Re: Bio and first stab at HIE

[George L Smyth <glsmyth@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Nelson Enochs <syrinx2112ad@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Kevan,
> 
> Hey, welcome to the mailing list.  I don't usually put my two cents in, but 
> I'm making an exception in this case.  The only thing I know is that you 
> should probably forget about trying to meter through your lens.  You should 
> also forget about trying to rate the film.  

I'll disagree here.  I've metered HIE (and HSI) through a #25 filter at EI 250
for a great many years with excellent success (obviously, "success" is an
opinion, but I mean to imply that the negatives are easily printable).  I speed
the film up as the summer goes on and slow it down during winter (generally
speaking).

Each meter will react differently to the presence of infrared radiation, as it
is not calibrated for such.  Learning how to use the value returned by your
meter in these situations can make things very easy -- and all it takes is a
bit of testing.

Going with Kodak's suggestions does work, but then you are confined to a
specific set of circumstances.  I've found that testing and experience make
things very straightforward -- to the extent that I very seldom bracket and am
very seldom surprised after developing the negatives.

Cheers -

george

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