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Ilford Multigrade Filter Set 8.9cm Below Lens

Ilford Multigrade Filter Set 8.9cm Below Lens - Main image
$58.56 $96 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 (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Nicholas ★★★★★

The half-stop increments between grades 00 and 5 give me way more control over contrast than my old set of full-step filters ever did. They slide neatly into the holder below the lens without any fuss.

Christopher A. ★★★★★

Finally, a filter set that actually lets me dial in exactly the contrast I want for fiber-based paper. The 00 to 5 range in half steps covers everything from soft portraits to punchy landscapes without needing to guess. Even the 8.9cm size fits perfectly under my enlarger lens.

Emma ★★★★★

The half-step increments between 00 and 5 give me way more control over contrast than I had with full-grade filters, and the 8.9cm size fits my lens perfectly. They’re thin enough to slide into the holder without fussing, which is a small thing but makes a big difference in the darkroom.