Re: Ilford SFX

[George L Smyth <glsmyth@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Janez Kukec - Mezek <j.kukec@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> To the group.
> 
> Finaly there is spring comming and I am planning to shoot with IR films
> again. I had some pieces of HIE and I will again try to make some shots
> with Ilford SFX, which I usually use as normal B&W film. Last year I
> tried this film for the first time with unknown dark red filter (darker
> than #25, but much lighter than #89B) and the result were underexposed
> negatives. This time I would like to try using Hoya R72 (#89B) filter.
> Has anyone any suggestions about exposures?

Since the R72 cuts right about where infrared starts and SFX isn't an infrared
film, you are going to have to expose the living daylights out of the thing. 
Think in terms if EI 1 or 2.

george

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