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Robert van der Sanden Robert van der Sanden Post 16 of 20
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Hi Grinstian,

a local photo dealer? Depends on where you live. I couldn't find that in your profile.

The Cokin system is quite affordable. Most P series filters are around EUR 20 here in the Netherlands, when ordered on the internet. I'm sure you will find online Cokin dealers in Google.

I ordered at B&H in the US a couple of times and had positive experience with them. Go to their website and type Cokin in the search box at the top.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/

They sell most P-series color filters at around $24.

If you like to know more, send me a private message. I'm very inactive here lately.

Robert
evanpan evanpan Post 17 of 20
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Hi, Grianstian.
As for me, I have seldom tried to deal withn that problem with downloadable PDF brochures, and I wonder have you ever worked it out? Do I need another 3rd party manual toolkit? When it comes to PDF converting process, I have another question, I wonder have you ever tried to convert pdf to other image files before? As for myself, I am testing the related PDF to PNG converting, PDF to BMP converting , and PDF to JPG converting programs these days. Do you have experience about it?
http://www.pqscan.com/convert-pdf/to-png-csharp.html
http://www.pqscan.com/convert-pdf/to-bmp-csharp.html
Any suggestion will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.


Best regards,
Pan
Max Simson Max Simson Post 18 of 20
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Some words about Grey G2. If you are new to split filters, here is something to keep in mind. Even though you may have your lens stopped down to F16, your view finder views around f4. Meaning, The line of demarcation on your filter isn't where you think it is in your scene. F4 shows a very shallow depth of field as compared to F-16. If you have a depth of field preview button, do check that and adjust your filter as needed. Since this one has a gradual stop, it is at least a bit more forgiving, but you can still really make a mess of your horizon that might be too difficult to edit later
groupspaw groupspaw Post 19 of 20
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Quote: Robert van der Sanden 01.05.07, 20:17To the cited postHi When,

P series are good for most SLR's, unless you have larger than 82mm filter size lenses or very wide angles that would otherwise "see" the filter holder.

Quite some color correction filters or filters for B&W photography can be simulated in PS. Still I find it more convenient to start with the right filters in the first place.

I have a handful of Cokin filters for different situations. A few ND grads (neutral - gray - graduated) are always handy to get a better balance in brightness in a picture when the sky is too bright (clouds), but also for creative effects like add vignetting, darken foreground,... This is a filter that is also important in digital photography, because there is little possibility to correct for an over exposed sky if all pixels clipped to full white.

I have several warmup filters for landscape photography (P027,P035) to accentuate clouds in the sky (not as strong as a polarizer) or add some warmth in general (ie. to skin tones in outdoor portraiture)
A light blue to add coolness (tranquility) to a scene.

And a few more...

A description of what each Cokin filter does (with example pics) can be found here: http://www.geocities.com/cokinfiltersystem/ or http://madalinstuntcars2.com
This is not an official Cokin site but maintained by an enthousiast.

If you like to know a bit more about filters, get in touch (Skype...)

Robert


Just gave up and accepted it as a nice memory with a no detail sky. Eventually I'll go back and work the color version. Having a graduated filter would have been a big help.
blugir blugir Post 20 of 20
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In sunsets the lighting conditions vary a lot, depending on the height of the sun above the horizon. You may need a wider range of ND grads to deal with it.
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