The Formatt 5 x 5" Soft Gold Enhancing Filter produces a professional softening effect without distinct diffusion. This filter is notable for "masking" facial imperfections and should be considered a "flattering" filter for portraiture. Its unique design concentrates the softening on a medium-distance focal point, leaving the background intact.

Formatt, a company with three generations of experience in manufacturing professional filters, produces each filter to the highest technical standards. The finest materials, combined with cutting-edge production technology, have achieved a level of optical excellence unmatched elsewhere.

Note! Soft Gold Enhancers are available in grades 1-3, with grade 3 having the most pronounced effect


- Soft Gold Enhancers use internal reflection to disperse light from the subject

- The use of specially developed gold platelets removes harsh blue wavelengths from the image (yellow is the complementary colour of blue). They are suspended in a tinted matrix with a unique enhancer, which absorbs short, harsh wavelengths whilst transmitting warmer, longer wavelengths. Light reflected from the platelets bounces off the internal boundary layer and is refracted from its normal path

- Back reflection on the internal surface of the filter produces a diffuse effect through refraction that softens the image at medium focal distances

- Derived from the high-performance HD Soft filter, this filter is designed and manufactured to Formatt's traditional high standards and is suitable for high-definition work in addition to conventional film and video