Tiffen 77 mm DV Select 3 Filter Kit
Tiffen's DV Select 3 kit contains everything you need to achieve that spectacular outdoor shot or scenic portrait.
A Tiffen 0.6 (2 stops) solid neutral density filter has several uses and offers the ability to achieve otherwise impossible results. It allows the photographer to adjust exposure without affecting colour balance. An ND filter appears grey and reduces the amount of light reaching either a digital camera sensor or the film plane of a traditional camera.
A neutral density filter is used to create certain unusual special effects such as capturing the “blur” of water rippling in a waterfall or the swirling effect of city traffic. As it allows the use of slower shutter speeds in full light, it becomes possible to create these special effects which would normally not be possible to capture without the filter. And, as it can also help to control your depth of field, it allows you to photograph with wider apertures. Ultimately, its value lies in helping to prevent overly bright and washed-out images taken in full light.
Determining which neutral density filter gives ideal results for a given lighting situation requires knowledge, experience and a collection of such filters. Choose the filter strength that adjusts the lighting to stay within the exposure latitude (greatest difference between light/dark values) that still shows detail in the digital and film media used.
Black ProMist
is part of the Hollywood FX filter series. The Black Pro-Mist creates moderate image softening and a moderate to strong halo effect on highlights, but without as much lightening effect in shadow areas.
Here is another tool to add to your arsenal for portraits. Part of Tiffen's award-winning FX filter series, the Black Pro-Mist gives you the ability to add another dimension to your images.
Part of the difference between ordinary photography and “great” photography lies in attention to detail - and with Tiffen's Pro-Mist filter series, you can adjust your images just enough to distinguish them from everyone else's. Generally, the 2-stop value (ND 0.6 - the clear part of the filter lets through 4 times more light than the darkest part) effectively compensates for average bright sky against foreground situations, and the soft transition is more often applicable to a scene than the hard transition.
Circular polariser
Tiffen polarising filters are used to select which light rays enter your lens. They can eliminate unwanted reflections on 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 changed by rotating the filter. The filter factor varies depending on the filter's rotation and its orientation to the sun.
Tiffen's ColorCore glass is produced by a process that involves permanently laminating the filter material between two pieces of optical glass which are polished flat to tolerances of one ten-thousandth of an inch, then mounted in precision aluminium rings
Neutral density filters have four main uses
- To allow the use of slow shutter speeds, particularly with high ISOs, to record the movement of 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-speed films (above 400 ISO) and allow their use outdoors in bright situations
sand or other bright scenes which could cause overexposure
Pro Mist filters
- Offers all the advantages of the Pro-Mist filter in a more subtle form
- Light halos are controlled
- Contrast is reduced, but with less shadow lightening for a more delicate effect
- Delicate effect with contained light halo
- Creates a “pastel” soft light effect
Polarising filters
- Eliminate unwanted reflections on non-metallic surfaces such as water or glass
- Your deep blue sky will become even “bluer”
ColorCore glass
The ColorCore process enables Tiffen to control the colour and density of their filters, as well as the characteristics of special effects filters with precision far superior to typical mass-tinted filters, which typically exhibit variations in colour and density. In this way, Tiffen can better control the different densities of their filters and thus create more precise degrees of filtration.
- Tiffen, the filter industry leader, proudly manufactures its filters in the United States and supports its products with a solid 10-year warranty
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Specifications
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Type
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DV Select 3 Kit
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Size
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77 mm
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Grade
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Neutral density: 0.6
ProMist: 1/4
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Filter factor
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Neutral density: Increases exposure by 2 stops
Black ProMist: Not specified by manufacturer
Polariser: Between 2.3 and 2.8 (approximately +1.3 stops) - approximate
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Multi-coated
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Not applicable
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Rotating
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Polariser only
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Effect
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Neutral density: to reduce the amount of light reaching the film
Black ProMist: Soft focus
Polariser: Eliminates reflections and increases colour saturation without affecting overall colour balance
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Application
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Neutral density: Nature, travel, outdoor photography
Black ProMist: Portrait, wedding photography
Polariser: Nature, travel, outdoor photography
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Colour temperature
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Not applicable
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Construction
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ColorCore glass
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Front filter thread size
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77 mm
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Front lens cap size
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77 mm
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