Re: Infrared Flashes

[Mary Levin <mlevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Use the black photo tape to attach your 87c filter to the flash.  It is
pliable and seals great.
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Mary

On Sat, 4 Jul 1998, Foltz & Hogan wrote:

> Hi Everybody -- Most Flash units (maybe all flash units) have a high infrared
> output
> that is quite useful for infrared photography.  An 87C filter can be placed on
> an flash
> unit to make "unobtrusive" flash photograhs with HIE film.  I have played
> around with
> this a bit and I can tell you that it is difficult to seal all the light leaks
> around a flash unit
> so that nothing but infrared light is emitted.
> 
> But flash units work well with infrared film and I often use unfiltered flash
> for infrared
> macro photography.  I've photographed hummingbirds with HIE film (not very
> interesting)
> and insects.   There is a butterfly in the infrared section of my web pages
> that was taken
> with a "Cat" lens -- I also used fresnel lens projected flash for that picture
> (http://pw2.netcom.com/~flzhgn/ir.htm)
> 
> Infrared flash would be useful for photographing bats and other crepuscular
> animals,  I would think but I haven't gotten around to it, yet.
> 
> Hank <flzhgn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> John & Kristy Braud wrote:
> 
> > Hey Everybody,
> >
> > This is my first post so I hope it has not been covered recently but I was
> > wondering about infrared flash sources. I know that Sunpak makes a head for
> > the 622 but I don't want to have to pay that much for a flash system. I
> > could also use a constant source IR light that would fit a standard
> > household socket. If anyone knows of something please let me know.
> >
> > John Braud
> >
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> 
> --
> Thomas "Hank" Hogan
> Biologist, Photographer, Web Designer, UNIX - user
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