Tiffen 55mm Black Diffusion No.5 Tiffen 55mm Black Diffusion

The 55mm Black Diffusion F/X 5 Filter from Tiffen is a soft focus filter that diffuses without making your subject look as if he's been filtered. It is excellent for eliminating blemishes and delivering smooth, flattering skin tones. Virtually no highlight flare is generated. The overall image remains sharp with eyes clear and bright - even in close-ups. The filter is manufactured with a special pattern that diffuses without generating a "fuzzy" appearance. The filter is available in various grades to suit your diffusion needs.

The Black Diffusion F/X 5 is the maximum grade available for this filter. Even at this strength, your image is sharp with no trace of fuzziness or being overly diffused. Most, if not all, facial blemishes should be eliminated. Highlight flare is barely apparent

Tiffen's ColorCore glass is produced through a process that entails permanently laminating the filter material in between two pieces of optical glass that are ground flat to tolerances of a ten-thousandth of an inch, then mounting them in precision aluminum rings.
Benefits

Made with an irregular black pattern which softens smaller details, like wrinkles and skin blemishes, while leaving larger details such as the eyes sharp

This filter is most effective when used for portraiture; effect of lighter grades is subtle, with higher grades becoming gradually more noticeable

Does spectacular job of suppressing facial blemishes and wrinkles

Maintains clear focused image

Eyes stay clear and sharp

Virtually eliminates unwanted details without being dull or "fuzzy"

Bare minimum of highlight flare is produced

ColorCore Technology
Tiffen filters are manufactured using ColorCore technology, a closely guarded proprietary process that entails permanently laminating the filter material in between two pieces of optical glass that are ground flat to tolerances of a ten-thousandth of an inch, then mounting them in precision metal rings

The ColorCore process allows Tiffen to control the color and density of their filters, and the characteristics of special effects filters with much greater accuracy than typical dyed-in-the-mass filters, which usually exhibit color and density variations. In this way, Tiffen can better control the various densities of their filters and thereby create more exact degrees of filtration

Superior Quality

Top Hollywood motion picture studios rely on Tiffen filters for their multi-million-dollar productions

Superior quality and design make Tiffen the overwhelming choice of moviemakers, professional photographers and even NASA

Tiffen has also been awarded an Emmy, from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, for its engineering excellence

Tiffen, a leader in the filter industry, proudly makes its filters in the USA and backs up its products with a solid 10-year warranty