The Tiffen 4x5" Coral Soft-Edge Graduated Filterhelps to specifically add a warm, pale orange coloration to skies and other bright areas of an image while allowing a portion of the image to remain neutrally colored. The filter's coloring is densest at the edge and tapers to clear by the middle, with a soft-edged transition between the density and clear areas. The 1/8 color density provides less coral coloration than the 1/4 density filter.

This filter is made using ColorCore technology, a process that involves laminating the filter substrate between 2 pieces of optical glass and grinding flat to a tolerance of 1/10,000th of an inch. It measures 4 x 5" / 101.6 x 127mm.

Note: A horizontal orientation filter's line of transition runs parallel to the long side of the filter.

1/8 Density Color Graduated Filter    Coral Coloring in Select Areas    Soft-Step Graduation    ColorCore Technology

Provides a natural-looking warming effect to select areas of the image.

Graduated filter design keeps a portion of the image neutral, resulting in a more realistic look while allowing for the sky or other bright areas to take on the color of the density.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does this filter have IR Cut. Have you noticed any IR pollution affecting your image quality?

A: As per the manufacturer, this filter has no IR cut nor IR pollution when using it.

Q: 2. Thank you!I suppose you meant 5mm to 10mm of thikness/height of the ring, right?

A: The thickness of the filter ring is .265 inch

Q: 3. What is the thickness of the filter?(I'm concerned to get vignetting in wide angle lenses)Does it rotate too?Thank you very much!

A: I am not completely sure of its thickness but it seems to be in the .5mm to 1.0 mm range. Very lightIt does not rotate.I use it with my Sigma 10-20mm lens and unless I use it with another filter it does not produce any vignetting. I have used it together with a polarizing filter and it produces some vignetting at 10mm but it disappears at 15mm.O hope this helps.

Q: 4. I am not certain whether I should use a neutral density or polarizing filter for the photography I do.At present, I shoot a lot of landscape, nature, waterfalls, lakes, ponds and close up I wish to shoot photos that are well contrasted and have that jump off the page type of distinct quality. Well saturated photos, vibrant colors, no wash outs are also my hope and objective. Is this level of neutrality serve my objectives. Should the ND and polarizer be graduated?. If so, why? I own a Nikon D90, 3000 and 7000What do you suggest?

A: I would suggest getting a polarizer for the type of image you want. A circular polarizer will saturate blues and enrich color. A circular polarizer is essentially 3 stops of a ND filter as it is, but it is rotate-able. A neutral density filter is more useful in applications where you would want to blur water or shoot wide open for long exposures. Take a look at the B+W 77mm Kaesemann XS-Pro Circular Polarizer MRC Nano Filter, which is one of the highest quality circular polarizers available: http://bhpho.to/1ke87X9

Q: 5. How many stops of light do the different numbers cut out?

A: The Tiffen 4 x 5.65" Blue 4 Hard Edge Graduated Filter is not an ND filter; it changes the color of half the image. The different numbers give you different intensities of blue.

Q: 6. Would this fit into a 4x4 matte box? 100mm x 100mm?

A: No, this filter is 85 x 110mm. You would instead want to look at these properly sized options: https://bhpho.to/2qCmfgH

Q: 7. We are traveling. How large is this? Will it fit in a camera bag? Or camera back pack?Thanks!Nancy Johnston

A: This filter is 85 x 107mm and will fit in camera bags or backpacks. There is also a pouch available that is dedicated for this size filter: http://bhpho.to/1hE6F8s

Q: 8. Hello,I am looking to use this with my 18-55mm ED II Nikkor lens and I have never used a screw-on GND filter before, so will this attach easily and will it be easy to adjust the GND horizon line? I am reading some reviews that say it's difficult to locate which is top and bottom for this filter...I am looking to use it mainly for sunrise/sunset shots on the coast and in the mountains. Will this be a good choice? The price is what's attractive me the most here...Thank you for your feedback!

A: Attaching the Tiffen 52mm Graduated 0.6 ND Filter is as easy as screwing the filter onto the filter threads on the front of the lens. As the horizon line is built into the filter, it is not adjustable. You would have to frame your image to correspond with the horizon line on the filter. A graduated neutral density filter will have some effect for sunrise/sunset, especially when the sun is higher in the sky. However, when the sun is close to the horizon, a reverse graduated filter is usually recommended to better even out the brightness in the center of the frame from the sun as opposed to a standard graduated filter when the sun is higher in the sky.

Q: 9. Horizontal or vertical orientation to the gradient?

A: It is horizontal.

Q: 10. Does the filter rotate alike a polarizer? if it doesn't, how do I place the edge exactly horizontally, in parallel to the horizon?

A: The filter has a rotating mount to allow for precise positioning of the gradation along the horizon line.