Re: Toy Cameras

[George L Smyth <GLSmyth@xxxxxxx>]

Darlene Stambaugh wrote:
> 
> George L Smyth wrote:
> 
> > A while back we discussed using the Holga with infrared film.  I've placed a
> > couple of my Konica IR/Holga images in the Southwest Wing of my Web page, in
> > case anyone is interested.
> 
> Your images are hauntingly beautiful.  I particularly like the graveyard figure
> studies.
> 
> I have never tried 120 IR, only the 35mm Kodak version.  How do you know where
> to set yourfocus?  My Hasselblad lenses to not have IR focusing marks.  I like
> the results you have achieved.

I generally don't worry too much about it too much.  I guess with the lenses I
have that do not have focusing rings.  I generally stop down, which offers a
greater field of depth.  After focusing, I advance the lens "slightly".

> Also, one question about your 35mm Kodak HS IR images.  What do you rate the
> film at when using a #25 red filter?  I usually expose it at 100 ISO with a red
> and a polarizer, so with just a red it would be around 320.  I noticed that you
> do not have much detail in the highlights, and was wondering if you are
> overexposing the film on purpose to get that effect?  Your thoughts please.

The scans, unfortunately, are not as good as they could be.  Sometimes I blow
out the highlights, usually not, depending upon what I'm trying to accomplish.

Exposure is not a constant, but something that gets changed depending upon the
scene.  "Usually", I take a reading through the filter at EI 250 and fire away. 
Like I said, though, this gets changed all the time, but works for me as a
starting point.  This is one of the problems with roll film, as it has to get
developed with all of the other images on the roll, and why I prefer the large
format when it is reasonable.

Cheers -

george

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