Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Are you metering through the lens? When I use Kodak HIE with my Leica, I meter through a B+W 092 filter and set my EI to 1250. Typical settings in daylight are (from memory) 1/125 @ f5.6. I'm using an older Wetzlar ere M6 with original (non blinking) meter. Perhaps it is more sensitive to IR than current models. dan c. At 11:11 PM 09-02-01 -0800, leica@rakitzis.com wrote: >Okay, > >My first effort with infrared was a very mixed experience. > >I severely underexposed my film with the B+W 092 filter (filter factor: >5-6 stops!), but I did get one somewhat usable neg. I've scanned it in >(clumsily I'm sure) and placed the results on: > > http://www.rakitzis.com/bridge.jpg > >On the plus side, there were no mishaps in the film loading, my >plastic film holders apparently do not leak IR, and so on and >so forth. > >But I was shooting this film at EI6, and I estimate that I'm at >least 3 stops or so underexposed. Does that mean I have to shoot >at EI1 next time? > >Talk about slow! > >Anyway, watch this space for infrared (and other) updates. I'll >try to organize my website soon so these one-offs are not tucked >away unindexed. I mean, even my self-portrait is not indexed. >That would be: > > http://www.rakitzis.com/rollei-self.jpg > >Byron. >