Re: Holga 120 camera with infrared film?

[Gary Beasley <beasleyglb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:04 AM 1/16/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi group,
>
>The stump question for today is: " Is it posssibe to use Konica 120 infrared
>film in the plastic toy Holga camera?" The camera has a fixed aperture
>setting of f/8.0 and a shutter speed of 1/100 second. I have sealed the
>camera against light leaks, stabilized the winding spool and have been able
>to "mount" a 25A filter in front of the 60mm plastic optical lense. Based
>upon these constants, what push would I need to give the film during
>processing to achieve the desired HIE effects? Any and all comments are
>appreciated!
>
I would be leery of it, but if you have a roll to waste go for it. My
concern would be that some black plastics will pass infrared. However you
can't tell by looking at it, so good luck!

Gary Beasley
beasleyglb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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