The Tiffen 77mm Warm Pro-Mist 1 Filter for Photographyhelps to reduce the value of the highlights while noticeably lowering the overall contrast. This filter is especially useful for smoothing out and softening facial wrinkles and other blemishes. While designed for use with movies, this filter can also be used for fashion and beauty applications. Unlike a traditional diffusion or soft focus filter, Pro-Mist filters provide little loss of detail across the image. The 1 density provides a subtle amount of contrast and highlight reduction and allows for a soft, pastel-like quality of light.

This filter also combines the diffusion effect with an 812 warming filter for providing a general warmth to the image and for improving skin tones. This warming effect also helps to reduce blue sensitivity and for cutting through overly cool tones within the scene.

Tiffen filters are made using ColorCore technology, a process that involves laminating the filter substrate between 2 pieces of optical glass, grinding flat to a tolerance of 1/10,000th of an inch, and then mounting to precision metal rings.

Reduces Highlights and Lowers Contrast    Softens Wrinkles and Blemishes    Creates a Soft Quality of Light    Warming Filter Combination    ColorCore Technology

Pro-Mist filters provide little loss of detail across the image compared to traditional diffusion and soft focus filters.

Especially useful for smoothing out and softening facial wrinkles and other blemishes.

Warming filter helps to reduce bluish casts and provide more balanced skin tones.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. How does the image through this filter compare with using the Black (not warm) Pro-Mist?

A: The Tiffen Warm Pro Mist is defined by utilizing the diffusion effect with an 812 warming filter for providing a general warmth to the image and for improving skin tones. This warming effect also helps to reduce blue sensitivity and for cutting through overly cool tones within the scene. The Black Pro Mist filter . Its unique layering of contrast combined with a gauzy paint like halation, function as a twist on the stand of the pro halation spill effect. Even at its lowest density, it delivers an effective and increase in the halation which adds a pleasing depth of warmth, but is not transported to the skin tone values.

Q: 2. Does this filter have less than 8mm thickness to work with the Wooden Camera zip box filter holder? #WO271400

A: 4.5" is a professional motion picture size. The standard thickness for those is 4mm and it is our understanding that is what this one is.

Q: 3. What is the exposure compensation?

A: Tiffen says the Tiffen 77mm Black Pro-Mist 1/4 light loss is negligible.

Q: 4. is there any loss of light that I need to account for when using an external meter using one of these filters?

A: There is no listed filter factor, but you should test the filter to see if there is a significant loss of light.

Q: 5. Could these 4x4 filters be used in the Tilta Mini Matte Box?

A: Yes this should be able to use the 4x4 filters since the max that it can take is a 4 x 5.65" Filter. So you would have some space on the edges, but it will fit.

Q: 6. Is "3" equivalent to "1/4?"

A: Tiffen diffusion filters come in various strengths ranging from 1/8 to 5 depending upon the filter type. The lower the #, the less effect. The higher the #, the greater the effect. Each increment roughly double the effect, which is to say a #1 will be twice as as strong as a 1/2. A 3 is much stronger than a 1/4.

Q: 7. will this work on the sony FE PZ 28-135 lens?

A: Yes, the Tiffen 95mm Coarse Thread Black Pro-Mist 1/8 Filter would fit the Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS Lens.

Q: 8. At 86mm filter size I see two options at different prices, one of them with "coarse thread". What's the difference?

A: Most threads at 86mm or larger are course. It is the thickness of the thread. And that is the difference between the Tiffen 86mm Coarse Thread Black Pro-Mist 1/8 Filter and the other. Note, not all lenses with 86mm filter threads are use course

Q: 9. What is the difference between the ⅛ grade and grade 1-5

A: 1/8 has considerable less diffusion compared to 1-5. 1/8 has about 88% less diffusion as the number 1.

Q: 10. What metal is the filter ring made of? Brass? Aluminum?

A: This filter ring is made of Aluminum .