LB080
Light Balancing Filter
(minus Red)

Single substrate, hard-coated LB080 filters are used to raise the lower color temperature associated with lighting with a higher percentage of red component, in order to create more natural looking color. It's name is derived from the mired shift value; approximately -80 mired.

These filters are often used in association with fiber optic lighting.

Some vision-related companies call these "blue" filters because of their bluish color and offer them for color separation applications. However, as can be seen from the data provided for this filter, it is not a good choice at all when a filter is needed for such situations.

Download Excel Spreadsheet with data and curve for this filter.

Examples of filter effectiveness.

Standard Threaded Mounts:
We offer standard filter sizes from stock – 22.5mm to 62mm – for same- or next-day shipping. Larger filters – 67mm to 105mm – are made to order and are normally not returnable.

Click here for PDF drawing of standard mounts

Slip Mounts:
If your lens does not have threads for mounting a filter, Slip Mount adapters are available. Slip Mounts can attach a regular filter to a lens or attach a very large filter to accommodate a wide angle lens. Please call to order Slip Mount adapters.

C-Mounts:
3mm thick threaded mount for adding a filter between lens and camera
Click here for PDF drawing of c-mounts

Transmission chart (typical)
Passes 370-520nm
Absorbs 360nm and below; 540-1100nm

1100
1090
1080
1070
1060
1050
1040
1030
1020
1010

1000
990
980
970
960
950
940
930
920
910

900
890
880
870
860
850
840
830
820
810

800
790
780
770
760
750
740
730
720
710

700
690
680
670
660

44.28
43.51
42.73
41.82
40.94
40.10
39.06
38.20
37.34
36.44

35.54
34.62
33.66
32.79
31.94
31.08
30.21
29.43
28.66
28.08

27.30
26.63
25.94
25.35
24.52
24.20
23.96
23.59
23.34
23.14

22.98
22.85
22.89
23.02
23.18
23.49
23.90
24.33
24.94
25.59

26.09
26.14
25.47
24.50
23.94

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640
630
620
610
600
590
580
570
560

550
540
530
520
510
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490
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460

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390
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370
360

350
340
330
320
310
300
290
280
270
260

250
240
230
220
210

24.31
25.75
28.08
30.40
32.22
33.61
35.66
40.66
45.12
47.22

47.14
47.38
49.40
52.77
55.83
58.63
61.06
63.61
66.34
68.96

71.58
73.98
76.31
77.85
82.60
81.92
77.67
70.43
61.76
48.59

32.56
15.72
3.92
0.27
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00