Tiffen
Tiffen 58OR21 58mm Orange B&W Contrast Filter
Enhance Your Black and White Photography The Tiffen 58mm #21 Orange Filter is designed to create strong contrast and tonal separation in black and white images. Ideal for landscape and marine photography, this filter deepens blue tones and absorbs blue-green colors. Specifications: Filter Ty...
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Overview
Enhance Your Black and White Photography
The Tiffen 58mm #21 Orange Filter is designed to create strong contrast and tonal separation in black and white images. Ideal for landscape and marine photography, this filter deepens blue tones and absorbs blue-green colors.
Specifications:
- Filter Type: Orange (#21)
- Filter Diameter: 58mm
- Material: Optical Glass
- Effect: Contrast Enhancement
- Application: Black and White Photography
Key Features
Enhance Black & White Impact - Create stronger contrast and improved tonal separation in black-and-white photography. The Tiffen #21 Orange Filter helps define clouds, landscapes, architecture, and distant subjects, delivering greater depth and visual drama.
Classic Orange Filter Effect – Designed to absorb blue and blue-green wavelengths, helping darken skies, enhance cloud detail, and create stronger contrast throughout black and white images while maintaining optical clarity. Compared to a #16 Orange Filter, the#21 Orange Filter delivers a stronger contrast effect with deeper sky darkening and greater tonal separation, making it ideal for photographers seeking a more dramatic monochrome look.
Ideal For Landscape, Marine & Aerial Photography – Capture richer skies, better definition in distant scenery, and more dramatic water tones when shooting outdoors, making everyday scenes appear more striking and expressive.
Balanced Contrast For Creative Control – Stronger than a yellow filter yet more versatile than a red filter, making the #21 Orange Filter a favorite choice for photographers seeking bold contrast without an overly dramatic effect.
TRUSTED TIFFEN QUALITY | MADE IN NEW YORK – Built with high-quality optical glass mounted in a durable metal filter ring, this screw-in filter installs quickly and securely for reliable performance in the field. Manufactured in New York using Tiffen's precision ColorCore technology, photographers have relied on Tiffen filters for generations to deliver consistent image quality and dependable creative results.
Specifications
Filter Type
Contrast Filter
Color
Orange (#21)
Diameter
58mm
Primary Application
Black-and-white imaging
Light Absorption
Blue and blue-green
Depth Compared to Orange 16
Deeper
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the primary use of the Tiffen 58OR21 Orange B&W Contrast Filter?
The Tiffen 58OR21 58mm Orange B&W Contrast Filter is primarily for black-and-white imaging, where it enhances contrast by absorbing blue and blue-green light.
How does this filter compare to an Orange 16 filter?
The Tiffen 58OR21 is deeper than an Orange 16 filter, meaning it will have a more pronounced effect on contrast in your black-and-white images.
What effect does this filter have on blue and blue-green tones?
This filter specifically absorbs blue and blue-green light, which results in those tones appearing darker in black-and-white photographs.
Is this filter suitable for color photography?
No, the Tiffen 58OR21 58mm Orange B&W Contrast Filter is primarily intended for black-and-white imaging and is not typically used for color photography.
What is the diameter of this filter?
This Tiffen contrast filter has a diameter of 58mm, making it compatible with lenses that accept 58mm filters.
Will this filter significantly change the look of my black and white photos?
Yes, by absorbing blue and blue-green light, this #21 Orange filter is designed to create stronger tonal separation and increased contrast in black and white images.
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