Tiffen 55BPM1 55mm Black Pro-Mist 1 Diffusion Camera Filter

The Black Pro Mist helps to reduce the value of the highlights while slightly lowering the overall contrast. This filter is especially useful for smoothing out and softening facial wrinkles and other blemishes. While designed for use with movies, this filter can also be used for fashion and beauty applications. Unlike a traditional diffusion or soft focus filter, Pro-Mist filters provide little loss of detail across the image.

• The one and only Black Pro-Mist filter, developed over 30 years ago, set the standard for this widely sought-after diffusion effect. Optical Glass proudly made in the USA using Tiffen’s Academy & Emmy Award-winning ColorCore technology, it delivers consistent highlight blooming, reduced contrast, and a natural cinematic feel trusted across the industry. Often imitated in so-called “black mist” filters.
• CINEMATIC LOOK: This Black Pro-Mist filter helps soften bright highlight flares and reduce harsh contrast, enhancing your photos and videos with a smooth, cinematic, and professional appearance. It diffuses light without losing the sharpness of your image, creating a cinematic atmosphere and dreamy feel on your projects.
• IDEAL FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY: Tiffen diffusion filters are ideal for all types of photography and video projects. This filter softens skin imperfections such as wrinkles and blemishes, giving your subjects a delicate, smooth, and glowing look. The Tiffen Black Pro-Mist filter adds a dreamlike quality to your photos and video, making the subject appear more elegant and polished by giving you a cinematic look and feel.
• OPTICAL QUALITY GLASS WITH ADVANCED ColorCore TECHNOLOGY: Tiffen filters offer high quality optics achieving maximum flatness and parallelism. Tiffen ColorCore technology allows for consistent and lasting color and effects on every Tiffen filter.
• ULTRA-SLIM AND DURABLE FRAME: The Black Pro-Mist Filter ultra-slim 55mm ring design ensures there’s no vignetting on wide-angle and telephoto lenses, keeping your image sharp and clean from edge to edge. Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Non-Slip ring allows for easy installation and removal, offering both durability and convenience for photographers and videographers.
• A Cinematographer’s Staple: A go‑to filter for professionals, amateurs, and hobbyists alike seeking a timeless, film‑inspired look straight out of the camera.