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of photo accessories and related products.  

For more information on any of our product lines,  

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Tiffen

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, 812

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, Color-Grad

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, Diffusion/FX

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, Domke

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FL-B

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, FL-D

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, Glimmerglass

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, HDTV/FX

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, Hollywood/FX

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, Merlin

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Nude/FX

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, Pro-Mist

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, Pro-Tective

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, Saunders

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, Smoque

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, Soft/FX

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Steadicam

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,  Stroboframe

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 & Zing

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are registered trademarks of The Tiffen Company.

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Filters & Lens

Accessories

Digital  Photo  ViDeo

   Pro-Mist

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Circular

   

Polarizer

   

   

Gold Diffusion/FX

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ENHANCING

  Warm Black 

   Pro-Mist

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Summary of Contents for Digital Photo Video

Page 1: ... Glimmerglass HDTV FX Hollywood FX Merlin Nude FX Pro Mist Pro Tective Saunders Smoque Soft FX Steadicam Stroboframe Zing are registered trademarks of The Tiffen Company 2007 The Tiffen Company PRINTED IN U S A The Tiffen Company 90 Oser Avenue Hauppauge NY 11788 Phone 631 273 2500 Fax 631 273 2557 www tiffen com e mail techsupport tiffen com BFILT 0907 Filters Lens Accessories Digital Photo Video...

Page 2: ...s of the capture medium and get professional quality results even under tough lighting conditions Tiffen Polarizing filters actually polarize the light to eliminate reflections on glass and water surfaces while retaining sub surface details Neither of these effects are possible with after the fact plug in filter systems which can only provide filter effects not true light filtration Why Tiffen Fil...

Page 3: ...6 Sky 1 A 6 Haze 1 6 Haze 2A UV 17 7 Digital Ultra Clear 7 Warm UV 7 POLARIZING FILTERS 8 9 Polarizer Circular Polarizer 8 Warm Polarizer 8 Wide Angle Circular Polarizer 8 COLOR CONVERSION FILTERS 10 11 80A 80B 10 85 85B 85C 10 LIGHT BALANCING FILTERS 12 15 81A 81B 81C 81EF 12 82A 82B 12 FL B FL D 14 Neutral Density 3 6 9 14 SPECIALty filters 16 20 812 Warming 16 ENHANCING 16 Fog Double Fog Sepia ...

Page 4: ...ast days Available for Wide Angle lenses Haze 1 Reduces excessive blue by absorbing almost three quarters of UV light Best general purpose UV control Eliminates UV problems from most situations where increased haze tends to wash out color and image clarity Available for Wide Angle lenses Without Filter Sky 1 A SPECIAL UV FILTERS Haze 2A Absorbs virtually all UV light Reduces haze more than Haze 1 ...

Page 5: ...with beam split ting metering systems commonly found on auto focus SLR s for most 35mm auto focus cameras see your camera manual Use the Tiffen Polarizing filters with the enhanc ing filter for more dramatic effects Warm Polarizer Daniel Aubry NYC Without Filter Polarizer Enhancing Stan Goldberg Warm Polarizer Combines the benefits of the linear Polarizer with the warming effect of the 812 Color W...

Page 6: ...f daylight or tungsten light Filters are used to correct differences in color temperature between the recording medium and the light source 80 Series Get the right colors with daylight film when shooting indoors with tungsten lighting and without a flash 80A Balances daylight film for use with most standard tung sten lighting studio lighting and copy stand lighting 80B Balances daylight film for u...

Page 7: ...ng Filters Magenta CC05M CC10M CC20M CC30M CC40M CC50M Magenta filters balance the color of excess green cast and produce creative effects Great for morning tint These filters can be combined to achieve more density Without Filter 81C Roger J Waindle Filter Conversion Exposure increase 81A 3 400 to 3 200 K 1 3 stop 81B 3 500 to 3 200 K 1 3 stop 81C 3 600 to 3 850 K 1 3 stop 81EF 3 850 to 4 140 K 2...

Page 8: ...Also allows proper exposure at a wider lens opening for reduced depth of field to highlight a key subject by making the foreground and or background out of focus Eliminates overly bright washed out images Balances exposure Controls depth of field Allows slower shutter speeds to produce blurred motion effects 15 14 Without Filter FL D Without Filter 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 360 380 400 420 ...

Page 9: ...t Filter Without Filter 812 Warming Filter The 812 warming filter a Tiffen exclusive improves skintones and is ideal for portraits taken on a cloudy day or outdoors in shade on a sunny day Ideal for portraits or scenics Absorbs blue cast often caused by electronic flash Adds warmth to pale washed out flesh tones Warmer results than Sky 1 A See the Hollywood FX section for 812 filter effect combina...

Page 10: ... a light fog effect to soften mood Star Effects Generate photographic excitement with these dazzling star effects created from original point light sources or bright reflections Star effect will become more pro nounced with a brighter larger source Filter may be rotated for creative control Smoque Mechanical smoke generators are often used to enhance realism where smoke is normally encountered Thi...

Page 11: ...oblems The Tiffen standard Hot Mirror is designed to remedy this problem by reflecting most infrared light Infrared Filters Various filters are used to reduce unwanted visible light Total visible light absorption transmitting only infrared can be useful Prior testing is recommended 87 For black and white infrared film only no visible trans mission Roger J Waindle Close Up 1 Close Up 4 0 10 20 30 4...

Page 12: ...out skintones often caused by electronic flash Can also help balance contrasting skintones within one scene Neutral colors remain unaffected Black Pro Mist Offers all the benefits of the Pro Mist filter in a more subtle form Highlight flares are controlled Contrast is lowered but with less lightening of shadows for a more delicate effect Creates a soft light pastel effect Delicate effect with cont...

Page 13: ...t being dull or fuzzy Bare minimum of highlight flare is produced Effect of lighter grades is subtle with higher grades becoming gradually more noticeable Gold Diffusion FX Takes Black Diffusion FX a step further Adds soft golden tint to shadows Infuses images with a special warmth Center Spot Isolates the main subject held sharp in the clear center while diffusing a distracting background Ideal f...

Page 14: ... Contrast Filter with the new Digital Diffusion FX filter Although results may be very subtle with still photography the effects of the HDTV FX are seen more substantially with digital and video applications Nude FX The Nude FX filters are a series of different skin tone enhancing filters that offer ultimate flexibility and control in shooting skintones Custom comple ment a person s complexion or ...

Page 15: ...g contrasting skintones to make people look their best Ideal for all people photography Two popular portrait effects combined Gives skin a warm healthy glow Glimmerglass Bronze Glimmerglass This series of diffusion filters is both effective to look at as well as to look through People always want to look their best Here s another way Tiffen makes that happen Softens details in a unique manner whil...

Page 16: ...on Lets you see more Hollywood FX Star Filters North Hyper Vector Hollywood Stars Exciting and dazzling star effects generated from origi nal point or reflected light sources with the added glitter and sparkle of these exclusive natural looking asym metrical designs and shapes Great for water scenes candle flames street lights and more Exciting array of patterns Limitless creative options Rotating...

Page 17: ...ower half Color Grad Neutral Density Filters Often you want to balance light intensity between two areas within a scene This is important outdoors to allow more sky detail while properly exposing the foreground Exposing for the foreground will produce a washed out over exposed sky Exposing for the sky will leave the foreground dark underexposed Color Grad Neutral Density filters are part clear par...

Page 18: ...r 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 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 360 ...

Page 19: ...ouds Creates greater contrast between foliage and flowers Red 29 Excellent copying filter for blueprints Used in scientific photography Use with Polarizer for dramatic b w effects Without Filter Red 25 Ira Tiffen Green 11 Ideal for more pleasing skintones outdoors Especially suited for portraits photographed against the sky Universal asset for all scenics Greens are lightened to reveal more detail...

Page 20: ... Filter Pouch Hollywood FX DV Essentials Kit 3 Clear Circular Polarizer 812 filter 4 Pocket Filter Pouch Create a new look with the secret tools of the movie industry Tiffen brings you DV kits that take the guesswork out of which filter to use in a variety of shooting situations These kits are designed primarily for professional shooters using prosumer DV cameras to produce results that are more p...

Page 21: ...eve more density LIGHT BALANCING 81 Series Useful with daylight corrected film in cool light condi tions 82 Series Reduces unnatural red tones in early morning or late afternoon FL B FL D Provides pleasing skintones and corrects color under fluorescent lighting Use FL D with daylight corrected media FL B with tungsten corrected media NEUTRAL DENSITY 3 6 9 Provides balanced exposures and depth of f...

Page 22: ...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 RecognizedwithaTechnicalAchievementAwardfromtheAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this filter redistributes ambient light to capture details that would be lo...

Page 23: ...amera capacity Lightweight Iso elastic arm with 28 boom range True three axis gimbal 3 5 LCD color monitor upgradeable to 5 8 16 9 Ultra low profile lightweight vest Power and video through sled The Steadicam PILOT is the perfect comple ment to the new technology lightweight video cameras weighing 10 pounds or less Pilot is a new generation stabilizer offering some of the same features and benefit...

Page 24: ...ccessories 47 Award Winning Video Tripods for Field Studio Educational or Industrial Applications The only software that simulates Tiffen optical filters And more Choose from a palette of up to 1 000 definitive digital filters and special effects Buy it once Use it for a lifetime Selected for use by the White House News Photographers Association Complete line of Flash Brackets for the professional...

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