Cokin Filter Holder on Lumix DMC-ZS3 / TZ7

[BraveTallGoddess]

You have to clean your lenses. That is the first thing I do. Its not the Cokin that is focusing on the dirt on your lens. Dirty lenses will always present problems. Use tiffen tissues or the rocket blower

[crispijnvansas]

With such a filter set you'd better leave the crappy digital toycams and go for Large Format

[mybinhasbroke]

I have just managed to get my hands on the A300 Cokin filter holder, it has a much larger adjustment on it's base. May I suggest setting up the picture, then slide the filter in the holder and adjust it up to the lens before tightening the screw. Sadly trying to get hands on one of these holders is now like trying to get rocking horse dung.

[StabbyMcButterPants]

I like it, that woks very well minus the reflections.

Make a make shift cardboard matte box from showbox cardboard spray painted matte black. Or coat is with photographers felt (very fuzzy material that can be glued to anything).

[CarolJWright]

I think I am going to use two rubber bands to hold on the filter. The times I really decide to use the filter will probably be tripod, etc. As long as there is the physical distance between the lens and the filter, there is chance of capturing the reflection of the camera and/or having the camera try to focus on the filter surface.

[VicDeHaven]

Thank you Carol, for a very informative slant on a filter holder for the DMC ZS3/TZ7. I am beside myself waiting for the next batch of ZS3s to reach the USA (they are currently on backorder from Panasonic). There only seem to be left from the first batch. I think that they are fixing something. Perhaps tightening up the function knob.

Somewhere on the web I ran across an article on how to make a filter holder from a 2" PVC pipe cap and an old 47MM (I think) filter.  looked real nice too.

[CarolJWright]

Too may flaws for me...to actually use it now.. The DMC-ZS3 has a very long telefoto, which means the lens actually bumps filter. The small autofocus light on this camera reads the filter as the area it should focus on...try sawing away corner of your cokin filter in that case. The reflection you can't do much about except to paint the chome rims of the camera matte black. Solution. rubberband the filter on! The filter costa about $3 at Amazon. Try it, cheap enough!

[TheVideoexplorer]

what is the price of the filter holder ? it is really useful ?