kkart's avatar
It seems a lot of the time UW's and CPLs can be hit or miss with vignetting. I don't have a UW though I have been thinking about the Tokina 11-16
DimensionSeven's avatar
Vignetting doesn't bother me much, I have a slim CPL. Even with the wide Cokin system added on top of that, I can go as wide as 11 mm (Nikon DX, which has 1,5x crop). However, with an additional B+W ND110 and the normal P holder, it's only good up to 14 mm. But at my current financial state, I can't afford the Lee system to overcome these millimeters. I just take a few step back and give up perspective. =/
kkart's avatar
Finances suck, don't even get me started lol Have you looked at the Cokin X Pro system at all? I couple of the guys I shoot with use it and are very happy with using it with a wide angle setup. It just isn't cheap nor easy to find. I have problems with vignetting if I use a ND bolted to my lens along with the Cokin P system and have pretty much gone the way of using stacked Cokin P style ND8's along with a Cokin P style CPL to completely alleviate it. I have been very happy with the results [link] I use Fotodiox filters in case you were wondering that fit the P system
DimensionSeven's avatar
Yes, I know the X-pro system, but it's not future- (read: full frame-) proof. The Lee holder is much better (dispite being smaller), with 2 slots it's vignetting free at 16mm (35mm eq.). The Lee holder system equals in size to the Cokin Z-pro system, so a wide range of Cokin filters would be accessible. The CPL system of Lee is weird though: a 105mm threaded filter comes in front of the square filters. 105mm filters cost a lot though... :XD:
kkart's avatar
That is strange with the CPL Lee filter, didn't know that. A lot don't know this but Tiffen makes some pretty killer square/rectangle filters [link] They sell them in a ton of different sizes too. They are anything but cheap though, up there with Singh-Ray cost