This 3-stop, Series 9 Tiffen 85B/ND Glass Filter Series 9, 3-Stopwill produce natural colors when shooting with tungsten film outdoors. Without any filtration, using tungsten film in daylight will produce a bluish cast in a photograph.

Neutral density filters have several uses and offer the possibility of achieving otherwise unachievable results. Neutral density filters appear gray and reduce the amount of light reaching the film. They have no effect on color balance. Often it is necessary or desirable to balance the light intensity in one part of a scene with another. This is especially true in situations where you don't have total light control, as in bright contrast-filled landscapes. Exposing for the foreground will produce a washed-out, overexposed sky while exposing for the sky will leave the foreground dark and underexposed. This filter enables cloud detail to be kept correctly exposed in the picture.

0.9 Optical Density    Converts Tungsten to Daylight    Allows Use of Fast Film in Bright Light

An 85 decreases the color temperature from 5500 to 3400K

An 85A decreases the color temperature from 5500 to 3100K

An 85B decreases the color temperature from 5500 to 3200K

An 85C decreases the color temperature from 5500 to 3800K

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is it possible to see through this in daylight to compose the shot?

A: Hola, si, con estos filtros puedes componer sin perder composicin. No tienen color como otros. he usado Lee y te dan un tono morado, estos no. (Hello, yes, with these filters you can compose without losing composition. No color other. I used Lee and you get a purple hue, they do not.)

Q: 2. I want to use this filter on Schneider Super-Angulon XL 5.6/58mm lenses. (approximately 17~17.5mm equivalent to 35mm). And I want to use it mainly in the 2~6 stops range. In this case, will the "X" pattern appear?

A: I have used this with no problems. On a Sigma 10-20mm and bracketing shots in Manual and Aperture priority.. Never had any Side affects.

Q: 3. Will this work with a Lee filter holder?

A: If you purchase the LEE Filters Side Guide Screws 1/2" - Package of 4, B&H # LES.5, for use with the holder included in the LEE Filters Foundation Kit, then yes, it will allow you to use thicker 4mm glass filters such as the Formatt Hitech 4x4" HD ND 0.9 Glass Filter (3-Stop), B&H # FOND.9444, with the LEE Filters holder.

Q: 4. does it create a X in the final photo like some of the variable nd filters?

A: Nope!

Q: 5. without front threads, what lens cap can I use this filter?

A: I suggest using one of the Op/Tech Hood Hats as a cover: http://bhpho.to/1w9ZAZT

Q: 6. I have a Nikkor 18-200 lens with a 72 mm thread. Can this 77mm VND Filter be used with a step-up ring (72-77) on my Nikkor and Nikon D7000 DSLR?

A: Yes, that will work well.

Q: 7. How many stops will this filter give me compared to the 58CP filter?"

A: This Tiffen 72mm Variable Neutral Density Filter can reduce exposure from between 2 stops to 8 stops; the Tiffen 58mm Circular Polarizing Filter will reduce exposure about 1.2 stops.

Q: 8. Normal 85b is reduced by 0.6 stops. This is normal 85b(0.6) + nd(0.3) product?? Or does the new technology mean that the 85b filter itself only reduces 0.3 stops?

A: No, the following filter blends both an amber color conversion 85B and a 0.3 neutral density filter.

Q: 9. The overview makes this claim: Filter does not affect coloration of the image . It coloured my images green. When will the overview be corrected?

A: If your images are green when using this filter you should instead use the Tiffen ApeX filter. The green is caused by IR light reaching your sensor, the ApeX filter filters out the IR light while the AXent does not. We will speak to B&H in regards to correcting the description of this product.

Q: 10. Will this work in the lee 4x4 filter holder?

A: Tiffen ND filters are 4mm thick, while Lee filters are 2mm thick. This will work in the Lee holder as long as you have the one which you can modify to accept 4mm filters. Tiffen will be releasing a filter holder designed to hold two 4mm filters within the next few months. Keep an eye out for the Pro 100 Series Filter Holder, coming soon.