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PolarPro’s Split 50 Is Only Half a Filter, and That’s the Entire Point

PolarPro’s Split 50 Is Only Half a Filter, and That’s the Entire Point

A bearded man in a red cap holds a camera lens filter up to his eye. Next to him is a close-up of a black Leica camera on a table with photo prints and a red magazine cover.

PolarPro has introduced a new creative lens filter that intentionally leaves half the glass uncovered, and that unusual design is exactly what gives the filter its cinematic effect. The new PolarPro Split 50 is a split diopter filter designed to place two subjects at different distances into focus within the same frame, creating a distinctive look long associated with classic Hollywood filmmaking.

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