Re: Maco IR820 article

[Marco Pauck <pauck@xxxxxx>]

Steve Homer wrote:
> I shot just one roll of the Maco in 120 format: test shots of a model in the
> studio with flash. I was very disappointed. I would still consider testing it
> for landscape photography but it seems as slow as the Konica under studio flash.
> The model's eyes were dark, but we did not see any veins (something I've found
> to vary a lot from person to person with Kodak infrared also).
> 
> I set my flash meter to ISO25 and used a Red #25 filter.

#25 is far to weak for MACO as well as Konica and SFX in my
opinion. You should at least use a #89B.

For a comparison of exposure and development times as well
as the resulting degree of 'IR effect' see:
http://www.pauck.de/marco/photo/infrared/comparison_of_films/comparison_of_films.html

More information on the IR820 is available here:
http://www.pauck.de/marco/photo/infrared/maco/maco.html
	Marco
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