Re: Help with Xtol development times for Ilford SFX in Jobo.

[Fred Greenspan <greenspan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks again for replying Jaap, 

The reason I am looking into Ilford SFX, and not Kodak HIE right now, is that
HIE is not available in 120. I have been contemplating the purchase of a B&W
092 as my understanding was that this would give the most "Infra Red like"
results - more so than a Wratten 25 or 29 would. The problem is that it sells
new here in the U.S. (B&H) for USD $90 in the 58mm size that I would need to
fit all my cameras using step up rings. Does anybody on the list have a less
expensive source? The Tiffen equivalent was few dollars more, I think.

I do not shoot with SLR's in medium format, so the filter blocking my view is
not a problem. I use Rollei TLR's mostly and also a Mamiya 7 and a 4x5 with a
6x9cm roll film back.

What about Macophot? This is available here in the U.S. in 120. How does it
compare with SLX or HIE?

Your time and temp with Xtol 1:1 does give me some idea of where to start my
testing. Thanks again!-Fred

Jaap Los wrote:
> 
> Fred,
> Sorry Fred, you are right, there is nothing about SFX200 on my site. I read
> your message too hastily and thought that it was about HIE. It still remains
> a matter of  testing whereby the ISO setting on your camera plays an
> important role. I tested SFX200 some 3 years ago and I was not impressed by
> the Wood-effect I wanted so much. I learned that a filter which cuts at
> appr. 695 NM was the best filter (B+W092, Helioplan 665 or 715 etc.).
> Unfortunately this filter cannot be used on a reflex camera as you can't
> look through the viewfinder anymore. By that time I didn't know the trick
> about the "between the film rails-technics" . I recall, that I set the meter
> at ISO 125, set the time/aperture, screw the filter on and shoot. I
> developed in XTOL 1+1 during 9 minutes at 20 degrees Celcius (68 degrees
> F.). I got a hardly noticable Wood-effect and I decided by that time to stop
> with SFX 200  and turn onto HIE.
> Hope this message helps! Success!
> 
> Greetings,
> Jaap Los
> The Netherlands
> 
> See also my infrared photography homepage at:
> http://home.wxs.nl/~losjb/hometest.html
> with lots of infrared photographs, some of them lith-printed..
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