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Tiffen 58CC30M 58mm 30 Magenta Color Correction Filter

★★★★★5.0 (11 reviews)

Neutralize stubborn green casts and restore natural skin tones in underwater and tinted-glass environments.

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Overview

Certain shooting environments are just green — fluorescent-lit rooms, underwater at depth past a few meters, or interiors behind tinted commercial glass. The Tiffen 58mm CC30 Magenta filter is the direct, optical solution for those situations: a precisely manufactured color compensating filter that introduces a 0.30-density magenta shift at the glass to counteract that dominant green cast before it ever hits your sensor. For underwater photographers especially, this can mean the difference between images that look clinical and washed-out versus frames that actually hold warmth and natural color in the water column.

Tiffen's CC series is manufactured to consistent optical standards, and the 58mm CC30M shows it — there's no noticeable image softening or chromatic fringing when it's properly threaded. The filter is designed to stack with other CC filters for additive correction, which gives you some flexibility if the 30-magenta density isn't quite enough for your specific environment. It's a lightweight, unobtrusive piece of glass that belongs in the bag of any photographer who works regularly in green-cast environments and wants the color resolved at the source rather than in post.

Key Features

Balance excessive green cast and produce creative effects

Great for early morning tint

58mm diameter

Combine with other magenta filters to achieve additional densities

Specifications

Brand
Tiffen
Model
58CC30M
Filter Size
58mm
Filter Type
Color Correcting (CC)
Color
Magenta
Density
0.30

Pros & Cons

👍 Pros

  • Delivers precise color correction for underwater photography where green casts are persistent and difficult to fully remove in post.
  • Works reliably for shooting through green-tinted architectural glass without a color cast dominating the final image.
  • Stackable design lets you combine densities for greater correction without buying multiple filter lines.
  • Tiffen's optical glass maintains image sharpness and doesn't introduce the softness or color fringing of lower-quality correction filters.
  • Compact and lightweight — adds nothing meaningful to a bag and takes seconds to thread on in the field.

👎 Cons

  • Causes approximately 2/3 to 1 stop of light loss, which can be noticeable in already low-light underwater conditions.
  • The CC30M correction density is a fixed value — situations requiring more or less correction require additional or different filters.
  • Stacking filters for higher densities increases the risk of flare and vignetting, especially on lenses wider than 24mm.
  • Only fits 58mm filter threads — photographers with multiple lenses of different diameters need additional sizes.
  • The correction is applied at capture and visible in JPEGs; for raw shooters, this level of correction is often handled more flexibly in editing software.

Frequently Asked Questions

It introduces a measured magenta shift — specifically a color compensating density of 0.30 — that counteracts green-dominant light. In practical terms, fluorescent-lit interiors and underwater environments that would otherwise render with a green cast come back closer to neutral or warm, depending on your white balance.
The 58mm refers to the filter thread diameter of your lens — it must match exactly for the filter to thread on securely. Check your lens barrel or cap for the ∅ symbol followed by the diameter. If your lens has a different thread size, this filter won't fit without an adapter ring.
A CC30M density causes approximately 2/3 to 1 stop of light loss. If you're shooting in manual or need accurate metering, dial in that compensation or let your TTL meter read through the filter — most modern cameras meter through the lens and will adjust automatically.
Yes — Tiffen CC filters are designed to be combined for cumulative density. Stacking two CC30M filters gives you roughly a CC60M effect. Keep in mind that stacking multiple filters increases flare risk and the potential for vignetting on wide-angle lenses.
It works equally for both. Color correction filters were originally developed for film, where white balance correction wasn't possible in post. On digital, it gives you the correction baked in-camera rather than relying on raw editing.

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