Filter Guide
filters
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HOLLYWOOD/FX
®
FILTERS
PRO-MIST
®
Most popular motion picture effect. Creates special
“atmosphere” by softening excess sharpness and con-
trast; creates pearlescent glow around highlights. Great
for portraits and landscapes.
WARM PRO-MIST
®
Combination of Pro-Mist and Tiffen exclusive 812
®
filter.
Warms (for color imaging) and softens. Gives skin a
healthy, natural glow.
BLACK PRO-MIST
®
Similar characteristics to Pro-Mist, providing a more
subtle effect. Less lightening of shadows and reduction
of contrast.
WARM BLACK PRO-MIST
®
Combines Black Pro-Mist with 812
®
filter to include a
warming effect (for color imaging).
GLIMMERGLASS
®
&
BRONZE GLIMMERGLASS
®
A new series of diffusion filters that soften fine details in a
unique manner, while adding a mild glow to highlights.
Filter has distinct silver ”sparkle”. Bronze adds warmth.
BLACK DIFFUSION/FX
®
Gives a silky-smooth look to textured surfaces, sup-
presses facial blemishes and wrinkles, while maintaining
clear, focused image. Creates a diffused image that
doesn't look like it's been shot through a filter.
GOLD DIFFUSION/FX
®
Combines effect of Black Diffusion/FX with soft, golden
tint to shadows and infuses images with added warmth.
CENTER SPOT
Clear central area for dramatic focus, surrounded by
ring of moderate diffusion to minimize distracting back-
ground detail.
WARM CENTER SPOT
Combines Center Spot with 812
®
warming filter. Warms
image for more vibrant results (for color imaging).
DIGITAL DIFFUSION/FX
®
Creates a silky smooth look on textured surfaces
and suppresses facial blemishes and wrinkles while
maintaining a clear, overall in-focus image without
evidence of filtration. Creates a subtle version of "film
look" in video.
HDTV/FX
®
Addresses both contrast and sharpness issues associ-
ated with HD. Creates "film look" and provides subtle
improvements in shadow detail.
NUDE/FX
®
A series of 6 skin tone enhancing filters that offer flex-
ibility and control in shooting skintones.
SOFT/FX
®
Ideal portrait filter. Softens and minimizes facial imper-
fections while retaining overall image clarity.
WARM SOFT/FX
®
Combines Soft/FX and Tiffen exclusive 812
®
filter. Smoothes facial
details while adding warmth to skintones (for color imaging).
ULTRA CONTRAST
Recognized with a Technical Achievement Award from the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, this filter redistributes ambient
light to capture details that would be lost in shadows. Lowers con-
trast evenly throughout image with no flare or halation.
LOW CONTRAST
Spreads light from highlights to darker areas; leaves bright areas
bright; lowers contrast, mutes colors. Makes videos look more
like film!
SOFT CONTRAST
Reduces contrast while allowing black areas to stay black;
produces softer, less intense colors.
NORTH, HYPER, VECTOR & HOLLYWOOD STARS
Unique combinations of asymmetrical designs with lines of different
lengths to create more natural, dramatic star excitement.
COLOR-GRAD
®
FILTERS
Half color, half clear, with a smooth transition in between. Add color
selectively while leaving rest of scene unaffected.
COLOR-GRAD
®
NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTER .3,.6,.9
Part clear, part neutral density, with a smoothly graded transition
between. Balances sky to foreground.
Microfiber Optical Cleaning Cloth
Specially designed to clean & polish optical lenses, camcorders,
CDs, computer monitors, telescopes, binoculars, eyeglasses and
more without smearing or scratching. Oversized 7” x 7” cloth.
Pro-Tective
®
Filter Pouches
Durable padded, water-resistant pocket organizers help protect
filters from damage.
Step-Up/Step-Down Rings
Allows use of different screw-in or series filter sizes with one
particular lens. Provides easy access to a wider selection of filter
sizes and gives the photographer freedom to use a standard size
filter on many lens sizes.
Series 9 Adapter Rings
Series 9 adapter rings allow use of one standard series size filter
on many lens sizes. They provide easy filter access for harder to fit
lenses, a common problem with older camera lenses. Series-size
filter, which has no threads, drops into series size adapter ring
and is held securely in place with the included retaining ring.
Series 9 Screw-In 72M-9, 77M-9, 82M-9
Filter Guide/Accessories