Re: IR and flash

[Steve Hodges <shodges@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wouldn't recommend this with a 3000 Ws studio flash unit either.

But for something small, like (say) a metz 45 you'd be OK.  Unless maybe
you've got a 12V gel cell attached to it, and you're doing IR light
painting!

George L Smyth wrote:
> 
> --- Steve Hodges <shodges@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > A cheap IR filter to place over your flash can be made from a piece of
> > E6 5x4 film unexposed and developed.
> 
> I would be VERY careful with doing this.  Although I have used this with
> pinhole photographs, placing it over the flash unit could be dangerous.  As it
> must absorb nearly all of the energy of your flash, there is a chance that it
> could ignite (I have heard reports of this).

And how have you done this with pinhole?  Did you mount the 5x4 filter
directly over the film?

Steve
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