Going to the coast on holiday - what filters do I need?

[hilton]

Going down to East London in July and the complex is near or on the beach front so figured it would be a good time to break in my new 15-85 and capture some sunrises/sunsets.

The question is what filters do I need?

I 'think' I need a decent circular polariser and then perhaps a Grad?

sacamera has the following;
Hoya Pro1D Filter Circular Polariser 72mm R784
Cokin 72mm Wide Angle Circular Polarising Filter R799 (my lens short end is 15mm - is this considered wide angle?)

outdoorphoto has the following;
Kenko 72mm CPL Circular Polarizing Filter R619
Kenko Pro 1 Digital 72CPL Professional Filter R1052

studio22 has the following;
JYC Pro1-D Super Slim Polarizer Filter (CPL) 72mm R330

ormsdirect has the following;
Kenko 72mm PRO1 DMC Polarizing Filter R895

camerstuff has the following;
Marumi Circular Polarizing Filter 72mm R439
Cokin P164 P-Series Circular Polarising Filter R940 (I'm assuming I would then need the square bits but this would also be useful for the Grad?)

camerquip has the following;
B+W 72mm Slim Circular Polarizing CPL Filter R850

So you can see I'm confused. I'm prepared to pay for a decent filter, just which one?

Any pointers will be appreciated both by me and the 60D.

 

[Bursty-dude]

I've only ever used Cokin, Hoya, Kenko and Tiffen filters and never had any issues with them.
Top quality filters and not that expensive compared to the cheaper stuff out there.

On a side note, when using my 7D and 10-22mm, the 77mm Tiffen CPL does seem to have more detail in the RAW files than when using a Kenko CPL I have for it.

 

[StonerStuart]

i took my camera to the south coast and decided to take pics on the beach of the sand and water and just random abstract things. i got stuck in a 10 min sand storm that just blew and blew... it really crewed up my CPL so i decided to buy a new one but this time i used a UV filter over thr CPL to protect it from such events. and yes i would of put my lens cap on if i had one but i lost it the week before in Graskop. so think about protecting your CPL esp since you have a 72mm lens attatchment size, they are way more expensive than my little 52mm.

and check these out - http://www.leefilters.com/camera/

i really wanted to buy some of their products but they are so expensive. The sales team in the UK got someone in JHB to deliver a brochure and example set to me within 3hours of me requesting info about their filters. awesome service but they just dont sell the filter holders in SA.

 

[Edduck]

OOOO OOOO OOOO! Get a neutral density filter!!! Look for a 9 or 10 stopper then you can take awesome long exposure pics at the sea, nothing better!!

 

[hilton]

Thanks guys for the input. Long term I think I'm going to invest in the Lee system as I will be able to get them from the UK in December.

For my immediate trip I think I will just get the compatible Cokin P Series ND, Grad and C-PL from camerstuff. I know the ND and Grads probably won't be the greatest quality but the Cokin C-PL is the real deal and I see you can get a Lee Card Mount for Cokin P series filters for about R100 so the cost of the C-PL won't be wasted.

Hell this is an expensive hobby!

 

[hilton]

Well it flipping rained all week I was in East London so didn't have a chance to use any filters but I see that Kenko-Tokina has bought Cokin from the frogs. At least those useful filter holders will still be in production then.