Cokin BPW400 Filter Holder, P Series, Wide Angle

by Cokin

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000C5RR5
• Item model number: BPW700
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 9, 2004

Product Description

Only few years ago, photographers and videographers were asking for special effect filters. Today, they ask for Cokin filters. A French professional photographer, Jean Coquin, is the inventor of the concept of creative photography. To allow everybody to get a chance to produce great "creative images" Jean Coquin designed a system with the following prerequisites: simplicity, rapidity of use and versatile enough to leave plenty of room for individual inspiration and creativity.PRODUCT FEATURES: ?P? series slim wide andle holder;Supplied under blister ref. BPW-400 with 48p brochure; Helps to eliminate vignetting down to 20mm focal length; Can hold 1 filter max.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Serves It's Purpose, March 9, 2007

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R.M. Fernandez - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cokin BPW400 Filter Holder, P Series, Wide Angle (Electronics)

If you need a filter holder, this gets the job done. A couple issues I have with it...

1) On my wide angle lens, I cannot use the widest setting or the adapter will get in the frame. At 10mm (16mm on a full frame camera), the edges of the adapter show up. I have to shoot at 11mm. It's a tradeoff.

2) The adapter does not conveniently pop on and off.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Does the job but poor built and still some vignetting., January 8, 2008

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flowsd "flowsd" (France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cokin BPW400 Filter Holder, P Series, Wide Angle (Electronics)

You don't want your filter holder to add ugly vignetting to your shots, do you? Thus you need to have this item in your bag because the regular Cokin P Filter Holder (3 threads) adds tons of vignetting anytime you shoot below 28-30 mm. I got one but still experienced some issues using it:

- Below 24-26 mm, there still is vignetting when one has to slightly tilt the filter holder to match the horizon line :(

- Edges of this item are so sharp, one could injure one's hands, especially when doing those waterscape shots in cold weather! I'd recommended to smooth'em with sandpaper or...to shoot with gloves but you know how inconvenient it is :(

- Because it holds only 1 filter, well, you can't combine others--obvious but...true :(

Turnarounds:
i. If you have not purchased filters yet, I'd recommend to avoid the P size and go for Z or X sized filters. Even better, don't use a filter holder, hold your filters in hand like the pros! Takes a bit of practice though.
ii. If you already own P size filters, and if you can afford it, go for a better design/built--can't tell which brand but figuring out yourself shouldn't take to long...

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars if you have a non-wide-angle adapter, saw 2 slots off, August 3, 2007

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K. Yee "kenyee" (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cokin BPW400 Filter Holder, P Series, Wide Angle (Electronics)

I thought it would have been a better idea to buy this instead of hack off the first two slots of a regular cokin adapter because it shows up on my 17mm Sigma lens. The build quality isn't as good. The regular cokin adapter has nice rounded edges. This adapter looks like it was cut w/ a sharp blade on the front (including the sharp edges) but is slightly different in the back; I fixed the sharp edges w/ sandpaper :-)
I wish someone would make an inexpensive alternative wide angle adapter that goes closer to the lens w/o needing to buy an expensive $70 Lee filter holder...