Re: Konica IR ...!st time

[Gary Beasley <beasleyglb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 04:55 AM 03/20/2000 +0100, you wrote:
>Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 17:50:41 -0800
>From: "David Lee" <koganlee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: Konica IR ...!st time
>

>>
>For what it's worth, I have had excellent success doing just what Willem-Jan
>Markerink  said. That is, setting the ASA to 8 on the spot meter and
>metering with nothing over it, then putting the red filter on the camera and
>exposing. This helps to deal with, what some have called, the contrasty
>nature of Konica, by giving plenty of exposure, then  using a reduced
>developement (Kodak TMax developer at a dilution of 1:15 for 8 minutes at 75
>degrees in a Jobo processor) to get a very smooth tonal range with no
>contrast problem at all. I'm sure many other developers would work just as
>well, but the key is to give sufficient exposure and minimal development. I
>am a strong advocate of bracketting exposure and development until you get a
>combination that gives you the print qualities you want.
>
I find Technidol developer gives me the best results. I tried the Rodinal
1:50 and it looked fine but contrastier than was easy to print. I shoot
mine EI 12 to 25 (meter without filter) with a 25 red or EI 9 with an R72.
See my infrared page if you want to see how they come out.
http://beasleyglb.home.mindspring.com/infrared.htm
Gary Beasley
http://beasleyglb.home.mindspring.com/

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