General Cokin Filter Holder VS Ring Filters

[etrust]

Hi Guys,

What are your experience using a Coking Filter (Example: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/750004-REG/Cokin_CW499_CW499_Kit_for_Nikon.html) and normal Lens Filter (Example: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/22708-REG/Hoya_B77CRPL_77mm_Circular_Polarizer_Glass.html)

I can see a big advantage using a Cokin Filter: Independet of Lens Size (For the model above not 100% sure). No Vigneting? But what are the cons??

 

[Samuel H]

I tried the cokin P system, but with cheap resin filters (from Fotodiox) that turned out to be unsurprisingly unspectacular:
http://www.similaar.com/foto/lenstests/lenstestsn.html

the best ND filters for cokin P are supposed to be the Formatt HiTech ones

I thought about getting those, but decided it was best to stick to the screw-in filters I already have (screw-in filters are painful to swap, but I can use my lovely rubber hood that is a breeze to carry around; the hood situation in the cokin P system did not satisfy me at all, so it may be a small thing but it's enough for me to see this as a trade-off with advantages for both systems, and stick to what I already have)
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[etrust]

I tried the cokin P system, but with cheap resin filters (from Fotodiox) that turned out to be unsurprisingly unspectacular:
http://www.similaar.com/foto/lenstests/lenstestsn.html

the best ND filters for cokin P are supposed to be the Formatt HiTech ones

I thought about getting those, but decided it was best to stick to the screw-in filters I already have (screw-in filters are painful to swap, but I can use my lovely rubber hood that is a breeze to carry around; the hood situation in the cokin P system did not satisfy me at all, so it may be a small thing but it's enough for me to see this as a trade-off with advantages for both systems, and stick to what I already have)
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WOW nice tests thank you! I stay with my "normal" screw filters :=)

Thank you.