Daylight

Tungsten

Type #

Filter

Factor

By (f/stops)

Factor #

Open Lens By (f/stops)

3

Light Yellow

1.5

2/3

4

Yellow

1.5

2/3

1.5

2/3

6

Light Yellow

1.5

2/3

1.5

2/3

8

Yellow

2

1

1.5

2/3

9

Deep Yellow

2

1

1.5

2/3

11

Yellow-Green

4

2

4

2

12

Yellow

2

1

1.5

2/3

13

Drk Y-Green

5

2 1/3

4

2

15

Deep Yellow

2.5

1 1/3

1.5

2/3

23A

Light Red

6

2 2/3

3

1 2/3

25

Red

8

3

5

2 1/3

29

Deep Red

16

4

8

3

33

Magenta

24

4 1/2

12

3 1/3

44

Cyan

8

3

8

3

47B

Blue

6

2 2/3

12

3 1/2

50

Vry Drk Blue

20

4 1/3

40

5 1/3

58

Green

8

3

8

3

61

Green

12

3 2/3

12

3 2/3

Polarizing

Gray

2.5

1 1/3

2.5

1 1/3

Subject

Desired Effect

Filter #

Color open lens By f/stops

Blue Sky

Natural

8

Yellow +1 f stops

Darkened

15

Deep Yellow +1 1/3 f stops

Spectacular

25

Red +3 f stops

Almost Black

29

Deep Red +4 f stops

Night Effect

25 plus Polarizing

Red & Pol.+4 1/3 f stops

Marine Scenes

when Sky is Blue

Natural

8

Yellow +1 f stops

Water Dark

15

Deep Yellow +1 1/3 f stops

Sunsets

Natural

None or 8

Yellow +1 f stops

Increased Brilliance

15 or

25

Deep Yellow +1 1/3 f stops

Red +3 f stops

Addition of Haze

for Atmospheric effect

47

Blue +2 2/3 f stops

Distant

Landscapes

Very slight addition

Of Haze

None

Natural

8

Yellow +1 f stops

Haze Reduction

15

Deep Yellow +1 1/3 f stops

Great

Haze Reduction

25 or

29

Red +3 f stops

Deep Red +4 f stops

Nearby Foliage

Natural

8 or

11

Yellow +1 f stops

Yellow Green +2 f stops

Light

58

Green +3 f stops

Outdoor Portraits

Against Sky

Natural

8 or

11

Yellow +1 f stops

Yellow Green +2 f stops

Flowers-Blossoms

And Foliage

Natural

8 or

11

Yellow +1 f stops

Yellow Green +2 f stops

Red, Bronze

Orange and

Similar Colors

Lighter to show

Detail

25

Red +3 f stops

Dark Blue, Purple

And Similar Colors

Lighter to show

Detail

None or

47

Blue +2 2/3 f stops

Foliage Plants

Lighter to show

Detail

58

Green +3 f stops

Architectural Stone

Wood, Sand, Snow

When Under Sunlit

& Under Blue Sky

Natural

8

Yellow +1 f stop

Enhanced texture

Rendering

15 or

25

Deep Yellow +1 1/3 f stops

Red +3 f stops