Re: Again, MACO IR

[Clive Warren <Clive.Warren@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 5:08 pm -0500 25/1/00, Luvdove6@xxxxxxx wrote:

>I just received a round tin of 5 rolls of the MACO IR...
>Haven't opened it yet.... I need some suggestions :-)
>First of all, I can't open the tin in the light right?  The 35 mm film is
>just in canisters in the tin?
>
>And for those of you who had success with this film, how did you expose it?
>What EI did you set it for, for use with the meter and a red 25 filter?
>
>And the info sheet for development didn't list any times for D-76...  did
>anyone use d-76?
>
>Thanks!!!
>
>~Holly~


There is information on the new MACO film in the Infrared FAQ (URL in sig.
file).

Some people reported that the metal tin should be opened in a darkroom or
changing bag to avoid fogging.  This is probably the safest route, however
the range of sensitivity to infrared light is not so extensive as HIE, so
the MACO film is probably a little more tolerant of imperfect loading
conditions.

There were reports of fogging on the first few frames of the 35mm film.  I
called the head of MACO and asked him about the problem - this fogging was
found to be a manufacturing fault in only a few rolls from the many
thousands of test rolls produced.

The 35mm film available in the tins is a pre-production test run which is
why it is sold at half the normal price.

The first manufacturing run of the film will take place in February.
Packaging has been designed and the film will be available in February 2000
in 35mm, 120, and 4x5.


All the best,

             Clive   http://www.cocam.co.uk
                     Photographic Services, Filters and Equipment, Infrared FAQ
                            http://clive.bel-epa.com
                            Adventures in Cyberspace - Digital Art and Photos


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