Overview & Features
Yellow camera filter with a 52mm thread for Fluoro Photography.
- Experience FLUORODIVING! Corals and sealife contain fluorescent
proteins invisible to the naked eye.
- Use this filter along with an
excitation filter for your lights to capture this amazing effect.
Compatible with Olympus housings
- PT-034
- PT-043
- PT-045
- PT-047
- PT-048
- PT-051
- PT-052
- PT-053
- PT-056
- PT-058
- PT-059
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
- For Fluorescent Fish and Coral Images
- Use with Blue or UV Excitation Light
- Blocks Blue or UV Excitation Light
- Fluorescence from Excitation can pass
- Compatible with every 52mm thread
You know FluoDiving?
FluoDiving is diving using ultra-violett light to get the fluorescent colors of animals or plants in sea and fresh water. To
filter the blue light and let only pass the fluorescent colors you have
to use a yellow filter and you will get spectacular pictures or movies.
If you would like to see the fluorescent colors in time, we suggest to use the equivalent filters for your diving mask. The
underwater yellow filter can be attached or detached even under water
according to the current situation. With a small snap cord, which is
included here, the yellow filter can be attached to the housing so it
will not get lost.
Fluorescence is a process that begins
with chemical compounds called fluorophores as they absorb light energy
from an outside source. Atoms and molecules within the fluorophores then
emit their own light at lower energies and wavelengths that correspond
to the original light source, making the fluorophores appear to glow.
The proteins in many fish, coral, or other underwater life contain
fluorophores, creating the opportunity for unusual or unique images.
Since blue or UV wavelengths with their relatively high energy levels
can yield the most intense fluorophore reactions, blue or UV light
sources are considered ideal for producing the most colorful and
easy-to-photograph fluorophore effects.
However, because the light from a blue
or UV lamp used to excite the atoms and molecules within the
fluorophores is more intense than the lower-energy fluorophore glow,
such lamps can end up obscuring that glow from fish or corals while
trying to photograph them. The Mangrove M52 Underwater Barrier Filter
makes it possible to capture images of fluorescing underwater life by
blocking the light from a blue or UV excitation light being used to
provide the energy needed to initiate the fluorophore reaction while
allowing the resulting glow into your lens and camera.