LEE Filters - 169 Lilac Tint, komplette Roll
The LEE Filters 169 Lilac Tint is an essential tool for lighting designers and gaffers seeking to infuse scenes with a subtle yet impactful cool-warm balance. This carefully formulated colour effect filter delivers a gentle lilac hue, perfect for adding a touch of romance, fantasy, or ethereal quality to photographic, cinematic, or theatrical productions. Its delicate tint effectively lifts shadows and introduces a nuanced warmth without overpowering the natural colour rendition, making it exceptionally versatile for a wide range of creative applications, from accentuating skin tones to enriching environmental lighting. Crafted with LEE Filters' renowned precision, this complete roll ensures consistent colour transmission and optical clarity across its entire length, guaranteeing professional results every time.
COLOUR CHARACTERISTICS
The 169 Lilac Tint filter provides a specific light alteration, designed to create a soft, inviting atmosphere.
Hue: A delicate lilac, offering a balance between cool blues and warm reds.
Effect on skin tones: Tends to soften and add a gentle warmth, enhancing complexions without appearing artificial.
Environmental impact: Can introduce a dreamlike quality to landscapes or interior sets, making colours appear slightly richer and more enchanting. It subtly shifts the colour temperature towards a cooler end while maintaining a pleasing visual warmth, particularly effective in outdoor settings or when mimicking dawn/dusk light.
Applications: Ideal for fashion photography, portraiture, romantic scenes, fantasy films, and stage productions requiring a soft, artistic colour wash. It can be used to counteract harsh green tones or simply to add an aesthetic touch that is both unique and harmonious.
OPTICAL PERFORMANCE
Manufactured to exacting standards, the LEE Filters 169 Lilac Tint ensures superior optical fidelity, critical for professional production environments.
Material: High-quality, heat-resistant polyester, engineered for durability and consistent performance under varying lighting conditions.
Light transmission: Designed to allow a significant portion of light to pass through while precisely modulating the colour spectrum, ensuring minimal light loss while achieving the desired colour effect. Specific transmission values are meticulously controlled across the visible spectrum to ensure predictable and repeatable results.
Clarity: Exceptional optical clarity maintains sharp focus and prevents image degradation, ensuring the filter does not introduce any discernible aberrations or diffusion unless intentionally designed to do so.
Uniformity: The colour is evenly distributed across the entire surface of the filter, eliminating hot spots or inconsistent colour patches, which is paramount for broad lighting coverage or large-scale applications.
DURABILITY AND HANDLING
The LEE Filters 169 Lilac Tint is built for the rigours of professional use, offering both resilience and ease of application.
Construction: Crafted from a durable polyester base, making it tear-resistant and capable of withstanding the heat generated by professional lighting fixtures.
Heat resistance: Engineered to maintain its colour stability and physical integrity even under sustained exposure to high-temperature light sources.
Handling: Designed to be easily cut, shaped, and affixed to various lighting equipment, including barn doors, gel frames, and scrims. Its flexibility allows for seamless integration into diverse lighting setups.
Maintenance: Can be gently wiped clean with a soft, lint-free cloth if dust or smudges occur, ensuring its longevity and maintaining optimal optical performance throughout its lifespan.
PRODUCT FORMAT
This product is supplied as a complete roll, providing maximum flexibility and value for extensive or multiple applications.
Roll dimensions: Typically supplied in a standard width (e.g., 1.22 meters / 48 inches) and a substantial length, offering ample material for multiple cuts and custom shapes tailored to specific lighting requirements. Exact dimensions should be verified upon purchase.
Storage: Best stored in its original packaging or a dedicated gel roll storage solution, away from direct sunlight, extreme temperatures, and humidity to preserve its colour consistency and physical properties over time.
Versatility: The roll format is ideal for users who require large sheets for wide-area coverage, numerous smaller pieces for intricate setups, or custom cuts for unique fixtures. It minimizes waste and provides cost-effective colour filtering.
CLASSIFICATION
The LEE Filters 169 Lilac Tint complete roll is classified as a professional-grade theatrical and photographic colour effect lighting filter. It falls under the category of subtractive colour filters, as it selectively absorbs certain wavelengths of light to produce its distinct lilac hue. As part of LEE Filters' extensive range of colour correction and effect gels, it is positioned as a high-quality, reliable, and consistent tool for manipulating the chromatic quality of artificial or natural light sources. Its primary function is aesthetic and mood-setting, differentiating it from colour temperature correction filters or diffusion filters. This product is indispensable for gaffers, cinematographers, theatre lighting designers, and photographers who require precise control over the emotional and visual impact of their lighting, offering a specific creative solution for achieving nuanced and captivating visual atmospheres.
