Cokin

Cokin is a manufacturer of photographic filters. Jean Coquin, a French professional photographer invented the concept of creative filter photography. While designing the system, he placed importance on certain factors like ease of use and versatility leaving ample room for displaying one’s creativity. One can achieve different impacts, effects, colours, hues, by using these filters. Be it imparting a more azure hue to the skies, giving clouds a brighter white, reducing the glare of light, there are filters that have been designed to do this and much more. The product offerings from Cokin include coloured filters, polarizers, diffracters, pastels diffusers. Additionally, Cokin products can be used for creating special effects, optical effects as well as centre spots.

The Cokin Creative Filter System comprises a filter holder / adapter ring and a filter. Using these filters is quite easy. These filters are available in 4 different sizes. Cokin’s offerings have been categorised into A series, P series, Z-PRO series, X-PRO series, accessories and filter kits. All Cokin filters utilise CR-39 organic glass which ensures that these lenses are lightweight, have a greater resistance to shocks, among other factors. Some of the popular products include pastels and diffusers that are known to create a soft effect and a nice ambience, and warm-up filters that enhance the skin tones and polarizers, which can remove reflections and darken skies.