The Tiffen 49mm Ultra Contrast 1/8 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 1/8. Grades of 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 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    49mm Front Filter Threads    Plastic Case

• 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
• 49mm front filter threads allow for use with other filters
• Plastic case included for storage and transport

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. What does this filter do? Does it cause a prism effect or what? None of your filters explain their effect and I can't find them anywhere else online.

A: "Rainbow Center Spot Filter- Creates rainbow effect from reflective surfaces with a clear center spot." I have alerted our webteam. We apologize for any confusion and inconvenience.

Q: 2. does this filter help reduce moire in dslr video?

A: Diffusion filters and turning down the sharpening may help at reducting moire on your DSLR. Depending on which DSLR, lens and subject you have, the supression of the moire will vary. However, in the end these are mostly stop gap measures. The best way to eleimiate moire is to have a camera that does not make it in the first place.

Q: 3. Does this filter work well on a canon 100 macro lens?

A: This would be the appropriate size, and these filters would work very well if you're looking to soften a sharp image a little or get bloomed highlights.

Q: 4. Will this work for tiffen and B+W filters?

A: Unfortunately, the Urth Magnetic Lens Filter Cap (49mm) is not compatible with Tiffen or B+W filters.

Q: 5. Lens cap to fit the mefoto 49 mm uv

A: Of course. It is no different if u didnt have the filter.

Q: 6. How well does this filter work on a super wide angle, 11-16mm? Thank you!!!SuperSniperSal

A: I use this on the Tokina 11-16 2.8. At 11mm, you get some minor vignetting, but not a showstopper by any stretch.

Q: 7. My Sony E-Mount lens is 49.5 mm diameter. Does Cokin make a lens adaptor ring to fit?

A: There is no filter thread that is 49.5mm. It is either 49mm or 40.5mm. Click on the links below to view the rings; https://bhpho.to/2C7w4yz https://bhpho.to/2ZBsUv8

Q: 8. Will this fit the x100vi? Or would I need a different mm?

A: Yes, Fuji X100VI uses a 49mm filter thread with a filter adapter. Here is the adapter you need. FUJIFILM AR-X100 Adapter Ring.

Q: 9. Is this designed for digital cameras such as Mirrorless??

A: Yes this filter can be used with a mirrorless camera.

Q: 10. How good is it? Has anybody used it?

A: I have one on my Tokina 11-20 and it works fine. I chose it because of the coatings on each side as wide angle lenses can be prone to flair when shooting into or near the sun. I have other Hoya filters on other lenses that I am very pleased with. 52mm and 77mm.