Re: Question about infrared film

[George L Smyth <GLSmyth@xxxxxxx>]

David Entler wrote:
> 
> Dear members of the infrared mailing list,
>     I am a new member of this list and I just started using infrared
> film a couple of months ago.  I loved the look of the prints and I was
> very interested in trying out this film.  I read the handbook by Laurie
> White and then began taking pictures using kodak high speed infrared
> film.  After five or six rolls I realized that his film is very
> frustrating and hard to work with.  My negatives kept turning out too
> gray and not enough contrast.  I thought maybe switching to Konica
> infrared film would maybe be easier to work with.  What are the
> advantages/disadvantages to using konica Infrared film instead of Kodak
> High speed Infrared film?

Before you decide to change film because of the difficulty of working with it,
much more important is what you want to see in your final results.  I would
encourage you to understand the difference between the two films before making a
decision.  My Web page has separate pages for examples of each of these films so
that you can begin your comparisons.

If contrast is your only problem, then increasing the film speed and/or
increasing the development is the simple resolution.

george

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