Re: IR beam inside *some* EOS bodies

[James Norton <bj208@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 27 Aug 1996, joe b. wrote:

> In message <s2197a47.016@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "TAMMY L. SULLIVAN"
> <SULLITL@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
> >Infrared film and the Canon EOS1n are not a good match.  There's an internal
> >infrared beam inside the Canon's that will cause the IR film to fog.  
> 
> Sorry- this response is something like a week late! Some EOS bodies such
> as the 5 (A2E) have this IR method of counting sprocket-holes but not
> the 1n. Only some EOS bodies have this problem, and the manual says so
> in such cases.

But remember, you only lose about 15% of the bottom frame from the beam, 
so it can be overcome, sort of. :-(

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