Dave BenhamCokin | Dave Benham http://www.davebenham.co.uk Photography, web and words. Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:59:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The filter holder to polarise opinions http://www.davebenham.co.uk/430/the-filter-holder-to-polarise-opinions.htm http://www.davebenham.co.uk/430/the-filter-holder-to-polarise-opinions.htm#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 22:28:01 +0000 Dave http://www.davebenham.co.uk/?p=430 ckxp164knk1Cokin has launched a specialist X-Pro filter holder for the Nikon 14-24mm wide angle lens. The 14-24 has a bulbous front element with no filter thread so the holder attaches to the lens hood itself.…

]]> ckxp164knk1Cokin has launched a specialist X-Pro filter holder for the Nikon 14-24mm wide angle lens. The 14-24 has a bulbous front element with no filter thread so the holder attaches to the lens hood itself. The bad news is that for full frame users you’ll get vignetting if you shoot any wider than 18mm. No problem for DX shooters, but lots of D3X, D3 and D700 owners will be impacted.

This is one of the reasons that I chose the AF-S 17-35 f/2.8 over the 14-24 – I’d be paranoid about scratching the front element every time I used it. The 17-35 uses the same 77mm filters as my 24-70 f/2.8 and 70-200 VR. One (admittedly expensive) circular polariser will suit all three.

Oh, and it costs $624.95. But at least the shipping’s free. If you’re interested, you can order the filter holder from Adorama here.

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