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

[Clive Warren <Clive.Warren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:52 pm -0400 12/12/00, Fred Greenspan wrote:
>
>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
>
big snip

Fred,

CoCam sells it's own  Cokin "P" sized infrared filters - this may be 
a better solution for your multiple camera/lens combinations. I do 
have a commercial interest here as I am CoCam :-)

The CoCam filters are available through the CoCam web site (URL in sig. file).

There is a lot of information on SFX, MACO, and HIE film in the 
Infrared FAQ (same sig. file URL). The MACO film will be much better 
than SFX in terms of an infrared "look and feel". The MACO film has 
an anti-halation layer so will not give the halo highlights of HIE. 
MACO film also has a much finer grain than HIE.

-- 
All the best,

              Clive   http://www.cocam.co.uk
                      Photographic Services, Filters and Equipment, Infrared FAQ
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