Re: Shooting HIE at ASA 800 or 1600?

[George L Smyth <glsmyth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 8 Jun 1999, Henry Wagner wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> So far I've been shooting all my Kodak HIE at ASA 200, 1/125th, metered
> through a red filter. Generally in good outdoor light. Now I'd like to
> experiment with infrared indoors, at concerts. One of my hobbies is
> shooting concert photos (when I can get close to the stage). In the past
> I've used my Minolta with a 58mm f1.4 lens, with either 800 or 1600 speed
> film. Has anyone tried this type of photography in infrared? Is there
> enough infrared light produced from the stage lighting to make interesting
> IR photos? Can HIE be pushed that fast?
> 
> Any suggestions on what to tell the lab when getting it developed?

The type of lighting will be very important here, so you'll probably need
to do some experimentation.  I've shot HIE between EI 50 and 1000 without
a problem.  However, I would recommend developingthe film yourself, unless
your lab allows you to specify developer and details.  Around here, most
labs use TMax developer for ALL B&W processing, which is (IMHO) not the
proper developer for HIE.  Doing it yourself gives you complete control,
and you don't even need a darkroom.

george

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