Cokin P Series Soft-Edge Graduated ND Filter (84 x 100mm, 3-Stop)

The Cokin P Series Soft-Edge Graduated ND Filter measures 84 x 100mm and provides a 3-stop graduated neutral density effect, allowing photographers to selectively darken part of a scene, typically the sky, while leaving the foreground unaffected, giving greater creative control over exposure in high-contrast lighting situations. Designed for use with Cokin’s P Series filter holder system, this rectangular filter slides into a compatible holder attached to the front of a lens.

Graduated ND filters like this one are especially valuable in landscape photography, where a bright sky and a comparatively darker foreground can exceed a camera sensor’s dynamic range, resulting in either a blown-out sky or an underexposed foreground if left uncorrected. By darkening only the upper portion of the frame, this filter helps balance overall exposure directly in-camera, reducing the need for extensive post-processing exposure blending.

The soft-edge transition on this filter provides a gradual, smooth blend between the darkened and clear portions of the filter, making it well-suited for scenes with an uneven or irregular horizon line, such as landscapes featuring mountains, trees, or buildings breaking up the skyline. This soft transition helps avoid the visible hard line that can occur with hard-edge graduated filters when used on non-flat horizons.

As part of the widely adopted Cokin P Series system, this filter is compatible with a broad range of Cokin P-series holders and adapter rings, giving photographers flexibility to use the same filter across multiple lenses simply by swapping the adapter ring rather than purchasing filters for each individual lens thread size. Its rectangular shape also allows the filter to be slid up or down within the holder, giving photographers precise control over where the graduated transition falls within the frame.

Specs:
– Size: 84 x 100mm
– Filter type: Graduated Neutral Density (Soft-Edge)
– Strength: 3-stop
– System compatibility: Cokin P Series holder system
– Use case: Balancing sky and foreground exposure in landscape photography