RE: pinholga IR tech details

ColdMarblePhoto <coldmarble@dgbn.com> wrote:

>on 12/11/02 7:48 AM, Steve Bell wrote:
>
>> so now i have to ask, you said you used and opaque IR filter? did you mount
>> it in front of the pinhole? or behind? i'm going to assume that you didn't
>> move it about in front of the pinhole if you rated the film at 3? it must
>> have been a lengthy exposure. please impart your knowledge.
>
>
>Camera: pinHolga with approx. 40mm focal length
>Pinhole: Lenox Laser 300 micron
>Film: MACO IR 820c
>Filter: Hoya R72 - taped in front of pinhole
>Exposure: approx. 10 seconds in full sunlight
>Development: Edwal FG 7 for 12 minutes @ 70 F
>
>This was one of only three frames which approached being printable because
>of my sloppy handling of the IR film. When they say load and unload the
>camera in complete darkness, they mean it. Lesson learned and I'm ready to
>try some more. Hope to see the results of your experimentation soon.
>
>John Bolgiano
>--
>
>when I 1ststarted to use this film I was sure the company or web site said subdued light was ok .did anyone else find out the hard way that complete darkness was a must.2 out of 3 rools were fogged & the asa starting point was way off so much that I had only 1 useable negative.was it me or did the macophoto people seem confused as to correct starting points.they did return all e-mails & seem helpfull.I doubt that I would try it again[unless they wanted to send me a free roll].
    chip renner
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Received on Wed Dec 11 23:34:33 2002