Tiffen 55 mm Digital Essentials Filter Kit
The Tiffen 55 mm Digital Essentials Filter Kit contains all the basics that an outdoor digital photographer needs.
UV Filter
These are wise initial investments. They help protect your valuable investment from dust, moisture and scratches, which can lead to costly repairs.
Circular Polariser
Light rays that are reflected become polarised. Polarising filters are used to select which light rays enter your lens. They can eliminate unwanted reflections from non-metallic surfaces such as water or glass and also saturate colours by providing better contrast. The effect can be seen through the viewfinder and modified by rotating the filter. The filter factor varies depending on the rotation of the filter and its orientation relative to the sun.
Neutral Density
Tiffen neutral density filters have several uses and offer the possibility of achieving results that would otherwise be impossible. They enable the photographer to adjust exposure without affecting colour balance. ND filters appear grey and reduce the amount of light reaching either the sensor of a digital camera or the film plane of a traditional camera. Neutral density filters are used to create certain unusual special effects such as capturing the "blur" of a waterfall or the swirling effect of urban traffic. As they allow the use of slower shutter speeds in bright light, it becomes possible to create these special effects which would not normally be possible to capture without the filter. And as they can also help control your depth of field, they allow you to photograph with wider apertures. Ultimately, their value lies in their help in preventing overexposed and washed-out images taken in bright light.
The complete kit is supplied with a padded Tiffen storage pouch which will help keep your filters clean and free from dust, dirt, fingerprints and other contaminants.
Tiffen ColorCore glass is produced by a process that permanently laminates the filter material between two pieces of optical glass that are ground flat to tolerances of one ten-thousandth of an inch, then mounted in precision aluminium rings.
UV Filter
- Tiffen filters provide additional correction benefits for ultraviolet (UV) light which can register on film and video tape as a blue cast and can mask distant details
- If desired, they can be left permanently on the lens for protection
Circular Polariser
- This filter eliminates ultraviolet rays to eliminate haze from outdoor shots whilst polarising light to eliminate reflections and increase colour saturation, without affecting the overall colour balance
- Makes blue skies bluer
- Enhances clouds
Neutral density filters have four main uses
- To enable the use of slow shutter speeds, particularly with high ISOs, to record motion in subjects such as waterfalls, clouds or cars
- To decrease depth of field by allowing the use of wider apertures, which helps to separate subjects from their background
- To decrease the effective ISO of high-sensitivity films (greater than 400 ISO) and allow their use outdoors in bright lighting situations
- To enable film and video cameras (which have fixed shutter speeds) to film subjects such as snow, sand or other bright scenes that could cause overexposure
Tiffen Quality
Tiffen ColorCore glass is sealed between two sheets of optical glass. In this way, Tiffen can better control the different densities of their filters and thus create more precise degrees of filtration. This process allows for greater colour accuracy compared to simply tinted glass which can be subject to deviations during the tinting process
- Tiffen, the industry leader in filters, proudly manufactures its filters in the United States and backs its products with a solid 10-year warranty
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Specifications
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Type
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Digital Essentials Kit
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Size
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55 mm
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Grade
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UV Filter: Not applicable
Circular Polariser: Not applicable
Neutral Density: 0.6
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Filter Factor
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UV Filter: 0
Circular Polariser: Between 2.3 and 2.8 (approximately +1.3 stop)
Neutral Density: 2 stops
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Multi-coated
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Not applicable
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Rotating
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Circular Polariser Only
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Effect
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UV Filter: Reduces excessive blue; eliminates haze and can improve image clarity; protects the front element of the lens
Circular Polariser: Eliminates reflections and increases colour saturation without affecting the overall colour balance
Neutral Density: Reduces the amount of light reaching the digital sensor or film plane; for using high ISOs in bright light
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Application
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UV Filter: Useful when photographing mountain and marine scenes, where increased haze threatens to make your photographs indistinct in colour and clarity
Circular Polariser: Nature, travel, outdoor photography
Neutral Density: Nature, travel, outdoor photography
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Colour Temperature
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UV Filter: No change
Circular Polariser: Not applicable
Neutral Density: Not applicable
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Construction
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ColorCore Glass
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Front Thread Size
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55 mm
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Front Lens Cap Size
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55 mm
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