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Black & White Imaging
filters for BlaCk & wHite imaging
Orange 16
Deeper than Yellow 15 for more dramatic effects.
Orange 21
Absorbs blue and blue greens. Renders blue tones
darker as in marine scenes.
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Filters for Black and White
Imaging
Yellow 8
This medium yellow filter offers the most correct tonal
range contrast to produce natural clouds against blue
skies.
Yellow 12
“Minus blue” cuts haze in aerial work; reduces excess
blue of full moon in astrophotography. Recommended
as a basic filter for use with Kodak Aero Ektachrome
Infrared film.
Yellow 15
Enhances landscapes, marine scenes and aerial pho-
tography with more dramatic effects than Yellow 8.
❍Deep yellow filter.
❍Renders sky dramatically darker.
Yellow 8
Without Filter
Yellow 15
© Roger J. Waindle
Filters for black and white
photography perform a variety
of filtration effects including
contrast control, enhanced skin-
tones, tonal corrections and
more dramatic landscapes.
Blue 47
❍ Dark blue filter that accentuates haze and fog.
❍Used for dye transfer and contrast effects.
Blue 47B
❍ Dark blue filter that lightens blue objects for
detail.
Yellow 12
Orange 21
Blue 47 Blue 47B
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Yellow and Orange
Yellow 8
Yellow 12
Deep Yellow 15
Orange 16
Orange 21
Yellow 8 Yellow 15
Orange 16
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Blue 47
Green 11
Red 23A
Green 58
Red
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Red 29
Red, Blue and Green
Although originally intend-
ed for use with black and
white film, these filters can
also be used as a creative
tool in color imaging.
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