Re: Maco IR820 article

["Keith Zimmerman" <zz_ir@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve, Have you tried developing Maco in TMAX yet?  I would bevery
interested in any results, positive or negative.

Keith Zimmerman
zz_ir@xxxxxxxxxxx
http://homepage.davesworld.net/~vkzimm/infrared.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Homer" <shomer@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <infrared@xxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: Maco IR820 article


> 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. Processing was in
Xtol
> 1:1 for 7.5min at 24 degrees C. That speed and processing combination
> underexposed the film by about 3 stops, so I had an effective ISO of 6. I
> bracketed the exposures, and the +3 exposure yielded a fine-grained but
rather
> flat negative. To me (and I'd love some advice from you darkroom experts
on the
> list) that suggests a fairly big "push" could yield a good negative. Next
time,
> I'll try increasing the development time by 40-60%. If that doesn't work,
I'll
> try TMAX developer.
>
> I was annoyed that the manufacturer does not provide development time
> recommendations for most of the developers that are popular in North
America.
> __________________________________________________________
> -- Steve Homer  shomer@xxxxxxxxxx   Santa Cruz, CA  USA
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