Infra red photos

[Lovin]

Hey Marko,

What do you think of my suggestion ?
Infra red photos are very interesting and probably many of us would like to find out more about this.

Thanks,
Lovin

[Marko]

Ok it's on the list :p

Such a shame. I know A LOT about infra red with film. But it's all changed now with digital and I don't know nearly as much anymore.
...still i do know some, and it's my pleasure to share...just need time, sweet time.

thx
M

[JAS_Photo]

Can you even buy IR film any more? No one here in town even develops anything but C41 anymore. Even Vistek does not do E6 anymore. I recently bought a Mamiya 645 on Ebay to play around with and Vistek does still do 120 film but you do have to wait a week. If you use true B&W film you have to take it elsewhere (Sent to a lab in Vancouver) and it is weeks before you see it again.

One could do their own developing but in my case, with my birds, I just can not have the chemicals in my apartment. (Birds have extremely sensitive respiratory systems.)

I have played around with IR film on my old, old Minolta and it was a lot of fun.

Oh, to have endless time and funds. ;)

A podcast on digital IR would be interesting.

[Greg_Nuspel]

I used to love 4x5 infra red film. Quick test to see if you sensor will pick up infra red; photo your TV remote while pushing the volume button. Since the LED will stay lit in the remote this way. If you see the glow of the infra red you camera will work. Then you can use a filter and shoot infra red. If you have the big bucks you can always have a camera converted by one of the services that does that.

We had a good talk on infra red last month at the camera club.

[Marko]

Kodak HI speed IR is no longer made. There are still rolls available on ebay for 50./roll It was the only IR film that I had experience with and yielded the strongest IR effect.

I have read somewhere that some people are making their own IR or having it made for them and sharing the cost, but the process was more involved than just popping it in your camera.