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EF 14mm f/2.8 L II & Cokin X-Pro filter holder
« on: March 22, 2012, 01:57:00 PM »
Has anyone used this combination of filter holder & lens together on a FF body? I would LOVE to hear any input. Mainly, I am wondering if it will vignette with 2 filters in the holder. I plan on using the universal ring adapter & have heard that it DOESN'T vignette with one filter in the holder. Is that true? Will it vignette with 2 filters?

Also, I know that there is issues stacking Cokin filters. I'm not planning using Cokin filters but buying Singh-Ray GND filters instead.

Thanks in advance!! :)
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EF 14mm f/2.8 L II & Cokin X-Pro filter holder
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Re: EF 14mm f/2.8 L II & Cokin X-Pro filter holder
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2012, 01:27:53 PM »
Did you ever find any information out about this?  PM me.

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Re: EF 14mm f/2.8 L II & Cokin X-Pro filter holder
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2012, 05:45:17 PM »
Have you thought of a Lee holder?
I use a lee with a wide angle adapter on a 5d with the 16-35mm I and 2 ND filters and get zero vignetting.  I understand it's not a 14mm.  But I did a lot of research before I bought the Lee system and if you're using X-Pro without modifying it, you get vignetting on 16-35, so I'm sure you'd get it on 14mm.
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Re: EF 14mm f/2.8 L II & Cokin X-Pro filter holder
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2012, 06:58:52 PM »
Otter,

What do you think of the Lee system? I've been looking at it with great interest.

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Re: EF 14mm f/2.8 L II & Cokin X-Pro filter holder
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2012, 07:15:01 PM »
Otter,

What do you think of the Lee system? I've been looking at it with great interest.

I really like it.  As I said, I'm using a 16-35mm I on a 5d MKIII and I'm not getting any vignetting.  Similar to all the forum posts and reviews I read, hold true.  I am using the 77mm wide angle adapter which is part of the reason.  I have only gone 2 ND grads long from the lens.  I haven't needed to put on a 3rd.  I do plan to save up for the 105mm polariser. that I will mount on the end.  I've heard it's big enough not to cause an issue either.
I am using Lee resin filters with it.  The build quality of the holder itself is quite nice.  Slides around your lens nice and smoothly and holds the filters snug.
So that's a long, I definitely recommend it.  I think you will be happy with it.  If you do get it, I recommend picking up the lens cap for it.  They're $5 or so.  It's just a plastic cap that you put over the adapter, so when you're say walking around a lake shooting from different locations, you don't have to keep unscrewing the adapter, you only have to quickly pop off the holder and put the cap on.
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Re: EF 14mm f/2.8 L II & Cokin X-Pro filter holder
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2012, 08:34:32 PM »
Just found this which has a special adaptor ring for the 14mm L II.  It takes huge 165mm filters and can hold 2 at a time.  The 165mm filters hitech makes are pretty reasonable in price and I think lee might make some too.  I'm sure it wouldn't vignette.  I might order one soon (if you look at the version with the adaptor ring for the nikon 14-24 you can see a picture of it). Thoughts?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/854418-REG/Hitech_HTLWAHC14LII_165mm_Lucroit_Wide_Angle.html

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Re: EF 14mm f/2.8 L II & Cokin X-Pro filter holder
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2012, 08:34:32 PM »