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Types of Photo Filters

The information below has been provided by Tiffen, a premier manufacturer of lenses for cameras and video cameras.

Filter No. Film Type Lighting f Stop Increase Suggested Uses
Protection & UV
CLEAR All All

-

Optical glass lens protection with no color shift
SKY 1A Daylight Daylight

-

Use at all times, outdoors, to reduce blue and add warmth to scene. Also in open shade.
HAZE 1 Daylight Daylight

-

Reduce excess blue caused by haze and ultraviolet rays. Ideal for mountain, aerial and marine scenes. Transmits 29% at 400nm.
HAZE 2A Daylight Daylight

-

Greater ultraviolet correction than Haze #1 filter and adds some warmth to the visible colors. Transmit 0% at 400nm.
UV15 Daylight Daylight

-

Haze filter. Transmit 19% at 400nm.
UV16 Daylight Electronic flash
Daylight

-

Reduces excessive blue in electronic flash, also may be used for haze correction. Transmits 13.5% at 400nm.
UV17 Daylight Daylight

-

Greater haze correction, reduces blue in shade. Transmits 3% at 400nm.
80A Daylight 3200°K floods

2

Converts daylight film for use with 3200°K lamps.
80B Daylight 3400°K floods

1 ²/3

Converts daylight film for use with 3400°K floods.
80C Daylight Clear flash

1

For use with clear flash and daylight color films.
81 Daylight M2 flash

¹/3

Yellowish, warming filter.
81A Daylight
Type B
Electronic flash
3400°K floods

¹/3

Balances daylight films to electronic flash. Corrects Type B films for use with 3400°K lamps. Prevents excessive blue.
81B Daylight
Type B
Electronic flash
3400°K floods

¹/3

Warmer results than 81A.
81C Type A, B Clear flash

¹/3

Permits the use of clear flash lamps.
81EF Type A
(3200°K)
M2 flash

²/3

For any 650°K drop, flash lamps with Ektachrome Type B.
812® All Color Films Match to film

¹/3

Warm tint improves skin tones. Removes excess blue.
82 Daylight Daylight

¹/3

For any 100° increase in Kelvin temperature for color renderings.
82A Type A
Daylight
Negative
3200°K floods
Early AM, late PM
3400°K floods

¹/3

With Daylight and Daylight Negative films use in early AM or late PM to reduce the excessive red of the light. When using Type A (3400°K) films under 3200°K lamps.
82B Type B 3200°K floods

²/3

For cooler results.
82C Type A 3400°K floods

²/3

For cooler results or when using 3200°K lamps.
85 Type A Daylight

²/3

Converts Type A to Daylight.
85N3 Type A Daylight

1 ²/3

85 combined with ND 0.3 converts Type A film to Daylight. Permits use of larger apertures.
85N6 Type A Daylight

2 ²/3

85 combined with ND 0.6 converts Type A film to Daylight. Permits use of larger apertures.
85N9 Type A Daylight

3 ¹/3

85 combined with ND 0.9 converts Type A film to Daylight. Permits use of larger apertures.
85N1.0 Type A Daylight

3 ²/3

85 combined with ND 1.0 converts Type A film to Daylight. Permits use of larger apertures.
85POL Type A Daylight

2 ¹/3

85 combined with Polarizer. Converts Type A film to daylight with all advantages of Polarizer.
85B Type A, B Daylight

²/3

Converts Type B film to daylight.
85BN3 Type B Daylight

1 ²/3

85B combined with ND 0.3 converts Type A film to Daylight. Permits use of larger apertures.
85BN6 Type B Daylight

2 ²/3

85B combined with ND 0.6 converts Type A film to Daylight. Permits use of larger apertures.
85BN9 Type B Daylight

3 ¹/3

85B combined with ND 0.9 converts Type A film to Daylight. Permits use of larger apertures.
85BN1.0 Type B Daylight

3 ²/3

85B combined with ND 1.0 converts Type A film to Daylight. Permits use of larger apertures.
85BPOL Type B Daylight

2 ¹/3

85B combined with Polarizer. Converts Type A film to daylight with all advantages of Polarizer.
85C Daylight
Tungsten
Daylight

¹/3

Helps prevent overexposure of blue record layer. For warmer results with daylight film. For cooler results than with 85B for Tungsten film.
CC30R Daylight Daylight

²/3

For underwater photography, to correct color.
FL-B® Type B Fluorescent

1

Eliminates the deep blue-green cast ordinarily resultant from shooting color films with fluorescent lights.
FL-D® Daylight Fluorescent

1

Eliminates the deep blue-green cast ordinarily resultant from shooting color films with fluorescent lights.
Neutral
Density
All Film Types
Color or Black
and White
All light sources

various

For uniform reduction of light with high-speed films for still and movie cameras. No change of color value. Ideal for outdoor video.
Polarizer All Film Types
Color or Black
and White
All light sources

2

Eliminates surface reflections, unwanted glare or hot spots from any light source. The only filter that will darken a blue sky and increase color saturation.
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