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Founded by Sol Tiffen in 1938.1
Private company
Tiffen
Logo: Tiffen filters, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
American lens filter manufacturer
The Tiffen Company is a company in Hauppauge, New York, U.S. which manufactures filters for photography, and other professional film and photography-related products. Founded in 1945, by Sol Tiffen who brought his brothers Leo and Nat into the business, the company has won several Academy Awards for technical achievements in filtration.2 Its chief executive is Steven Tiffen.1 It employed 91 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1938Founded1
- HeadquartersHauppauge1
- Websitetiffen.com/pages/camera-filter-collection
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The Tiffen Company is a company in Hauppauge, New York, U.S. which manufactures filters for photography, and other professional film and photography-related products. Founded in 1945, by Sol Tiffen who brought his brothers Leo and Nat into the business, the company has won several Academy Awards for technical achievements in filtration.2
Leadership
Who has led Tiffen, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderSol Tiffen1
- Chief executive officerSteven Tiffen1
Products and brands
- photographic filter
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1938Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitetiffen.com/pages/camera-filter-collection1
- X (Twitter)x.com/Tiffentweets1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/1000648292570971
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/tiffancompany1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCTbUw2qn2W0DOODvPGZ_2lA1
- LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/The-tiffen-company1
- WikipediaTiffen (company)
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7801271
Sources
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- 1WikidataTiffen on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaTiffen on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsTiffen logo by Tiffen filters, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsTiffen photo by TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0