The 55mm Glimmerglass Grade 1 Filter from Tiffen is a beauty filter whose function is two-fold: in addition to modifying the appearance of the image itself, it also features a sparkling appearance when viewed from the front, instilling more confidence in the model. The filter itself helps soften skin details, blemishes, and wrinkles. It also produces glowing highlights and a mild reduction in contrast for a more ethereal appearance. The grade 1 diffusion provides a small amount of softening and overall image alteration.

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

Creates Glowing Highlights    Softens Skin Details    Sparkle Appearance for Added Confidence    ColorCore Glass

Produces glowing highlights and a slight reduction in contrast for a more ethereal image appearance.

Helps soften skin details, blemishes, and wrinkles.

When viewed from the subject's perspective, the filter appears to be sparkling and helps instill confidence in models, resulting in a potentially better performance.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Am thinking of buying a Sony a7CR or a7C ii. Because this is an older lens, is it up to resolving the newest Sony sensors?

A: The Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA Lens is an amazing lens, and can definitely hold up with higher megapixel cameras such as the Sony A7R.

Q: 2. When using eye tracking for video on FX9 / 6 / 3, does this AF perform as quickly and reliably as the 50mm F1.4?

A: Yes, the performance on the Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA Lens is similar to the Sony Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA Lens with use on the Sony FX3 Full-Frame Cinema Camera, the Sony FX6 Full-Frame Cinema Camera (Body Only), and the Sony PXW-FX9 XDCAM 6K Full-Frame Camera System (Body Only).

Q: 3. I have this lens and it will not focus to infinity on my Nikon D7100. What could be causing this problem and what could I do to fix it? This is such a sharp lens i really want to take advantage of it. It currently only focuses out to about 6 feet. I'm comfortable with dis-assembly if need be, but I don't know enough about optics to know what to look for or what to change. Please respond, there is nothing on the internet about this lens.

A: Try it out on a full frame digital Nikon camera body. You may not have all functions available with the lower tier apsc bodies.

Q: 4. What prime lenses will color match this zoom? The overview states, The lens is color matched to other Fujinon lenses such as the HK, ZK, and XK series. But those are all zooms, it seems.

A: Yes, those are all zooms and at this time Fujinon is not making cine primes. My take on Fujinon lens color is that it is very, very neutral. Angenieux zooms are as well in my experience. Zeiss or Schneider primes are neutral with a blue tint whereas I find Cooke and Canon to be, pleasingly, on the red/yellow tint side. In the end, it will come down to the movie to be made and what it's look is going to be. Extensive testing will be used to determine this. If you are building a personal set, I would say that since the Fujinons are so neutral, all lenses would work with them with minor mis-match.

Q: 5. does it work with d7200?

A: Yes it does , fully manual , focus and aperture

Q: 6. Recommended ND Filter?We just got this lens and we plan to use it with our Sony A7S II in Slog3 mode. Since Slog3 has a minimum 1600 IS0 issue, we surely need an ND filter for even late evening shots. I wanted to ask if you would suggest a budget ND filter compatible with this lens. It would be nice to be able use it both in the daytime and early in the evening.

A: The Tiffin ND are great. Both from quality and price prospective.

Q: 7. Is this lens compatible with Sony A6300?

A: Yes. The lens is compatible with full frame (Sony a7 series) and crop frame sensor (Sony A6000 & A6300). On the A6300, this lens is equivalent to 83mm. Sharp lens - one of the better lens for Sony mirrorless cameras.

Q: 8. Is this Lens compatible with the Sony FS700?

A: Yes, this lens is compatible with the Sony FS700.

Q: 9. Has anyone used this lens with the LEE Filter System? Any vignetting or reflection issues?

A: No reflection issues specific to this configuration, i use this lens and lee filter system with compendium. Reflection depends a lot on light source and angle as well - you'll get reflections if you are shooting directly into the sun

Q: 10. Does FX format mean it is optimized for FX and doesn't perform as well on full sensor cameras?

A: Hi, FX is the designation for full frame sensors for Nikon, the DX designation is the smaller sensor size for Nikon. I use my lens with a full frame (FX) sensor, it works great! It would also work great on a (DX)sensor camera as long as it is the Nikon F mount. On a DX sensor camera the lens would become roughly equivalent to an 82mm lens. Hope this Helps, Dave.