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Graduated ND Filter Holders
84mm, 100mm, 150mm and 165mm Systems
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Graduated ND Filter Holders
84mm, 100mm, 150mm and 165mm Systems
Comparison and tech facts on all brands of 100mm 4x4 holders, they are not all equal
Big (little) changes coming in 2013
3 new complete modular holder systems being introduced 67mm, 75mm and 85mm
The always remember the filters that can be used in the holder is the ultimate of importance,
the holder doesn't help create the image file (picture) the perfect filter does.
The quality of the ND filter material is the most important choice to make.
| 4x4 Holder Systems Features and Facts in the 100mm size |
Lee FK system | Cokin Z Pro | Hitech 85 Modular |
Hitech Metal Modular | Schneider 100mm holder |
| Price of holder |
$88.00 | $78.76 | - | $61.11 | sold
with ring only |
| number of any filters held | 3 | 2* | 2* | 2 | |
| 1st filter Slot closest to the base is used for | any filter | Cokin |
IRND solid Prostop |
ND solid Prostop or Formatt 4mm glass |
Schneider 4mm Glass filters or any glass 4x4 made in the world 100mm |
| Price of standard adapter | $28.00 | $41.53 | $ | $26.17 | n/a |
| price of wide angle adapter | $60.00 | n/a | $ | $53.11 | $57.74 |
| Total price 100mm holder and standard 77mm ring | $116.00 | $120.29 | - | $87.28 | n/a |
| price with wide angle 77mm | $148.00 | - | - | $114.22 | $164.31 |
| weight of holder and ring | 2.8oz | 3.2oz | 3.2oz | 5.6oz | 2.9oz |
| needed mounting ring for polarizer in metal and plastic | $64.00 metal |
not needed | $28.44 ABS plastic |
$64.00 metal |
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| 105mm Circular Polarizer filter |
$300.00 | - | $271.11 | $300.00 Lee Brand |
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| Cokin Z circular polarizer 90mm | - | $754.77 | - | - | - |
| 105 mm mounting ring for Cokin Z Pro all popular brands of 105mm cpls fit ABS black mount | - | $29.72 | - | - | - |
| Filter Sizes/Types | All 100mm holders fit 4x4 (100mm), 4x5(100x125mm) or 4x6 (100x150mm) camera filters | ||||
| 1mm Gel types | yes | no | no | no | optional |
| 1.5mm Hitech Brand | yes | yes | yes | yes | optional |
| 2mm Cokin, Lee filters | yes | yes | yes | yes | optional |
| 2mm Lee Glass ND filters | yes | yes | yes | yes | optional |
| 3mm Hitech/Formatt Glass only | optional | yes | yes | included | |
| 4mm Schneider, Tiffen and Formatt | optional | yes | yes | yes | comes set up for only 4mm glass filters |
| Custom locking Rails for 4 mm Glass on Schneider |
no | no | no | no | yes |
| 2mm rails for resin available | included | included | included | included | yes |
| 4mm rails for glass available | yes | included | included | included | included |
| Filter Holder System Starter with 1 graduated ND filter with wide 77 adapter ring | $256.00 | $193.18 | - | $195.11 |
$319.21 |
| Filter Holder System with 3 ND graduated filters with wide 77 adapter ring (see below**) | $408.00 (4x6 grads) |
$301.31 (u960kit) |
- | $296.22 (4x5 grads) |
n/a |
| Lee FK | Cokin Z | Hitech 85 Mod | Hitech metal Mod |
Schneider | |
Hitech Modular Aluminum 100mm Holder very attractive price for 2013,
Lee Filters FK 100mm holder, Cokin Z Pro 100,
coming soon 75mm Lee Filters System.
Cokin P series, Wyndham HD84
and Hitech 85 Modular P series and Plastic Holders
New for 2013 from Formatt Hitech 67mm modular holder only $19.20
that's less than the Cokin P Ring only $19.32
Lee SW150 system and Hitech Lucroit 165mm holder fits most ultra wide lenses
plus all ND graduated filters due to be reviewed
Next Comparisons to follow
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Test shots with Ultra wide lenses using all ND gradual filters
In the holders, including setting up Modular holders for 4mm glass filters and 10 f/stop filters
check back in Spring of 2013
*Both Cokin and Hitech advertise their filter holders fitting 3 resin filters
but the first slot (closest to the base plate) on both systems
only work for one type of filter.
Cokin Z Pro holder only the Cokin Z164 Polarizer
You will scratch other types of 2mm resin filters like ND graduated filters or
1.5mm 4x4 ND solids in the first slot on the Hitech Metal Mod Holder or the Cokin Z Pro holders
All filters in total price shown include the brand ND gradual filters made by the filter holder maker,
Except the Schneider they include only 1 glass Schneider 4x6 grad in a filter kit
**Graduated filter sizes included in prices Hitech and Cokin the 4x5 size,
Lee and Schneider filters come only in 4x6.
Also only Lee and Schneider both include
padded pouches for the storage of both the 100 mm filter holder and the ND Gradual filters
The Cokin 3 filter U960 kit includes a large pouch like a separate camera bag,
to hold the complete Cokin Z Pro system filters, rings and Z holder
Just a fyi, also most holder systems charge more for 82mm and larger size adapter rings,
the Hitech 82mm wide angles will not work on some newer Canon and Sigma lenses.
Next Comparisons to follow Lee 150mm
SW150 vs Hitech Lucroit 165 holders
P series 84mm/85mm, the most affordable way to get started with ND graduated filters
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