Re: Kodak HIE and #87C

[Luvdove6@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 7/20/99 12:20:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
tyayalar@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> Hi everybody,
>  I've been using #25 filter quiet while but recently I purchased kodak's 87C
>  filter. I've just developed my first roll, I was shocked with the results. 
I
>  had shot the roll on a sunny day with some clouds. In some shots I also 
used
>  #25 filter  just to be able to compare later. The ones that I shot with 87C
>  are almost completely black, I can see the image but they are so dense that
>  edges of the film is effected too. But the ones that I shot with #25 are
>  just as I expected. I used 400iso when #25 is atteched to the lens and 12
>  iso with the #87C. Kodak and most people suggest 10 iso with the 87C but my
>  camera has 12 minumum. I also developed in rodinal 1+50 12min@xxx This
>  combination gave me good results with #25 at 400 iso. I wonder where I did
>  wrong. Is it the film speed or developement? I know IR light is very
>  unpredictable but what is the filter factor of 87C? Any ideas and
>  suggestions would help a lot. Thanks

You were probably using Konica then right?  Because with HIE it would have 
turned out better..   unless I'm missing something else about all the 
settings of your camera?   If it was HIE then I wouldn't know why...    :-)
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