The Tiffen 86mm Ultra Contrast 3 Filter can be applied to purposely reduce contrast while photographing an image or while recording video. By distributing ambient illumination to darker areas within a scene, this filter is useful in helping to uniformly balance the tonal range among highlights and shadows. Detail is increased within shadow regions while flare and halation around highlights is purposely limited.

This filter has a grade of 3. Grades of 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, and 5 are also available where this filter type's effect becomes approximately twice as strong with each grade number increase.

This filter is made using ColorCore technology, a process that involves laminating the filter substrate between 2 pieces of optical glass and grinding flat to a tolerance of 1/10,000th of an inch.

Useful for Uniform Contrast Reduction    Helps Balance Highlights and Shadows    Increases Illumination in Shadows    Increases Detail in Shadows    Limits Flare and Halation in Highlights    ColorCore Technology    86mm Front Filter Threads    Padded Pouch

• Reduces contrast for photography or while recording video
• Distributes ambient illumination to shadows within a scene
• Helps to uniformly balance the tonal range among highlights and shadows
• Increases shadow detail while limiting flare and halation around highlights
• 86mm front filter threads allow for use with other filters
• Padded pouch included for storage and transport

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. is this compatible with the old Final Cut Studio editing system???

A: I am afraid not:At the heart of Final Cut Studio is Final Cut Pro 5, the top choice of professional editors whether they are working in DV, SD, film, or all major HD formats including HDV, DVCPRO HD and fully uncompressed HD. Native HDV (long GOP MPEG-2) support in Final Cut Pro 5 enables users to edit camera native HDV without generation loss.

Q: 2. What is the quality of the audio?

A: This camcorder has very good audio quality. It also has a 3.5mm Mic Input which will allow you to use higher quality microphones such as the Rode VideoMic. https://bhpho.to/2ctAX7D

Q: 3. Does this camcorder provide HDMI out while recording and if so, is it a Clean HDMI out? There are conflicting answers listed

A: Yes, the Panasonic HC-VX870K 4K Ultra HD Camcorder will provide a clean HDMI out.

Q: 4. Other than the viewfinder what major difference are there between this and the WXF991K ? I did the compare on the site but not all info is there or correct.

A: These two camcorders share the same specs but the Panasonic WXF991K has a twin camera on the LCD.

Q: 5. Are the recorded chucks of data 4Gig, if not what size are they?

A: Hello! Scenes exceeding 4 GB (approx.) or 30 minutes (approx.) will be automatically divided in the following cases (recording will continue): when [REC FORMAT] is set to [4K MP4] or when recording a motion picture in 4K Photo Mode and when [REC FORMAT] is set to [MP4/iFrame]. -C

Q: 6. Does this have an IR light built in?

A: Hi, Victor! Yes, the camcorder has a built-in infrared light. You can record images even in very low light situations (minimum required illumination: approx. 1 lx) or in the dark. -C

Q: 7. How long can this continuously record? I'm a DSLR user and am looking for something without the file size / time limitation.

A: As long as the card and battery last.

Q: 8. Does this camcorder have a limit on the size of the recorded video file? Some camcorders have a 2GByte file limit.

A: 4GB.

Q: 9. Where is the shoe and is it a hot or cold shoe? I see a button on back for shoe adapter but I can not find the shoe in any of the photos.

A: It is a cold shoe and is an included accessory that is clipped on or off the camera. The button on the rear of the camera releases this detachable cold accessory shoe.

Q: 10. So it can do 1080 at 120 fps, but can it do that with sound? Thanks

A: The Panasonic HC-VX870K 4K Ultra HD Camcorder does not record sound when recording 1080p at 120 fps.