The Solid Cyan 2 Filter from Tiffen is designed to add an element of color or drama to an image. This filter adds blue/green to a color shot giving it an ethereal, fantasy feeling. Depending on the grade of this filter chosen, you can alter the degree of mood desired. Cyan absorbs red light so if you are shooting in black and white, a red apple appears lighter while making green leaves greener. A Cyan 5 filter is the strongest grade available for this filter. In color, using this filter, you are definitely in a departure from reality stage. In black and white, your tonal separations are maximized. Tiffens ColorCore glass is produced through a process that entails permanently laminating the filter material in between two pieces of optical glass that are ground flat to tolerances of a ten-thousandth of an inch. Cyan is one of Tiffens award winning color filters that can be used to create a mood, change the tonality or turn a simple shot into something completely different than if shot without the filter