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Re: IR in toy cameras


  • From: George L Smyth <GLSmyth@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: IR in toy cameras
  • Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 17:16:35 -0500

Shade of the Cottonwood, L.L.C. wrote:
> 
>  I bought this to experiment with
> crude photo effects, but am curious if anyone has tried IR film in a
> similar camera. With an all-plastic body it probably is an IR sieve.
> Focusing will be a "joy" as well. Any thoughts?

As you said, I believe that the plastic body will ruin your film.  I've
got a Holga (see my Web page for example prints), which is fun to use,
but I wouldn't waste a roll of IR in it.  Then again, who knows, you
might come up with something interesting.

george

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