Tiffen HT 0308-30M BDHTFILT User Manual

Digital HT™ filters are a
state-of-the-art technological
breakthrough in multi-coated photo
and video filters. Made for the discerning
professional and imaging enthusiast, Digital HT™
filters with Hi-Trans® Double-Sided Titanium
Multi-Coating surpass even military specifications
for hardness and durability.*

Tiffen’s research and development team has
conquered the challenges of multi-coating. No
longer is your investment in a multi-coated filter
subject to the everyday challenges of dirt, humidity,
and potential scratching which can render
your multi-coated filter useless.

Tiffen Digital HT

™

A Major Breakthrough
in Multi-Coated Filters

Digital HT™ - High Transmission - filters offer the
strength of a Titanium coating combined with the
purest optical quality glass and Tiffen’s Academy­Award-winning ColorCore™ technology. They present
unmatched scratch-resistant durability and worry­free cleaning while other coated filters on the market
today cautiously suggest delicate, if any, cleaning
procedures, in fear of destroying the coating (and
thereby the filter).

And that’s not all – these High Transmission filters
feature a low profile titanium-finish ring and anti­reflective black lock ring that set them apart from
all other filters.

Digital HT™ filters are available as:

• Digital Ultra Clear™

• Haze 86 (with 86% UV absorption)

• Circular Polarizer

• 812® Warming Filter

• ND 0.6

• ND 1.2

• Soft/FX® 3

• Star 4 Point 2

• Color-Grad® ND 0.6

• In sizes 52mm-82mm

• Each filter comes with its own distinctive

soft pouch for storage when not in use

Wavelength [nm]

% Reflectance

Tiffen® Digital HT™ Hi-Trans® Titanium Multi-Coated Filter

5

4

3

2

1

0

400 450 500 550 600 650 700

Wavelength [nm]

% Transmission

Tiffen® Digital HT™ Hi-Trans® Titanium Multi-Coated Filter

1

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0

350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750

Figure 1

Figure 2

* Independent testing based on these specifications was conducted at the
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, NY.

A Major
Breakthrough
In Multi­Coated
Filter
Technology

The Tiffen Company

90 Oser Avenue • Hauppauge, NY 11788

[phone] • 1-800-645-2522

visit tiffen.com

• Superior Transmission

• Easy-to-Clean Surface

• Scratch Resistant

• Anti-Reflective Lock Ring

• Water-White Glass

• Distinctive Titanium Finish

• Low-Profile Filter Ring

• 10-Year Warranty

• Made in USA

Tiffen filters are backed by a 10-year warranty.
They are used in almost every major movie and
TV production around the world. Tiffen has been
honored with two Technical Achievement Awards
from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences: one for innovative product design,
and the other for its Color-Core™ technology,
a proprietary lamination process which gives
complete control over filter color and density.
In 2000, the Academy presented Nat Tiffen with
a Scientific and Engineering Award for consistency
in filter quality. Tiffen also received a 1998 Emmy
Award for Engineering Excellence, as well as
numerous other awards for innovative filter
technology.

Along with the extreme toughness and durability,
Tiffen Digital HT™ Titanium Coating features
excellent Anti-Reflective and Transmission (HT
– High Transmission) characteristics. The Titanium
coating consistently reflects less than 1% (Fig. 1) of
the imaging light hitting the front surface of the filter
while transmitting nearly 99%* (Fig. 2).

1. Abrasion test – “Severe” abrasion test according to
MIL-C-48497, using eraser stub certified to MIL-E-12387.

2. Adhesion test – tape adhesion test according to
MIL-C-48497, using adhesive tape certified to MIL-A-A113 rev C.

3. Humidity Test – humidity test in accordance with
MIL-C-48497, 95% RH at 50 degrees C for 24 hours.

0308-30M BDHTFILT