It's the Tiffen 82mm Black Satin 1 Filter, a professional-grade tool that enhances your photography by effectively reducing overall image contrast and masterfully controlling scene highlights. This high-quality filter imparts a grittier, more textured look to highlights, adding depth and dimension to your shots. Notably, it also serves as a subtle beauty tool, gently softening facial imperfections and wrinkles to yield a natural, refined aesthetic in your portraits.
The 2 density of this filter strikes a perfect balance, offering more contrast and highlight reduction than the 1, but less than the 3, ensuring a soft yet natural appearance in your images. Constructed from durable Water White glass, this filter is a testament to Tiffen's commitment to quality. It's crafted using the innovative ColorCore technology, a meticulous process that involves laminating the filter substrate between two pieces of optical glass, grinding it flat to a remarkable tolerance of 1/10,000th of an inch, and then mounting it onto precision metal rings.
The 82mm size of this versatile filter ensures compatibility with a broad spectrum of lenses, making it an essential addition to any photographer's toolkit. Whether you're a professional photographer or an enthusiastic hobbyist, the Tiffen 82mm Black Satin 1 Filter is designed to elevate your photography and help you capture stunning, high-quality images.