Tiffen 72PM2 72mm Pro-Mist 2 Diffusion Filter

The Tiffen 72mm Pro-Mist 2 is a diffusion filter designed to soften excess sharpness and reduce contrast, giving images and video footage an ethereal, polished quality. It works by subtly scattering light as it passes through the filter element, which smooths skin tones, tempers harsh transitions, and generates a distinctive pearlescent halo around bright highlights. This makes it especially popular for portrait photography, wedding videography, and narrative filmmaking where a more atmospheric, less clinical look is desired.

As a "2" density in Tiffen's Pro-Mist lineup, this filter sits in the moderate range — delivering a clearly visible diffusion effect while still retaining enough underlying detail to keep images from looking overly soft. The effect is baked into the capture, which many cinematographers and photographers prefer over software-based diffusion for its organic quality and the way it interacts with real light sources in the scene. Manufactured in the United States, the filter threads onto any 72mm lens and adds virtually no additional bulk to the front of the lens assembly.