Cokin

Cokin P173 P-Series Varicolor Blue/Yellow Filter

3.9 (5 reviews)

Add Creative Color Effects to Your PhotosThe Cokin P-Series Varicolor Blue/Yellow Filter allows you to creatively control color reflections in your photographs. By rotating the filter holder, you can adjust the toning with either blue or yellow hues. When combined with a neutral polarizer, a wide...

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Overview

Add Creative Color Effects to Your Photos

The Cokin P-Series Varicolor Blue/Yellow Filter allows you to creatively control color reflections in your photographs. By rotating the filter holder, you can adjust the toning with either blue or yellow hues. When combined with a neutral polarizer, a wide array of colors can be achieved, making it ideal for landscape photography.

  • Brand: Cokin
  • Model: P173
  • Type: Varicolor Filter
  • Color: Blue/Yellow
  • Series: P-Series
  • Application: Landscape Photography

Specifications

Brand
Cokin
Model
P173
Filter Series
P-Series
Effect
Varicolor Blue/Yellow
Type
Filter

Pros & Cons

👍 Pros

  • Specifically designed for the Cokin P-Series system, ensuring compatibility with Cokin filter holders.
  • Offers a unique blue/yellow varicolor effect, allowing for creative color manipulation in photography.
  • The P173 model provides a distinct color shift, enabling photographers to achieve specific artistic visions.
  • As a filter, it integrates directly into the photographic workflow to modify light and color before capture.
  • This filter can add artistic flair and mood to images that cannot be easily replicated in post-processing.

👎 Cons

  • Requires a Cokin P-Series filter holder to be used, which is not included with the filter itself.
  • The varicolor blue/yellow effect is a specialized artistic tool and may not be suitable for all types of photography.
  • Without additional technical specifications, understanding its optical density or light transmission properties is difficult.
  • The impact of this filter on overall image sharpness or potential color cast on other colors is not detailed.
  • Its highly specialized effect means it might not be a versatile "everyday" filter for most photographers.

Frequently Asked Questions

This filter is used to create specific color effects in photography, shifting colors towards blue or yellow to achieve artistic or atmospheric results.
Yes, this filter is part of the Cokin P-Series system and requires a compatible Cokin P-Series filter holder to be mounted onto a camera lens.
While primarily designed for color manipulation, some photographers might experiment with varicolor filters in black and white photography to alter contrast and tonal separation, though its main purpose is color.
The filter itself does not directly attach to a lens; it requires a Cokin P-Series filter holder, which then attaches to various lens sizes using adapter rings.