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Subject: [Leica] InfraRed photos... WARNING, OMG, not Leica!
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Sun Jul 24 18:46:09 2005
References: <42E1A9B1.2040500@hemenway.com> <c26ed9441833d70bb618642616351de9@ncable.net.au>

Thanks Alistair.  My friend gave me two rolls, I'm going to dig up a red 
filter for one of my R lenses and try the film with the R8.

After seeing the responses, I'm also going to order some of the Maco film.

Jim

Alastair Firkin wrote:

> I think you beat me to it: I just bought some maco IR to try ;-)
> 
> Nice shots and good use of the film
> 
> Cheers
> On 23/07/2005, at 12:21 PM, Jim Hemenway wrote:
> 
>> A friend gave me my first roll of Konica IR film... here are some photos
>> which I shot with it last week and finally had a chance to scan today.
>>
>> Ancient Pentax SV with Super-Takumar f3.5/35mm
>> and Fisheye-Takumar f4/17mm
>>
>> All shots taken at f5.6 at 1/60th as per the poop sheet.
>>
>> http://www.hemenway.com/InfraRed
>>
>> Notice to Leica aficionados:
>>
>> I didn't use the Leica R8 or the SL because I don't have a red or 
>> orange filter to use on any of my R-lenses, instead I used a 49mm red 
>> filter with the Pentax 35mm lens and the fisheye's internal orange,.
>>
>> Whaddaya think?  Are they IR like?
>>
>> Gotta go now... no date tonight, but then again Monk, the obsessive 
>> compulsive detective is on the telly.
>>
>> Jim
>>



In reply to: Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] InfraRed photos... WARNING, OMG, not Leica!)
Message from firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin) ([Leica] InfraRed photos... WARNING, OMG, not Leica!)