The Tiffen Filter Wheel 3 Soft Contrast 1 Glass Filter is the opposite from a Low Contrast Filter. It maintains the depth of the shadow areas while bringing your highlights down. In other words, the hot spots or bright areas of the image are reduced while the shadow areas remain dark.
Note:
Soft Contrast Filters are available in grades 1-5 with #5 having the greatest effect
Results in a reduction in contrast
This filter, like the Low Contrast Filter, will cause a slight amount of flaring or halation
The Soft Contrast Filter has a neutral gray appearance, which drops the exposure
Although it may seem to require it, Tiffen does not recommend any exposure compensation since this will negate the effect of the filter