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Filters for Canon 5D and 17-40

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Posted by Doug Backlund on March 14, 2008 at 11:22 PM
I am looking at purchasing some ND filters to use with my 5D and 17-40L lens. I understand there will be some vignetting with the Cokin P holder and P size filters. How severe is it? Will this setup work if I zoom in to ~24mm? I could live with that. My other option is to go with 4x6 filters and the Cokin X pro holder but that gets a lot more expensive. I see there is a Cokin P wide angle holder available but it only holds one filter. Thanks for any help.
Posted by Don Mullaney on March 15, 2008 at 9:07 AM
Doug, I handhold a 4x6 GND on my 5D and I'm happy with that arrangement. It does get a little tedious in a long session.
Posted by Darwin Wiggett on March 15, 2008 at 10:59 AM
You will get serious vignetting with a Cokin p-holder - even the wide-holder will vignette at wider settings. Most people using a 17-40 hand-hold the grads over a thin-mount polarizer. Darwin
Posted by Scott Fricke on March 17, 2008 at 3:23 PM
I went with the 4x6 filters and the X holder and have been happy with the results.