Re: IR flash

["Willem-Jan Markerink" <w.j.markerink@xxxxx>]

On 17 Oct 99 at 19:58, John Horna wrote:

> Hey Gang,
> 
> correct me if I'm wrong (and I'm sure someone will), but Sunpack makes (or made) an
> infrared head for the 522 flash, which I'm putting off buying.  I've used a Vivitar
> 283 flash on auto setting with just a #25 filter over the lens and got decent
> results (Kodak B&W 35mm IR film).  The negs were a little dense, but very
> printable.

Oh btw, Metz also makes an add-on IR filter for their 60 hammerhead. 
Once saw a documentary about bats, where they made a huge lighting 
contraption, containing several dozens of 60 flashes, all with IR 
filter....the flash gear was probably more expensive than the cameras 
+ lenses combined....





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Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink


      The desire to understand 
is sometimes far less intelligent than
     the inability to understand


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