Re: Ilford SFX 200

[George L Smyth <GLSmyth@xxxxxxx>]

Bobbie Doyle wrote:

> 
> Which brings me to a question. Has anyone got any advice on printing from
> these negatives? The way that Kodak behaves with foilage and sunlight by
> going almost white in parts of the leaves, it is really hard to print from
> the negs. Burning in is desired, but there a so many little "really light"
> places that need attention. If you get the exposure right for the medium
> to dark areas then you have got white areas that are a problem.
> 

With a bit of experience, you'll find that Kodak IR is a bit more
predictable than you might have thought.  Certainly, if you are going to
shoot foliage during the middle of the day in summer, you will need to
realize that development of the negatives will be different than taking
pictures of pine trees in the winter.  One suggestion for shooting the
former would be to wait until later in the day, when the IR will be les
overwhelming.  If you must shoot during midday (I'm assuming that this
is the time of day the frames were exposed), then you'll have to cut
back on your development and slightly increase your exposure.  Of
course, this is the failing point of roll film, which needs to be
developed all at once.  Switching to 4X5 will free you up considerably,
but should be done only after you're confortable with 35mm.

george

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