William, Obviously I have used Pentax for too long. I am quite gentle with my equipment - I do know that the Resin filters can scratch pretty easily so I treat them more carefully. But you can always buy the Sing-Rays which are glass to use in the holder.
My original intent for Brad was to say that a square system is more versatile and eliminates many of the problems he was moaning about. Bruce Saturday, October 19, 2002, 9:46:21 AM, you wrote: WR> ----- Original Message ----- WR> From: Bruce Dayton WR> Subject: Re[4]: Flagship and DSLR >> Brad, >> >> Could you elaborate on what you mean by "really don't stand up WR> for >> very long at all." >> >> I have been using the Cokin system for over 20 years and have WR> not >> noticed the same thing. WR> Bruce, WR> I have found that they scratch far more easily than I like. I WR> suspect that why you haven't has everything to do with how we WR> treat our equipment. WR> I was pretty casual with mine when I tried out the Cokin system WR> and I wrecked several filters and at least one of the plastic WR> holders by bashing into things. WR> I think I would do better with Cokin now though. I really have WR> had to change the way I handle camera equipment in a big way WR> since the move to Pentax. I was able to treat my Nikons a lot WR> rougher than the Pentaxes and have them keep working. WR> William Robb
