Matias Nicolas Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 HI , can anybody tell me which is the difference between this tiffen filters? the low contrast, ultra contrast & soft contrast? Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted October 23, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted October 23, 2011 Tiffen Low Con is the oldest filter, from the 1950's or maybe earlier... it's similar to a Fog filter but with less halation (glow around lights), but it still softens somewhat and bright lights glow a bit. Soft Con is a Low Con with black specks added to bring down bright areas a bit. Ultra Con is a newer design, from the late 1980's I think -- the "mist" particles in the filter are much finer so there is more of an overall haze added without as much softening or halation as with a Low Con. Double Fogs (late 1960's) are a mix of a Fog and Low Con filter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matias Nicolas Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Thanks ! great answer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Miguel King Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I've an exterior shoot next weekend on Epic and I'm concerned about the relationship between noise and highlight detail. Mostly because we want to shoot 300 fps, and this pushes the camera to the extreme. I've been looking at these filters, mostly the soft contrast, but I've found very little information on how they affect sharpness. We do want a lot of sharpness. But I also want to keep as much density as possible and no clipping. Weather's probably going to be very windy (London in October...) which makes frames a no go. Also cos I'll be on a rickshaw. Any thoughts or experiences on this issue of sharpness? I'll be testing the combo on Monday but I do wonder if there are other recipes for this. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted October 13, 2012 Premium Member Share Posted October 13, 2012 I've an exterior shoot next weekend on Epic and I'm concerned about the relationship between noise and highlight detail. Mostly because we want to shoot 300 fps, and this pushes the camera to the extreme. I've been looking at these filters, mostly the soft contrast, but I've found very little information on how they affect sharpness. We do want a lot of sharpness. But I also want to keep as much density as possible and no clipping. Weather's probably going to be very windy (London in October...) which makes frames a no go. Also cos I'll be on a rickshaw. Any thoughts or experiences on this issue of sharpness? I'll be testing the combo on Monday but I do wonder if there are other recipes for this. Cheers! SoftCons are an older technology -- you might want to test Schneider Digicons insteads, which are more like UltraCons instead of LowCons: http://cinematography.net/edited-pages/digicon-test.htm Otherwise, there is a relationship between contrast and sharpness, lowering one lowers the other. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Eilertsen Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 SoftCons are an older technology -- you might want to test Schneider Digicons insteads, which are more like UltraCons instead of LowCons: http://cinematography.net/edited-pages/digicon-test.htm The images on the page David links to aren't showing up for me. Anyone else getting them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Nenzen Loven Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 On 10/13/2012 at 6:09 AM, David Mullen ASC said: SoftCons are an older technology -- you might want to test Schneider Digicons insteads, which are more like UltraCons instead of LowCons: http://cinematography.net/edited-pages/digicon-test.htm Otherwise, there is a relationship between contrast and sharpness, lowering one lowers the other. Know it is an old thread but would you still stand by this David? C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted December 11, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted December 11, 2020 Yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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