Tiffen Decamired Glass Filters - For those who want a sure-fire way of getting accurate color temperature readings, the decamired system is the way to go. Using this formula, you can transpose temperatures from one point to another easily and quickly. This system is also useful when you wish to bring a certain amount of creativity to color photography.

Applications include keeping color temperature constant during the course of the day and producing the effect of different times of day. Available in two series, reddish filters that warm the light and bluish filters that cool the light. Each series contains 4 densities: 1.5, 3, 6, and 12. Filters in the same series can be combined.

Decamired filters are designed to more easily handle unusual color temperature variations than the previously mentioned filters. Available in increments of both a red and a blue series, Decamired filters can be readily combined to create almost any required correction. In measuring the color temperature of the light source, and comparing it to that for which the film was designed, we can predict the required filtration fairly well.

A filter that produces a color temperature change of 100K at 3400K will produce a change of 1000K at 10,000K. This is because the filter relates to a visual scale of color. It will always produce the same visible difference. A color change of 100K at the higher temperature would hardly be noticed.

Calculations
To use this concept, subtract the mired value of the light source from that of the film. If the answer is positive, you need a reddish filter; if negative, use a bluish filter. Mired-coordinated filters are termed as decamireds. Mired value divided by ten yields decamireds. The 60 mired shifts, above, would be produced by an R6 filter, where the higher values were that of the lighting.

Sets of such filters generally come in values of 1.5, 3, 6, and 12 decamireds in both B (bluish) and R (reddish) colors. These numbers are additive; that is, a pair of R3's produces an R6. An R6 plus a B6 cancel each other out to produce a neutral gray.

Used for Temperature Control    Available in Specific Increments    Warming and Cooling Variety

The decamired system has an advantage over the Kelvin system in that the Kelvin scale is not linear

Decamired readings provide more accurate/controllable readings than Kelvin

The difference between the Mired value of the film and the Mired value of the light is the Mired value of the correction filter that correctly tailors the light to the film

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. When I take off the monopod section to be used seperately, is there a base type that can fit it? As in something like the Benro 3-Leg Locking Base For Monopods?

A: No

Q: 2. Is the zoom ring linear or does it accelerate when used with a GH6? I have a pair of Panasonic Leica lenses with sliding zooms.

A: The focus ring on the Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. Lens is not linear. It uses a focus-by-wire system, where the speed of the focus adjustments depends on how quickly you turn the ring. So it's acceleration, the faster you turn the ring, the more the focus changes.

Q: 3. Can I use the SmallRig Wireless Follow Focus Lite Kit or any other zoom controller to control the zoom ring on this lens?

A: Yes, you should be able to control the zoom of the Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. Lens (Micro Four Thirds) with the SmallRig Wireless Follow Focus Lite Kit.

Q: 4. Can you use the lens hood with the recommended Chiaro UV filter?

A: I don't know. Do not use a filer indoors.

Q: 5. Can i use it on BMPCC4K ?

A: Yes, the Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. Lens (Micro Four Thirds) is compatible with the Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.

Q: 6. How many stops of stabilization does this have on a camera without IBIS?

A: Although Panasonic does not state a specific number of stops the stabilization provides in the Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-35mm f/2.8 lens, it is safe to say it will be about 2-3 stops. But also when using a wider angle lens camera shake blur is less noticeable as compared to a telephoto lens. Plus by having an f2.8 aperture the lens can achieve faster shutter speeds which also help reduce the risk of camera shake blur.

Q: 7. What is the maximum length of the monopod?

A: The total length of the of the monopod is approximately 67".

Q: 8. Can I control the ZOOm and FOCUS of this lens from my Atem Mini Ext. SDI using a BMD Studio Camera 4k Plus?

A: No, the Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. Lens (Micro Four Thirds) does not have a servo zoom motor with which to zoom the lens. The lens you are looking for is the Panasonic Lumix G X Vario PZ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Power O.I.S. Lens (Black), BH #PA144235XB.

Q: 9. Why doesn't Panasonic put gear rings on lenses rather that make users install them over the standard rings?

A: The Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. Lens (Micro Four Thirds) is not a cine lens but can be used to capture video. Only cine lenses have a built-in gear ring.

Q: 10. Does this lens work on an Olympus camera?

A: The Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. Lens with Filter Kit (Micro Four Thirds) is cross-compatible with all Micro Four Thirds camera systems.