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Ilford Multigrade Filter Set 3.5x3.5"

Ilford Multigrade Filter Set 3.5x3.5" - Main image
$23.99 $39.99 In stock

Category: Printing Paper

ILFORD MULTIGRADE FILTERS are a fantastic addition to any darkroom. With 12 evenly spaced, speed matched grades, they enable simple contrast control for all variable contrast papers and allow a wide range of negative types to be printed.

MULTIGRADE FILTERS are numbered 00–5 in ½ step increments with the lowest filter number corresponding to the softest contrast. They are easy to use with no complicated calculations required when changing from one filter to another - the exposure time for filters 00–3½ is the same which then simply doubles for filters 4–5.

MULTIGRADE FILTERS are available in sets, 8.9 x 8.9cm (3½x3½”) and 15.2 x 15.2cm (6x6”), and can be used above or below the lens as well as cut to fit enlarger filter drawers as necessary. A filter kit is also available for below lens use, comprising of 12 mounted contrast filters, a mounted safelight filter and a filter holder.

Individual grade, 30cm square filters are available to special order.

For further information on Multigrade filters, please refer to the contrast control data sheet.

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

William C. ★★★★★

Switched from using a random set of contrast filters and the difference in exposure times is night and day. The 12 grades give me exactly the control I need for fine-tuning prints.

Stella ★★★★★

Having these speed-matched filters means I don't have to waste time recalculating exposure times when switching grades, which makes printing sessions much smoother. The 3.5x3.5 size fits perfectly under my enlarger lens.

Madison E. ★★★★★

The 12 evenly spaced filters cover the full contrast range without any awkward jumps, which makes dialing in a grade feel almost instinctive. They’re also speed matched, so I didn’t have to re-adjust exposure times when swapping between softer and harder grades.