Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/16

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Subject: [Leica] OT. sort of - Infra red film and focusing
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Sun Apr 16 17:45:12 2006
References: <7af5fe27af331e.7af331e7af5fe2@shaw.ca>

Greg,
Even the sprocket counters on the EOS cameras don't fog IR film in the
picture section, the sprockets are fogged but otherwise OK.  A rangefinder
does make shooting IR much easier however.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com


On 4/16/06, GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> Aram,
>
> Busy with Easter Dinner here (I'm cooking) so I don't have time to look
> through my Leica R IB's but I believe that the problem has to do with the 
> dx
> film reader using an IR LED.
>
> Regards,
>
> Greg
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Aram Langhans <dnaplasmid@compwrx.com>
> Date: Sunday, April 16, 2006 12:23 pm
> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT. sort of - Infra red film and focusing
>
> > Greg.  I am curious.  Why wouldn't an R8 work for IR film?  I do
> > have an R4,
> > but I fail to see what you are going after.  I dug out the manual
> > and a skim
> > didn't say anything about IR film.  I'll read it more carefully if
> > you think
> > therecould be a problem.
> >
> > Aram
> >
> > > From: GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT. sort of - Infra red film and focusing
> > > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> > > Message-ID: <7aa94467aab42f.7aab42f7aa9446@shaw.ca>
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> > >
> > > Aram,
> > >
> > > I don't believe that you the R8 is your best choice for infrared
> > film.
> > > Check the IB that came with the R8.
> > >
> > > Do you have an earlier camera that you can use instead?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Greg
> >
> >
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