Tiffen 6.6 x 6.6 Soft Contrast 5 Glass Filter

Before you venture out into the bright, sunlit exteriors for your next photography session, consider the 6.6 x 6.6 Soft Contrast 5 Glass Filter from Tiffen, a brand renowned for its high-quality photography equipment. This professional-grade filter is specifically engineered to help you master the art of contrast control, a challenge often faced in brightly lit environments.

When you expose for highlights or shadows, the other can become severely under or over-exposed. This is where our durable and versatile Soft Contrast 5 Glass Filter steps in. It creates a subtle amount of localized flare near the highlight areas within your image, effectively reducing contrast by gently lightening the nearby shadow areas, while leaving the highlights almost untouched.

This filter incorporates a light-absorbing element, which without exposure compensation, further aids in contrast control by subtly darkening the highlights. This feature is particularly useful when you want to maintain the depth of your shadows. In both scenarios, the mild flare produced from bright highlights can be artistically used as a lighting effect, adding a unique touch to your images.

The 6.6 x 6.6 Soft Contrast 5 Glass Filter is part of Tiffen's award-winning Ultra Contrast Filter line, recognized with a Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. This innovative filter design utilizes the surrounding ambient light, not just the light in the image area, to evenly lighten shadows throughout your shot. This results in a balanced image where contrast control is achieved without affecting sharpness or causing unwanted highlight flare.

Tiffen offers a range of Low Contrast and Ultra Contrast filters in densities from 1/8 to 5, and Soft Contrast filters in densities from 1 to 5. The higher the density, the stronger the effect, providing you with a wide range of options to achieve your desired look. Choose the 6.6 x 6.6 Soft Contrast 5 Glass Filter for your next outdoor shoot and experience the difference in your contrast control.