
Nikon Filters
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For Both Color and  | Skylight  | 
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  | Ultraviolet  | |
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  | Yellow  | Medium  | 
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Film  | Orange  | 
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  | Red  | 
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  | Green  | Light  | 
  | Deep  | |
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For Both Color and  | Circular Polarizing  | |
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  | Neutral Density  | |
  | Amber  | Light  | 
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  | Light  | 
  | Blue  | Medium  | 
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) indicates Increase In flstop.
Filler  | 
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designa-  | Daylight  | Tungsten  | |||
tion | light  | ||||
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L1BC  | 
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L37C  | 
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L39  | 
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Y44  | 1.5  | (1/2)  | 
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Y48  | 1.7  | (2/3)  | 1.2 (1 / 3)  | ||
Y52  | 2 (1)  | 1.4  | (1 / 2 )  | ||
056  | 3 .5   | 2 (1)  | |||
R60  | 8 (3)  | 5   | |||
XO  | 2 (1)  | 1.7  | (2 /3 )  | ||
Xl  | 5   | 3.5   | |||
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ND2X  | 
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ND4X  | 
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ND8X  | 
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ND400X  | 
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A2  | 
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A12  | 
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821.2 (1/3)
881.6 (2/3)
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-For lens protection the L37C is recommended.
-Do not use more than one filter at a time, or vignetting may occu r. Be especially careful when usi ng filters together with short focal 
-When shooting a backlit subject or if there is a bright source in the frame, a ghost image is li kely to result when using a filter. In this case, remove filter.
-When using a filter requirin g exposure compensation such as the 056, R60, NO filter, etc., Matrix Meter performance is altered by the filter'saffect on contrast; to get correct expo- sure, use 
-When using R60 under tungsten light, increase the exposure value by one f/stop more than that indicated by the exposure meter.
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