FILTERS The Essential Reference Guide for Filmmakers
Camera Filters Color Correction Optical Effect Exposure Compensation Color Effect
Conversion Filters To match a daylight balanced film with a tungsten source, use an 80A filter. To match a tungsten balanced film with a daylight source, use an 85 filter.
Conversion Filters Filter ColorFilter Number Exposure Increase in Stops Conversion in Degrees K Blue80A23200 to B1 2/33400 to C13800 to D1/34200 to 5500 Amber85C1/35500 to /35500 to N31 2/35500 to N62 2/35500 to N93 2/35500 to B2/35500 to 3200
Light Balancing Filters Filter ColorFilter Number Exposure Increase in Stops To Obtain 3200K From To Obtain 3400K From Bluish82C + 82C1 1/32490K2610K 82C + 82B1 1/32570K2700K 82C + 82A12650K2780K 82C K2870K 82C2/32800K2950K 82B2/32900K3060K 82A1/33000K3180K 821/33100K3290K Yellowish811/33300K2510K 81A1/33400K3630K 81B1/33500K3740K 81C1/33600K3850K 81D2/33799K3970K 81EF2/33850K4140K
Nomograph for Light Source Conversion
Color Compensating Filters for Color Correction
Ultraviolet-Absorbing and Haze-Cutting Filters
Polarizing Filters Without polarizing filter With polarizing filter
Polarizing Filters Without polarizing filterWith polarizing filter
Neutral Density Filters Neutral Density Percent Transmittance Filter Factor Exposure Increase in Stops /41/ /22/ /21 1/ / / / / / / /
Enhancing Filters
Creative Colors
Graduated Filters No FilterND Grad Warming Grad
Black-And-White Contrast Filters
Other Filters Without warming filter With warming filter
Other Filters
Lighting Filters
Conclusion QUESTIONS?