UV photography & Tiffen makes 87 IR filter

[Rolland Elliott <rolland_elliott@xxxxxxxxx>]

I read some information on the web last night about ultraviolet violet
photography, and it got me so  interested in the subject, that I think
I will try it.  A few questions first though for those who have tried
it:

If you use an 18A UV passing filter (only allows medium and long UV
rays to pass through it  and no visible light)  are you limited to
using B&W films, or can you use color films? Furthermore what is a
good B&W or a good color film to use?  One web page said that high
speed B&W films were good while another web page said to use slow
speed B&W films?   I saw a few UV pictures in an old Kodak publication
that showed skin damage, fingerprints, and altered documents using
reflected UV techniques. Although they were technically good images,
it's not what I'm interested in photographing.  How do people and
landscapes generally look using an 18A filter and reflective UV
techniques? From my reading, I have a feeling that B&W reflective UV
photography looks very similar to "normal" visible light B&W
photography.  Most B&W IR images are drastically different than a
normal B&W images, is the same true for most B&W UV images.  Any web
pages with UV images?

If B&W UV photography does indeed look very similar to visible light
B&W photography, I will probably be more interested in doing
flourescent UV photography.  Again, what's a good color film to use? 
Any difference between slide and color negative film?  Since I use
Nikon equipment, I was wondering if the Nikon SB-26 & SB-28
speedlights have any nasty UV coatings/filters in them that causes a
lack of UV emissions?  Any cheap UV passing filter that I can use over
the flash heads.  Will unexposed E-6 slide film work?  Also what's so
special about the UV-Nikkor 105mm lens?  What range of UV light does
it allow transmission of?  I'm guessing that I will only need to use
this special lens if I want to capture short & medium length UV light?
 According to a web page, my current lenses should allow me to
photograph long UV rays.

Recommended development times and ISO settings anyone?  Lastly, is
there a UV FAQ somewhere?

Thanks Rolland


Just noticed that Tiffen makes an 87 IR filter. Saw it listed in B&H's
professional photography catalog.  It's catalog number is TI87??,
where "??" is the diameter of your filter.  So if you wanted a 52mm
diameter filter you would order catalog # TI8752.

W.J., Might want to update your web filter page with this information.





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