diffusion filters for F3?

[Lenilenapi]

Any advice for good looking but subtle diffusion filters for the F3? Even with detail down it tends to be a pretty sharp camera. I haven't actually tried using really low detail numbers yet but generally that looks kind of mushy.

I'm thinking of something to use for an older person or even for a real glamour look. I need to use it with a older CEO whose very sensitive about his image.

I tried some SoftFX the other day and it raised the black level a surprising amount. Would prefer something that didn't affect contrast much. There's always nets I guess, but I know there are lots of newer filters out there I've never tried. "How many ways can you recreate a dirty windshield"

How about the Tiffen Black DiffusionFX?

Thanks

lenny levy

[Nate Weaver]

Black Pro Mist is the standard for not lowering contrast.

[ddh]

2nd the Black Pro mist ... great piece for doing just what you need.

[Lenilenapi]

I've used then plenty of times and they do lower contrast though not that much. But there are many newer ones that I figured might be popular.

[TimurCivan]

1/2 black promist would do it

[wgzn]

could you not just do it in post?

[nsoltz]

Makes me chuckle-- I was producing a spot in 1983 shot on location to a 1" portable deck. Mind you, I was producer and at that time knew little about shooting. My late 40-ish female talented was horrified at her appearance on monitor and over the objections of the DP, I insisted on a ProMist. Talent was happy. Today, I would possibly consider a 1/2 ProMist but I might also consider filters in post such as BeautyBox or the skin-smoothing filter in Boris Continuum Complete (forget the exact name now). Then there is always the excellent Tiffen DFX plug-ins for AE which simulate optical filters. It is an excellent product, by the way, and I wish Tiffen would market it more vigorously. Then there are always lighting solutions.

Ned Soltz

[TimurCivan]

You can always use the "Bondo of Lighting".

Makes any old hag looks like a million bucks....

KinoFlo.

[Guy Jackson DP]

Soft FX filters worked for me on a recent shoot of an older celebrity, T2 bounce into a Bead-board trough brushed silk vertically made her people super happy. that was my first shoot with the F3 a while ago before i started playing with the settings, i now have a profile that eliminates the need for the Soft FX filter even on super sharp lenses.