Re: Maco IR 4x5

[Eckhard Stephan <eckhard.stephan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Stay away from the darker filters, #89B is the practical limit, or
> perhaps #87 if you don't mind a mono- or tripod.
> Maco mentions a #88A btw.

And with a Wratten #25 you will get pictures that look very similar to
normal BW....

> 
> I don't like testing film without worthwile and representative
> subjects, so I shot it with a #87C while skiing in the French Alps.
> Shot brackets of 1/60s @ f2.8-11, but even at f2.8 (effective EI:
> 1.5 ASA) it is badly underexposed, by several stops.
> 
Just curious: How did you develop the film?

> This makes the claim of a Kodak equivalent quite a far stretch
> IMNSHO....Konica yes (at a higher speed with all matching filters
> hopefully), but Kodak no....;-((

I agree. The MACO film might be an alternative to Konica, of course not
a substitute for HIE. Personally I prefer Konica: If I use an orange or
red filter, results are very similar to those obtained with MACO Ir and
a Wratten #88something. However, I can compose the shot and meter trough
a Wratten #25, while I have to screw the #88 on and off... Besides that,
I would like to have at least SOME halos...  

Cheers, Eckhard

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