Which camera filters convert between tungsten and daylight film balance?

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Which lens color-conversion filters are used when shooting color film under the wrong light source? Specifically, what filter corrects tungsten light for daylight-balanced film, and what filter corrects daylight for tungsten-balanced film?

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  • 80 filter corrects tungsten light sources to daylight balanced film

  • 85 filter corrects daylight sources to tungsten-balanced film

There are variations - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wratten_number

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For color film, the standard conversion filters are:

  • 80 series: use this when shooting tungsten light on daylight-balanced film. It adds blue correction.
  • 85 series: use this when shooting daylight on tungsten-balanced film. It adds amber/orange correction.

These are commonly referred to by their Wratten numbers, and there are variants within each series for slightly different strengths.

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