Polarizer Filters

• Can I combine a Tiffen VND filter with a Circular Polarizing filter?

  The Tiffen VND filter is made of two circular polarizing filters. Adding a third CP filter will cause cross polarization issues and is not recommended. If you wish to shoot with a ND filter and a CP filter at the same time, we recommend using a set stop value ND filter instead of a VND.

• How many anti-reflective layers are there in the coatings on the Tiffen Circular Polarizer and precisely what kind of layers are they?

  The Tiffen Circular Polarizer is not multicoated at all. Multi-coating is a proprietary process, and we seriously doubt that any lens or filter manufacturer will tell you the exact nature and composition of their coating layers. Tiffen Digital HT filters are a state-of-the-art technological break...

• What does a Circular Polarizing filter do?

  This filter will help to eliminate light reflecting off surfaces (water, glass, metal, etc) and will also increase the contrast in blue skies with clouds.  The blue sky will appear darker blue while the clouds will appear brighter white.  You can adjust the amount of polarization in your image by...

• What is the difference between a Circular Polarizer and a Linear type?

  A Circular Polarizer is for all cameras, especially still cameras with autofocus or cameras with “Beam Splitting “metering systems. The circular works just like a linear, except it doesn’t adversely affect the function of these systems