Re: Books on Infrared Photography

["Willem-Jan Markerink" <w.j.markerink@xxxxx>]

On 12 Sep 96 at 19:06, TAMMY L. SULLIVAN wrote:

> There has been discussion on text available on the subject of infrared
> photography.
> I was able to locate a book thru a book locator service here on the Internet. 
> I happened to use key work "Infrared" and came up with the following title.  I
> have not obtained
> the book as of yet and was thinking of ordering it.
> 
> The title is "Photography by Infrared: Its Principles and Applications" by
> Walter Clark (1947).
> 
> Before I part with $45. I wanted to see if  anyone has read or have an opinion
> on this book as to whether or not it would be a good reference book to keep on
> hand ?

I don't think this book is very useful for practical use. You are 
much better off with modern books, one of which the author is 
present on this list....;-))
That said, I am surprised to see this book offered as is, without a 
hint of a collectors item. Walter Clark is one of the Godfathers of 
infrared film, working for Kodak Research Laboratories in Rochester, 
at which IR-film was developed in the late 30's and early 40's. 
(I still haven't gotten around in translating a chapter from Guenter 
Spitzings German book "Moderne Infrarot und UV-Fotografie", in which 
Walter Clark is interviewed....darn, will try to finish that this weekend)

Anyway; not sure how many of these books are still around, but as a 
collector of IR literature, I am very interested in obtaining this book. 
I recently received a copy of the 1981 Kodak book Applied Infrared
Photography, (thanks Cagdas!) and even though quite dated for
practical use, it is interesting to read, if only to spot the 
differences with 'modern' times. 

Make your listowner happy, and lead him to the source of this book!
(how's that for a compelling line, eh?....;-))

Oh, btw, according to other IR-book reverences, there is also a 1946 
print of this book, and an article from his hand in Photo Technique 
3, page 50-55, "Atmospheric haze".

 
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