Tiffen 52mm 47 Filter (Blue)

by Tiffen

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004ZCAD
• Item model number: 5247
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #63 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Filters > Color Correction & Compensation Filters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 29, 2000

Product Description

Size: 52mm

Amazon.com Product Description

Primarily for black-and-white photography.

Product Description

Filters for black and white photography perform a variety of filtration effects including contrast control, enhanced skin tones, tonal corrections and more dramatic landscapes. Although originally intended for use with black and white film, these filters can also be used as a creative tool in color imaging.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This has uses for B&W photography (even digital) and forensics, January 17, 2011

By 

HMMWV "God, Country, Corps" (santa clara, CA USA) - See all my reviews
(TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (VINE VOICE)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Tiffen 58mm 47 Filter (Blue) (Electronics)

The blue filter in b&w digital photographs will accentuate the sky, reflections of the sky, and will lighten blue items. It will darken red / orange / green items, especially foilage or sunsets.

With forensic photography, the blue helps to enhance florescing chemical reactions that give off blue light such as The reaction with 3-aminophthalhydrazide (luminol) - by accenting the glow from the reagent against the background it will be more pronounced in the photograph.

Also I use them when shooting under blacklight, but orange can be used for a different effect.

Finally filters can be stacked, normally no more than 2, to produce unique effects in B&W exposure. Again, digital cameras allow instant review of the effect and re-takes on the spot if its not desired. There is lots of room for experimentation. Shooting during the blue hour when the night sky (around sunrise or sunset) is mostly blue can be enhanced with this filter.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, February 17, 2010

By 

Jason A. Mcpeak (Webster, TX) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Tiffen 55mm 47 Filter (Blue) (Electronics)

Very useful for enhancing clouds and fog, where as a red/yellow/or orange filter eliminates clouds and fog/haze, the blue will make it stand out with most black and white films.

3 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Review of light filter, March 26, 2009

By 

Vladimir Romanovich (CA USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Tiffen 72mm 47 Filter (Blue) (Electronics)

It is a too dark blue filter and as such it cannot be used in a regular photography. It is necessary to have a choice of filters with different rate of density.

2115|R26GY9CAR550XB;2115|R29W6QYCJXU9Z3;2115|R2KROPDWFMG7PS;