Cokin P series filters - suitable for wide angle ?

I wan't to get a set of 3 ND Graduated filters and with a budget in mind I'm looking at Cokin P Series.

I'm not sure how suitable they are for using on a wide angle lens. I think they should be OK on my 67mm diameter Canon EF-S 17-85mm lens but I'm not so sure about my 77mm diameter Sigma 10-20mm.

My worry is that the wide angle will result in the protruding front part of the filter holder being in view or at least vignetting. I know you can get a shallow holder (one slot not 3) that's designed for use with wide angled lenses as it doesn't protrude as much.

Anyway - my question is whether the P series is OK or for wider stuff or would I need the more expensive larger X series ?

Any help appreciated.

Can't really help as I've no experience of them - but I'm pretty sure it's what one of the camera club members was using with his 10-20. Could be wrong though.

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No problem with my Sigma 18-200mm which is 72mm, will try them on my Sigma 10-20mm and let you know.

that would be a big help thanks.

Hi Phil,

Tried the Cokin P-Series filter holder with my Sigma 10-20mm this morning, the bad news is that your fears were correct, as the holder appears in the photo. It is my belief that the shallower holder would not fair any better. However, there is a solution that will allow you to use a Cokin P-Series filter with the Sigma 10-20mm.

You can hold the filter in front of the lens by hand; I took a few photos using this method and had no problems.

Philip Dunn says in a post on his forum "A Neutral grey gradual filter is one of the few filters I carry these days. It is very useful if used with care." The filter he recommends, is a Cokin P120 - Gradual Neutral Grey G1 (ND1.7)

Brian

Thanks for checking that for me.

At what point along the 10-20mm zoom does it vanish from view ?