new arrival!

["Paul R. Goulden" <P.R.Goulden@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello to you all, and thanks to Willem for putting me on the list.

I've just got on the list, so I'd better introduce myself.

I'm Paul. I live in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, and work at the 
Metropolitan University as a Network technician.

I started to learn about photography when my father passed on my 
Grandfather's Kodak Retinette 1B to me. The point-and-shoot went in the 
bin and i've never looked back. That must have been 10 years ago now.

I now mainly use Pentax 35mm gear, but have recently bought a Yashicamat 
EM to get into MF - Had I known you can't get Kodak HIE in 120 format, I 
would have bought a 4x5 instead!

I mainly shoot architecture and landscapes, and have a bit of a passion 
for standing stones/tumulii/graves. I'm hopefully off to Callanish on the 
Isle of Lewis in March, so I can't wait for that. Callanish is one of 
the best examples of standing stones in the UK, by the way.
At least once a year I try to get to Scotland to go hill-walking, and if 
I get there in February, do a bit of ice climbing. Of course the cameras 
go with me and I usually get some superbly snowy mountain pictures.

I usually shoot on Kodak HIE, and use the Tetenal reversal kit to make 
them into transparencies - yes, that's right , I don't have a darkroom. 
Just don't rub my nose in it!

"Other strange hobbies": While i'm not working, sleeping, or shooting 
pictures, I enjoy listening to and playing Traditional Scottish and Irish 
music. I play wood flute and button accordeon. I also cycle and walk a 
lot, but that's not too strange.

I found out about the list after posting in rec.photo.darkroom, and 
Willem mailed me inviting me to join the list.

======================================================================

Right on with business.

1)
I understand that the Konica IR film is available in 120. Are any other 
IR films available in 120 ?

What are the results like with the Konica film - are they more like Kodak 
HIE or more like Ilford SFX ?

2)
Can someone give me some tips on metering to get a better hit rate ? I 
understand that skin and foliage will reflect more IR so you must 
compensate accordingly. I usually rate Kodak HIE at ISO 400 and meter 
TTL. Then place a cokin red filter over the lens and bracket a stop both 
ways. I find it a bit hit and miss....

Hear from you all soon,

"Learn as if you will live forever.
Live as if you may die tomorrow",

Paul

------------------------------

Topic No. 6