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Tiffen

Tiffen is the optical camera-filter brand at the centre of The Tiffen Company, founded in 1938.

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01 / Buying facts

What you can check.

Warranty & support

Tiffen camera filters generally carry a ten-year warranty against manufacturing defects. IR and IRND filters and the listed Advantix and Apex XLE long-exposure filters carry one year. Proof of purchase from an authorised dealer and the full warranty conditions apply; sibling Tiffen Company brands have their own periods.

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History on record

1938 — Sol Tiffen founded the company, later joined by Leo and Nat Tiffen

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02 / Company & ownership

Behind the brand.

Tiffen is the optical camera-filter brand at the centre of The Tiffen Company, founded in 1938. Its filters serve still photography, video, cinema and broadcast work, while Steadicam, Domke, Lowel and other names are separate brands in the same company portfolio. Buyers should match thread or tray size, filter density and intended optical effect. The Tiffen identity should not be expanded to generic lenses, cables, lens caps, hoods or sibling-brand camera bags.

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03 / Product guide

Start with the right product.

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Threaded camera filters

Screw-in protection, polarising, neutral-density and diffusion filters matched to lens thread size

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Cinema filters

Square and rectangular optical filters selected for compatible matte boxes and a specified effect or density

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