape photography technique of "holding back" strongly lit portions of landscapes, such as a bright sky, mountain range, or ocean. The kit includes three plastic graduated filters, each of different "strength." Each filter has it's own plastic case, so all three together can be pretty bulky, about as wide as a wide-angle lens in your camera pack.The kit ships with a holder for the filters, but you need to buy a separate adapter that screws into the front of your lens so that you can attach the holder. At first I simply held the filter in front of the camera lens to hold back the appropriate portion of the shot. However, I would recommend buying the adapter, as you can be more sure that the filter is in the right place when the shutter fires.Overall this has been helpful to correctly expose landscape shots, particularly at dawn and dusk. I know lots of folks are taking multiple shots at different exposures, and then layering them in post-processing to get around the need for ND filters in the field, but I still feel that the colors are more vibrant if you actually get the exposure right in the first place.

Got this for my D40, then D5100, now D7100 and i love it. A must have for those long exposures. I use the Cokin ND grads 3 pc with it. You get the 52mm screw in plate separate. The Cokin aren't glass, but are tough, I've kept mine in a pouch for years and only thing is a little dust if it's windy. Worst is sand, just be sure to blow the sand off and use a nice microfiber towel to dry if you get them wet. Not as expensive as Lee but they get the job done.

This kit lacks any information at all. I thought it would have information on how to clean the filters. I cleaned them when they arrived because they had dust, lint, and when I pull the first one out I guess I smudged it but most likely was already there. I wiped my len cloth which took the smudge away but the dust seem to sick to these filter. I then just ran them under luke warm water and place dish soap on then and dried them. They now look new and ready to use. I have heard people using glass cleaner and destroying these filters.After using them for a couple of days the filters scratch easy, and the storage case is horrible. So if you have the extra cash upgrade on the filters like Singh rays. Again this is a starter kit and the price is right.Update The 0.6 and 0.9 GND filters get used a lot and are not durable after about a month of using them there are now unusable lots of micro scratches and a couple deeper ones. The kit was nice thought but it would have been better to buy the filter holder and then either Hitech which are modestly priced not top of the line but good quality or the higher end filters. I will not buy Cokin filters ever they are cheap, it is like throwing your money out the window.

I don't often use filters on my camera besides a UV or Circular Polarizer, but when I planned on taking a trip to the Grand Canyon I started reading a lot of articles kept mentioning the benefits of Graduated ND filters. The more I looked into it, the more I wanted to try it out for myself. After buying these filters and using I wondered why I haven't heard about these years ago. It was definitely worth my investment and I strongly recommend these filters to anyone.

Am amazing product if you are shooting flat landscapes or seascapes, but useless in a mountainous setting. It works excellently to balance out the exposures between land and sky, although I found that I only really used the lighter of the filters. The downside is keeping them clean and finding a case/method to store them while not in use. Also, they take a bit of time to set up and get in the right position, so switching from a lens hood to the filter system is frustratingly slow when you are rapidly losing light.

To start with the holder. This is a fairly rigid piece of plastic. It works well with enough grip to keep the filters where they are set.Now to the graduated ND filters. They arrived in good shape, in a holder capable of holding four filters. Please note that the clear plastic half is the bottom of the case and the smoky grey half is the top. It you open it upside down, the filters will rub up against each other, possibly resulting in scratching. The filters are clearly marked with the type and strength of filter but as a shorthand code. The first letter is the size (P in this case), then all ND graduated filters have the number code 121, followed by the intensity of filtering, L(light), M(medium) or S(strong).Having read that some people were getting serious colour casts using these with digital cameras, I was prepared to try them and return them if I had the same problem. I tested them against a light grey sky and even stacking all three of them, there was only the very slightest purplish tint recorded by my Fuji HS50, certainly correctable. I look forward to using them "in the field" shortly.

I'm really pleased with this filter kit. I've been using Hitec filters for some time now, basically because they've been the only ones I could get hold of (and afford). Finally saw these Cokin filters were available, so jumped at the chance to get hold of them. I'm happily impressed with them, so have bought a second set! Effects-wise, they are very effective, well individually. I've not tried stacking them yet and taking a photo. I did notice a magenta colour cast when I held two up to the sky. Overall, I prefer them to my Hitec filters and the colour cast I noticed was of a much purer colour than the muddy cast of the Hitec ones. The cast is easily corrected on the computer. I love the fact they come in sturdy boxes rather than horrible plastic sleeves. I think these are the way to go, unless you can afford Lee filters but they are of a different world and price!

Superb value kit for someone starting out in landscape photography and doesn't want to break the bank on the more expensive Lee system. The Cokin kit along with P-series filters do the job just fine if, like me, you are an amateur/enthusiast photographer who likes taking high quality images without the need for that final 5% for which you would pay 5 times more. The Lee system is undoubtedly more versatile with a wider range of compatible filters but if you are the type who uses lightroom then anything extra the Lee system may give you could probably be achieved in post-processing.

If you want to do landscape photography with a DSLR then this is the starter kit for you, has the three basic Grad's that you will require to start out, i have supplemented with the full ND Grey filters at different stops.It comes with the filter holder and you will need to buy the Cokin Adaptor equivalent to your lens diametre - you will need to buy an adaptor for any lens you wish to use these on, but the adaptors are pennies - I have one on my walkabout lens and one on my dedicated landscape wide angle lens - There are better lens kits - "Lee" for example - however a lot of money for an amateur and these do the job and just as well.This is a good buy if starting out in the filter world or if like me would rather spend your money on decent lenses - then these will do the job just fine

When used facing toward the light source such as at sunset or sunrise I get a strong purple hue that makes the photo look unreal. Correcting the hue in Photoshop is impossible with my skills and may be totally impossible because the hue varies with the gradation. When I used these filters with the light source at right angles or on a dull day the hue is much less pronounced. All a problem really because I've owned them a month or too, used them and ditched the packaging. I guess 've just wasted my money. Could it be something weird about the light sensor on my Lumix? I doubt it because a Canon owner has given a similar review.