Re: EIR Overexposure / OM-1

["Barry B. Bean" <bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 8 Sep 1999 08:25:58 -0700 (PDT), Joshua_Putnam wrote:

>It depends a lot on how busy the negative is and what exposure
>and filters you use.  I've never seen serious dimples when I use
>a red filter, 25 or 29, but with an 87 or 87C, some of my
>negatives had dimple patterns that can be seen holding the
>negative at arm's length, no loupe required.  

I hadn't considered that - to date, all my B&W IR shooting has been
through a red filter. I bought an 87 to cut and plce between the
rail, but haven't shot it yet.

>Taping backing paper over the backing plate of my OM-1
>eliminated the problem.

When you say backing paper, do you simply mean a strip of film that
has an anti-halation layer? What about scratching?

BBB
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