Re: SFX Question...

[Jon <mr645@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is in response to the letter below:


I want to try some more of the HIE, I guess I have been lazy about
dealing with the difficult conditions of using it.  I also don't shoot a
lot of 35mm, and because the konica is in 120, that helps me too.  I did
shoot two rolls of the Ilford SFX with a red #25 filter and to me the
reults simply looked like slightly unsoft B&W images.  I was shooting
people.  I have been happy with the Konica shot with a red #29, but I
also realize that it does not give nearly as strong an effect as the
Kodak HIE.  I guess your right, I just need to Shoot some.   I have an
outdoor wedding in January so I might bring a 35mm camera and pre-load a
roll for that.


QUESTION:  I have shot one roll of HIE with my EOS A2 camera and that
roll had no fogging in the image area,  I have also shot several rolls
of the Ektachrome EIR again with no problems.  Has anyone else shot HIE
with an EOS body?   Also, Will the HIE film shot with a red #29 give
the  nice IR effects that I see?  or do I need one of the opaque
filters.

Jon





Put quite simply...SFX is not an infrared film, never was meant to be
one,
and should not be treated or discussed as if it were.  It's a sow's ear
when
it comes to world of unseen light and if you want a silk purse you have
to
use the real thing.

While I will admit that in my first exploration with infrared and
infrared-like films I did shoot some Konica 120 and an occasional Konica
35.
 I got some nice eerie looking images that really looked great.  But, as
soon
as I started shooting HIE I put away the make-believe and fell for the
real
thing.  I haven't regreted it yet.

For me there is nothing to compare with shooting HIE and an 87c filter
then
watching the film roll off the reel.  I am fascinated each and every
time and
with each and every frame that I have captured a light that I totally
cannot
see and produced a full range negative from it.  There's nothing like
that
feeling.

So, put away the make-believe's and try the real thing.  The field
inconvenience of loading and unloading film in a dark bag is just part
of the
enjoyment of the medium that is called Infrared Photography.

Happy Shooting in the Unseen Zone,
Mike Brouphy
>From the Suncoast
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