Smooth skin and add organic grain to capture a flattering, cinematic aesthetic in-camera.
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Take absolute control over the texture and atmosphere of your imagery with the Tiffen Black Satin Filter Series (4 x 5.65"). Specifically engineered for professional cinematographers and photographers working with ultra-sharp digital sensors, this specialized diffusion filter is designed to take the clinical edge off your footage. It masterfully blends skin-smoothing benefits with a refined, organic grain structure to help you capture classic cinematic visuals directly in-camera.
By incorporating a subtle warming effect alongside a gritty, filmic granularity, the Black Satin series stands out as an indispensable tool for narrative filmmaking, high-end commercial shoots, and portraiture. It controls highlights and lowers contrast without sacrificing crucial image focus or muddying black levels. Integrating this premium optical glass into your daily toolkit ensures you can consistently deliver a flattering, cinematic aesthetic on every set.
Purposely reduces the appearance of facial blemishes, fine lines, and wrinkles, providing a highly flattering, smooth skin texture for portraiture and close-ups
Softens intense highlights and creates a beautiful, controlled halation around practical light sources to add a dreamy, atmospheric glow to your scenes
Reduces overall image contrast while maintaining general in-focus image sharpness, preventing your footage from looking cheaply soft-focused or muddy
Delivers an intentional, subtle warming effect combined with a gritty, grain-like texture over the entire frame to mimic the organic feel of analog film
Constructed from premium Water White optical glass to ensure exceptional light transmission, ultimate clarity, and excellent color fidelity
Manufactured using Tiffen’s proprietary ColorCore technology, which laminates the filter substrate between two pieces of optical glass ground flat to a strict tolerance of 1/10,000th of an inch
Formatted in the industry-standard 4 x 5.65" (101.6 x 143.5mm) size with a 4mm thickness, offering instant, seamless compatibility with professional cinema matte boxes and filter trays
Comes complete with a dedicated padded protective pouch to keep your premium optical glass safe, clean, and secure between setups and locations