Re: IR Digest submission

["Steve Midgley" <smidgley@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have two of the Rollei infrared filters in Bay-I for sale. One is in
excellent plus condition (glass is perfect) for $35 and the other is mint
minus, includes the Rollei Bakelite case, for $40. 
When I was buying bricks of color infrared it did come packed on dry ice!
Warming any frozen or refrigerated film before use is a must. I got in a
hurry once and the film got enough condensation on it to stick to itself on
the take-up spool, jamming the camera. I lost a roll of expensive film and
certainly didn't save any time. Putting the roll in a pants pocket for a
half hour or so seems to do the trick.
                                      Steve

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> From: David L DuPuy <dupuy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: smidgley@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: IR Digest submission
> Date: Tuesday, December 17, 1996 4:00 PM
> 
> Two recent topics I might add $0.02 worth:
> 
> (a) Freezing film.  I assumed everyone who sticks film in the fridge or
> freezer would not want to let it warm up and then stick back into the
fridge
> or freezer UNLESS it was still wrapped up in the foil wrap.  I've always
> believed (!) that the foil wrap provided an airtight seal and had a dry
> atmosphere inside.  If that's true, then sticking it back into the fridge
> will not result in condensation on the film.  
> 
>     Of course, that has to be true!  Otherwise you could never stick into
> the fridge, unless it was shipped on dry ice to you.  Ergo, it is safe to
> stick it back in the fridge or freezer only if it's still sealed up in
the
> foil wrap.... if that foil is broken, it's not safe... condensation is a
risk.
> 
> (2) One of the REALLY NEAT features of a TLR such as Rolleiflex is that
one
> can just leave the red filter on the taking lens and still see to focus.
> It's still my favorite camera!  I would also be VERY INTERESTED if the
> focus-corrected filter for Rollei exists!!  What a neat idea.  
> 
> There is a very simple way to tell if the filter is focus corrected or
not:
> hold it up so that you can see a reflection in the filter (off the
camera).
> Try both sides.  If the reflected image is true, then there is no focus
> correction.  I think this is a sensitive test.... try it with a weak
> "close-up" lens!     
> 
> If anyone has a focus corrected filter for Rollei, I'm interested in
buying
> it.  If Kodak would only sell HIE in 120!!  Do you suppose Kodak reads
this
> list??!  David

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