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tiffen.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 22 October 202637 issues · 86 checks
This review found 37 issues worth fixing on tiffen.com, 13 of them high impact, across 86 checks. The most urgent: use efficient cache lifetimes. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
76C- #62,386 of 101,756 reviewed websitesbeats 34%
- #39,192 of 56,397 online storesbeats 26%
- #37,112 of 51,273 Shopify storesbeats 23%
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| May 9, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.7 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 97 ms |
| May 9, 2026 | 96 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 95 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 96 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 95 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 96 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 99 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 95 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 95 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 95 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 94 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 95 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 88 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 88 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 96 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 97 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 114 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 117 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 116 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 121 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 105 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 103 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
Speed
Use efficient cache lifetimes
1.0 s · 494 KiB24 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (494 KiB).
Mobile performance score: 43
43/100Your mobile performance score is 43 (desktop: 57). Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 5.9 s
A phone's processor spends 5.9 s on main-thread work while loading, 3.8 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
3,658 HTML elements
The page has 3,658 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
Reduce unused JavaScript
940 ms · 637 KiBAbout 637 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 940 ms faster on a phone.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Clarity, Google Tag Manager and reamaze.com and others), adding 1.1 MB and 1.5 s of main-thread time.
Improve image delivery
950 ms · 461 KiB11 images could be 461 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 950 ms faster on a phone.
Clarity adds 511 ms
511 msClarity costs a phone 511 ms of main-thread work and 29 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Render-blocking requests
450 ms12 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 450 ms.
Google Tag Manager adds 381 ms
381 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 381 ms of main-thread work and 315 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
17 long tasks on the main thread
17 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 367 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Reduce unused CSS
150 ms · 52 KiBAbout 52 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Legacy JavaScript
67 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 67 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Minify JavaScript
19 KiB19 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
Minify CSS
4 KiB4 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
1 checks passed
Server response: 12 ms
12 msYour server sent the HTML in 12 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Largest Contentful Paint: 13.1 s
13.1 sYour largest element takes 13.1 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “The Look Everyone’s Chasing The Filters Trusted By Cinemato…”.
Time to Interactive: 19.7 s
19.7 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 19.7 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 8.9 s
8.9 sVisually, the page fills in at 8.9 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
First Contentful Paint: 4.1 s
4.1 sThe first text or image appears after 4.1 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 601 ms
601 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 601 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.12
0.12For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.12 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Largest content (LCP) got 24% slower for real visitors
+24%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.5 s to 1.7 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
12 images without width and height
12 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
+8%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 97 ms to 103 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
5 checks passed
Real-user LCP: 1.8 s
1.8 sReal visitors wait 1.8 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 140 ms
140 msReal visitors wait 140 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user FCP: 1.4 s
1.4 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.4 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 721 ms
721 msReal visitors wait 721 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.054
0.054The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.054, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 3.7 MB in 273 requests
3.7 MBYour homepage downloads 3.7 MB in 273 requests on a phone: scripts 1.7 MB (99), images 1.0 MB (34) and other files 719 KiB (102). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded
Image_20260402_161345.jpg is on the first screen but marked loading="lazy", so the browser waits before fetching it and the page looks finished later. Load it eagerly (and give it fetchpriority="high" if it is the main image).
3 images far larger than shown
232 KiB3 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example BlackProMist_Before.jpg at 1,860 px wide, shown at 350 px. Resized copies would save about 232 KiB.
2 images below the first screen load straight away
2 images further down the page (243 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 1.0 g of CO₂ per visit
1.04 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.04 g of CO₂e: 124.7 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
1 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Accessibility
2 tap targets too small
2 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.
1 image without alt text
1 image has no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h1 → h3 and h2 → h5), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
1 checks passed
54 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 55 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 54 passed and 1 failed. 1 more need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
2 H1 headlines
There are 2 <h1> headlines (“” and “Gear That Delivers Every Time”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.
Meta description is long (205 characters)
Your meta description is 205 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
Structured data has 1 problem
Structured data found (CollectionPage, FAQPage, Organization and WebSite) but with 1 problem, for example “ld+json block 1 is not valid JSON (Unexpected token ',', ..."atitude": , "lon"... is not va)”.
1 link with vague text
1 link use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind it.
234 internal links, 17 external
The homepage links to 234 pages on tiffen.com and 17 external pages.
5 checks passed
Title: 65 characters
Your title is a healthy 65 characters: “The Tiffen Company - Tiffen Filters, Steadicam, Lowel, Domke, D&S”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://tiffen.com/.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://tiffen.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
4 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Organization data: 4 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo and sameAs (social profiles); description and contact details would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (2,278 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://tiffen.com/llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
1 linked page is broken
Your homepage links to https://tiffen.com/pages/steadicam-m2-core-kits, which answers with an error. Visitors hit a dead end and search engines drop it.
10 pages without a meta description
https://tiffen.com/collections/threaded-filters, https://tiffen.com/collections/cinematic-filters, https://tiffen.com/collections/uv-protection, https://tiffen.com/collections/polarizer-filters, https://tiffen.com/collections/fog-filters and https://tiffen.com/collections/black-and-white-filters and 4 others have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
14 pages without an H1
https://tiffen.com/collections/threaded-filters, https://tiffen.com/collections/mcs-magnetic-filters, https://tiffen.com/collections/cinematic-filters, https://tiffen.com/collections/uv-protection, https://tiffen.com/collections/polarizer-filters and https://tiffen.com/collections/explore-neutral-density-variable-nd-camera-filters and 8 others have no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 108 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
4 checks passed
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 14 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
5 JavaScript errors while loading
5 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'indexOf')”.
2 distorted images
2 images are displayed at the wrong aspect ratio, so they look stretched or squashed.
2 low-resolution images
2 images are served at too low a resolution for sharp phone screens.
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
30 of 33 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
Local business without LocalBusiness data
Your homepage shows a street address but no LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so Google and AI assistants have to guess your address, hours and phone from the page text.
Thin social proof
Social proof on the homepage: 2 trust badges. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.
No opening hours
The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.
Phone number is not tap-to-call
Your phone number appears as text but isn't a tel: link, so phone visitors can't tap to call.
No map or directions link
There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
About 399 words of copy
The homepage carries about 399 words of visible text.
5 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Join the Tiffen Family” and “Shop F-2”.
10 calls to action
The homepage has 10 calls to action, for example “Join the Tiffen Family”, “Steadicam Demo Equipment” and “Shop”.
3 short forms
3 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Clarity.
Phone number on the homepage
Your phone number is on the homepage.
Privacy and tracking
5 trackers load before any consent
5Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and Microsoft Clarity (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
22 cookies set on arrival
22Opening the homepage sets 22 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
47 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 47 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at tiffen.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- Framework
- jQuery
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager | Microsoft Clarity
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