Re: Subdued Loading of 70mm HIE film

[Stan McQueen <stan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 01:14 PM 03/30/2000 -0500, you wrote:
I load 70mm HIE film in subdued light with no problems and without a leader.
>I use a Jobo Maxilux safelight set on green filtration with a 82mm B+W IR 
>blocking filter about 3 feet away from the film. The Jobo safelight can be 
>found on ebay for less than $50 and the B+W 82mm filter is a little over 
>$100. ( I happened to have both items; I didn't just go out and blow $150 
>to be able to load my IR film in subdued light)
>
>A cheaper solution would be to get a cheap fluorescent or LED safelight 
>(tungsten safelights will probably emit too much IR) and tape some dark 
>green gels/acrylic plastic/glass over the light source so it is emitting 
>mostly green light. HIE is least sensitive to green light.
>
>To be extra safe I'd replace the felt traps on the 70mm casettes with IR 
>opaque/black felt material. Kodak's felts are IR translucent and show up 
>white under IR illumination and leak IR light like a sieve.
>IF the above precautions are followed, you won't need the paper leader.
>
>Peace Rolland

Rolland,

I see that you sometimes sell 220 HIE on eBay. Do you ever do 120?

Stan

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