General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CARDSTOCK BOX/ SYNTHETIC CASE/ METAL RING WITH GLASS FILTER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

6.0 cm

Width

6.0 cm

Height

1.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still camera accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

TIFFEN

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY 1960S AND 1970S

Canada

ORIGINAL OWNER, HAROLD EASTWOOD, WAS A SERIOUS AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER. HE WAS ORIGINALLY FROM ENGLAND BUT RETIRED TO PEI. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC & FOR UN AFRICA FAMINE RELIEF. HE FILMED IN AFRICA, MEXICO AND NORTH AMERICA. [REF 2]

Function

USED WITH B&W FILMS TO CORRECT TONAL CONTRASTS IN THE OUTDOORS.

Technical

THIS FILTER ABSORBS BLUE, THEREBY RENDERING THE MOST ACCURATE TONAL CORRECTION OUTDOORS, AND PRODUCING EVEN GREATER CONTRAST OF CLOUDS AGAINST BLUE SKIES. REQUIRES APPROXIMATELY 1 STOP EXPOSURE INCREASE. [REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED AROUND RIM: 'TIFFEN PHOTAR YELLOW 2 SERIES #6 U.S.A.'/ MOLDED IN CASE LID: 'Tiffen [IN CURSIVE]'/ PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: 'PHOTAR/ Tiffen/ COLOR/ CORRECTION/ PHOTOGRAPHIC FILTER/ TIFFEN PHOTAR FILTER/ No.8 (YEL.2) #6/ COLOR + 1 STOP/ TIFFEN OPTICAL CO./ ROSLYN HEIGHTS, L.I., N.Y./ MADE IN U.S.A. TRADEMARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ TIFFEN PHOTAR FILTERS/ THE LIFETIME/ GUARANTEED FILTER'

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

BOX: YELLOW WITH BLUE, BLACK AND WHITEPRINTING/ CLEAR CASE/ BLACK RING WITH YELLOW FILTER

Decoration

N/A