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Ilford Multigrade Filter Set 8.9cm

Ilford Multigrade Filter Set 8.9cm - Main image
$41.41 $58.32 In stock

Category: Print & Print Processing Black and White Darkroom Paper

To make use of multigrade or VC paper you need to use filters to obtain those grade.


Ilford's sets includes twelve filters which are numbered 00-5 in 1/2 steps, with the lowest filter number corresponding to the softest contrast.


Filters are available in sets of filters 8.9x8.9cm (3.5 x 3.5 inches) and 15.2 x 15.2cm (6 x 6 inches).


They can be used above or below the lens and can be cut to fit the enlarger filter drawer. Filter sizes 30 x 30cm (11.8 x 11.8 inches) are available


to special order.


A filter kit is available for below the lens use. It comprises 12 mounted contrast filters, a mounted safelight filter and a filter holder.


Multigrade filters are very easy to use: no complicated calculations are needed when changing from one filter to another. The exposure


time for filters 00-31/2 is the same; that for filters 4-5 is double.

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Andrew ★★★★★

These 12 filters give me precise half-stop control from 00 to 5, and the 8.9cm size fits perfectly in my enlarger drawer. My test strips came out with really clean, crisp whites and deep blacks on the first try.

Ellie ★★★★★

Finally got a consistent grade 2 contrast without having to guess exposure times — the half-step increments between filters make dialing in the perfect look so much easier. The 8.9cm size slides neatly into my filter drawer without any trimming.

Elizabeth W. ★★★★★

These filters fit perfectly in my darkroom's holder and the 8.9cm size is exactly what I needed for my enlarger. The half-step increments give me way more control over contrast than I expected, especially when dodging tricky negatives.