Camera Accessories - B&H Photo Video

Creates Intense Reds, Rust, Browns and Oranges
PHOTO - VIDEO - PRO AUDIO
TIFFEN
ENHANCING FILTERS
Creates brighter, more saturated reds, rust browns and oranges on film, with minimal effect to other colors. Made of didymium glass, it is
ideal where red, brown and orange subjects should be enriched. Old rustic barns, flowers, earthtone rock formations, architecture, woodwork,
strawberries and tomatoes are some of the many possibilities in which this filter can improve color saturation. Most popular for capturing
dramatic images of autumn. Changes in foliage color are enhanced for improved fall landscapes and picture postcard scenes. Use
with Polarizer for dramatic outdoor effects.
Alter Highlight or Shadow Intensity Levels
Whether on location or in the studio, your ability to control the contrast of your image is critical. Bright lights or sunlight create problems
when the ratio between the highlight and shadow areas is beyond the latitude of the recording medium. If you expose for the highlights, the
shadows appear without detail. If you expose for the shadows, the result is washed-out overly bright highlights. Contrast reduction can be
achieved by lightening shadows without overexposing highlights or by darkening highlights without darkening shadows further. Tiffen offers
three alternatives to solving your contrast problems: LOW CONTRAST, SOFT CONTRAST, AND ULTRA CONTRAST filters. These
filters have no effect on sharpness, yet each alters your scene in a slightly different way.
Low Contrast Filter
Low Contrast filters work by spreading light from the highlights to the shadowed and darker areas, leaving the bright areas of the image bright.
The dark areas are lighter, enabling you to see more detail in shadow areas. Because there is no f-stop compensation, you will not overexpose any
portion of the image. This filter also creates a very slight flare or halation around hot spots or individual light sources. This feature can be a useful
effect. The more light there is for the filter to work with, the greater the effect. Through the years, Low Contrast has been the filter of choice
for people who shoot video but want to achieve more of a film look to their images. Available in 1 ⁄8, 1 ⁄4, 1 ⁄ 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 densities.
Soft Contrast Filter
Soft Contrast filters reduce contrast. This filter absorbs light, diminishing
the highlighted areas while retaining the darker look of the
shadow areas. In other words, the hot spots or bright areas of the
image are reduced while the shadow areas remain dark, (black areas
stay black), hence a reduction in contrast. This filter will cause a
slight amount of flaring or halation.
Available in 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 densities.
Contrast Filters
Ultra Contrast Filter
Ultra Contrast filters work with ambient light from surroundings, as
well as the light in the actual image area. They lower contrast uniformly
throughout the scene, even when there are varying degrees of
brightness within the image. Shadow areas are opened up, revealing
more detail, but without any flare or halation from direct light
sources or bright reflections.
Available in 1 ⁄8, 1 ⁄4, 1 ⁄ 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 densities.
72mm 77mm 82mm 86c 95c 4x4
Low Contrast 59.95 59.95 64.95 79.95 169.95 124.95
Soft Contrast 59.95 59.95 64.95 79.95 169.95 124.95
Ultra Contrast 69.95 69.95 89.95 149.95 — 149.95
Enhancing 59.95 64.95 64.95 124.95 319.95 254.95
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