Z164 CPL & Lee filter holder…
This article is for anyone looking to use the Cokin circular polarising filter (Z164) with a Lee filter holder. After lots of consideration I purchased this filter last week to use with my Lee filter holder. The Lee filter holder will hold filters of 100mm in diameter, the exact diameter of the CPL. The perfect match you would think but this is not the case. Yes it does fit but what the Lee filter does not have are little pegs to hold the filter in place and to stop it from sliding out, something the cokin holder does have. I probably should have modified the filter holder before going out for a test run at the weekend. I thought it would be ok as the fit is relatively tight but alas I was wrong and the filter dropped out of the holder and down a waterfall. Fortunately my insurance covered the loss so it didn’t sting quite as much as having to buying another one. I think I will be selling my Lee filter holder and going with the Cokin one as I would advise anyone else to do.
Here are some shots I got before dropping the filter down the waterfall, early results look promising!
This is where I dropped my filter, if anyone finds it let me know! This photo didn’t make it onto the site, I’ll go back when I get the new filter and give it another go.
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Comment from Lee Duguid
Time: July 21, 2009, 10:15 am
I’ve decided to keep the Lee filter holder as the Cokin holder cuts the corners off the images with a CPL attached. As the Lee holder sits closer to the lens it doesn’t even vignette. Now all I need to figure out is how to modify the Lee filter holder so the CPL doesn’t slide out.
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Time: July 3, 2009, 9:32 pm
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