The Tiffen 86mm Warm Pro-Mist 1/2 Filterhelps 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 1/2 density provides a small 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. What the difference with the Pearlescent one?

A: A pearlescent diffusion filter acts like other diffusion filters to soften contrast, but it also presents a pearlescent halo around highlights in the image.

Q: 2. I have a Bower 35mm 1.5 cinelens. Will this filter fit on that lens?

A: This filter will fit on any lens with 77mm filter threads.

Q: 3. The Lumix S5iix seems to have a more/aliasing issue. Will this filter (1/4, 1/2...) mitigate or eliminate this problem?

A: A pro mist filter can help reduce the effect. The stronger the filter the less you will have a problem with moiré.

Q: 4. would a pro mist filter like this reduce the glare off subjects wearing glasses being lit by film lights? would a polarizer or variable nd be better for this purpose? (for eliminating glare in glasses)

A: A polarizer will be better to reduce the glare off subjects wearing glasses being lit by film lights.

Q: 5. Can I stack another filter on top of this?

A: As the Tiffen 77mm Black Pro-Mist 1 Filter, B&H # TIBPM177, has a 77mm front accessory thread, yes, you may connect a filter with rear 77mm filter threads onto the front of the Tiffen 77mm Black Pro-Mist 1 Filter.

Q: 6. What metal is the filter ring made of? Brass? Aluminum?

A: This filter ring is made of Aluminum .

Q: 7. Is this the same glass/optics as the Tiffen 4 x 5.65" 1/8th Pro Mist?

A: Tiffen does not specify a type of glass for either filter, so it's not possible to say if the glass is identical or not.

Q: 8. Does this filter have front threads so I can mount a lens hood in front of it?

A: Yes the Tiffen 77mm Black Pro-Mist 1/8 Filter has 77mm front threads.

Q: 9. Does this filter come with a filter pouch or do I need to purchase separately?

A: This comes with a black filter pouch

Q: 10. Is it best practice to use lighter densities on tighter focal lengths to maintain a consistent look? Or should you use the same density no matter the focal length?

A: As you zoom in the strength of a diffusion filter will increase.