taking IR pictures in the dark

["David N. Horn" <dh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>I bought a Kodak 87C Wratten Gel filter and covered the flash head of my
>>SB-26 flash with it.  I pushed in the red "test flash" button to see how much
>>visible light I could see.  However when I did this the gel litterally popped
>>off the flash head, and was slightly burned.It wasn't burned all the way
>through, but I bet another ten or so flashes would destroy the filter.
>>The gel is now very wavy and ruined.

>I've heard you can put processed  but not exposed  c41 sheet film over the
>flash and that will work.......
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No, you should use unexposed but processed E6 film. Unexposed but
processed
C41 film is clear. A piece of 4 by 5 should be large enough. You could
go to any
commercial lab and ask them to sell you one sheet and process it for
you. 
Save buying a pack.

Dave Horn
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