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Key Features
- Warming Light Balancing Filter
- Less 650K to Convert 3850 to 3200K
- ColorCore Technology
The Tiffen 86mm 81EF Light Balancing Filter helps to decrease the color temperature by 650K in order to warm the image slightly in order to match the color quality of illumination. When using an 81EF filter, you will be able to attain 3200K balance when the prevailing light source is 3850K. The warming effect of this filter requires a 0.6-stop increase in exposure for normal results.
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B&H describes this filter as converting 3850K to ...
B&H describes this filter as converting 3850K to 3200K, but the Tiffen website says it converts 3850K to 4140K. Which is it?
The Tiffen 86M Medium 81EF Filter actually converts a 3850K light source to approximately 4140K, matching Tiffen’s official specification.
Date published: 2025-11-24