Tiffen 138mm Orange #16 Photography Filter

Tiffen 138mm Orange #16 Photography Filter | 138OR16

The harsh, washed-out sky in your landscape shots isn’t a limitation of your lens ? it’s about controlling light before it hits the sensor. A standard UV filter won’t do what you need here. The Tiffen 138mm Orange #16 Photography Filter cuts through atmospheric haze to increase contrast, darken blue skies, and make clouds dramatically pop without touching anything in post-production.

• Juiced contrast in daylight. The orange #16 formulation absorbs blue light selectively, which deepens sky tones and clarifies distant foliage or architecture. Clouds become more defined; greens take on a richer, more natural texture.
• Black and white workhorse. For monochrome shooters, this filter changes tonal rendering ? separates subjects from backgrounds cleanly and often cuts the need for dodging in the darkroom or software later.
• Solid glass build. Tiffen’s construction uses optical glass with double-threaded rings that won’t bind or creak on large-diameter lenses. You’ll get consistent color neutrality across the frame edge, not just the center.
• Full 138mm thread. Designed specifically for big front-element lenses used in cinema, medium-format, or certain camera systems that accept this often-overlooked diameter.

This filter is ideal if you shoot landscapes, architecture, or street photography in bright conditions and want punchier results straight from camera. It’s equally at home on a digital body or a film Leica ? and does things you can’t fake in Lr or Lightroom without breaking your workflow.