Tiffen 4×5.65″ Black Diffusion Filter Set
The Tiffen 4×5.65″ black diffusion filter is primarily used to “take the edge off” the clinical sharpness of modern digital sensors, creating a more organic, film-like aesthetic.
- Highlight Halation: Scatters light to create a soft, glowing halo (halation) around light sources and bright highlights.
- Skin Smoothing: Subtly reduces the visibility of fine details like wrinkles and blemishes, making it a popular “beauty filter” for portraits.
- Contrast Reduction: Gently lowers overall contrast by lifting shadows slightly while maintaining deep blacks, unlike standard “mist” filters that can wash out the entire frame.
- Edge Retention: Unlike traditional soft-focus filters that blur the entire image, black diffusion maintains critical edge sharpness while only softening high-frequency details
Matte Box Compatibility: Designed for standard matte boxes like the ARRI LMB-5, LMB-15, LMB-25 and LMB 4×5.
Filter Set
1/2 Black Diffusion
1 Black Diffusion
2 Black Diffusion
3 Black Diffusion
