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Tiffen 4332235743 Series 9 Green #58 Glass Filter
Tiffen 4332235743 Series 9 Green #58 Glass Filter
Tiffen 4332235743 Series 9 Green #58 Glass Filter
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Tiffen 4332235743 Series 9 Green #58 Glass Filter

Render foliage as luminous silver and deepen dramatic skies in black-and-white film work with the Tiffen Series 9 Green #58 glass filter.

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Overview

The Tiffen Series 9 Green #58 is a dark green glass filter built for one specific purpose: manipulating tonal values in black-and-white film photography. In the monochrome darkroom tradition, colored filters work by transmitting their own color (brightening those tones in the final print) and blocking complementary colors (darkening them). The #58 transmits green strongly, rendering foliage, grass, and leafy subjects as bright, near-white tones on the negative, while suppressing red and magenta wavelengths to push skin tones, red flowers, and warm architectural details toward deep gray or black. The effect creates structural contrast that simply cannot be matched by burning-and-dodging a flat negative in the darkroom. At 82.5mm in the Series 9 format, it covers the optical path of medium and large format lenses that would require prohibitively large threaded filters.

This filter belongs in the kit bag of film photographers working in landscape, botanical, or architectural black-and-white — particularly those shooting 4x5 or medium format where the Series 9 diameter is a practical standard. The glass construction ensures consistent optical quality without the color neutrality drift common in resin filters over time. The necessary caveat is the 2.5-stop exposure compensation requirement: this is a filter that demands intentional use, not a casual grab-and-shoot addition to the lens. Photographers accustomed to metering through the filter will incorporate this naturally; those coming from digital workflows may find the discipline adjustment more significant than the filter choice itself.

Key Features

82.5mm in diameter

Specifications

Filter Type
Green #58
Series
Series 9
Optical Diameter
82.5mm
Material
Glass
Primary Use
Black and white film photography
Tonal Effect
Lightens greens, darkens reds and magentas

Pros & Cons

👍 Pros

  • Glass construction delivers optically neutral filtration — color rendering is consistent edge-to-edge without the degradation of lower-quality resin filters.
  • Strong #58 green density creates pronounced tonal separation between foliage and warm-toned subjects in black-and-white work, which is difficult to replicate convincingly in post.
  • 82.5mm Series 9 diameter accommodates medium and large format lens diameters that standard 77mm or 82mm threaded filters cannot cover.
  • Tiffen's established quality control means the filter factor is consistent and predictable, allowing reliable manual exposure compensation across rolls of film.

👎 Cons

  • Series 9 sizing requires a dedicated adapter ring for each lens diameter — it does not thread directly onto any standard lens, adding cost and a piece of kit to carry.
  • 2.5-stop exposure compensation requirement is significant in low-light or fast-action situations where you are already constrained on available light.
  • Single-purpose: the strong green filtration has limited utility beyond black-and-white contrast work, making it a specialized purchase rather than a general-use filter.
  • No coating information is specified — scratch resistance and flare resistance may not match multi-coated alternatives at higher price points.

Frequently Asked Questions

In B&W, this filter lightens green subjects — grass, foliage, trees — to near-white tones while darkening red and magenta subjects significantly. The result is high-contrast separation between green vegetation and warmer-toned elements in the same scene, which is especially valuable in landscape and botanical photography.
It is designed for black-and-white film. On color film it would produce a strong green color cast across the entire image. On a digital sensor it functions similarly — it can be used with a monochrome digital camera for an authentic filtered B&W look, but on a color sensor the green cast would need significant correction in post, which largely defeats the purpose.
A #58 dark green filter carries a filter factor of approximately 6x, requiring roughly 2.5 stops of additional exposure to compensate for light lost through the dense green glass. Meter through the filter or apply the correction factor manually.
Series 9 is a Tiffen filter sizing standard based on the filter's optical diameter — 82.5mm — rather than a standard thread. It requires a Series 9 adapter ring or filter holder matched to your lens barrel diameter. It does not thread directly onto standard lens filter threads; confirm your lens accepts a Series 9 adapter before purchasing.
Yes. Series 9 filters at 82.5mm optical diameter are commonly used with medium and large format lenses via appropriate adapter rings. The larger optical diameter covers wide-angle lenses that would vignette with smaller filter sizes.

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