Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thanks for the comments: can you give me some processing times: I have some Perceptol left, but there are rumours that it will not be made. Cheers On 24/07/2005, at 12:48 AM, Norm Aubin wrote: > Nathan, Alastair, > > I have to second that thought about Maco 820 - I use it in sheet and > in 35mm > roll, > Rated at ISO 200, using an approximately 6 stop filter, a Kodak > Wratten 87, > and processed in Perceptol 1:2 (my then developer of choice). > > Because of the anti-halation layer, and the smother grain from the film > (versus Kodak), I felt it was much better at giving a beautiful IR > effect, > but in a smooth tones and sharper image. Not as dreamy as Kodak, but > much > more interesting to look at for any length of time. > > I do prefer working with this stuff in a rangefinder camera, and will > also > add that the Canonette works good for this when you don't want to > commit > your M6 to being loaded with IR film for the duration of a 36 exp. > Roll. > > > Enjoy and please let us see what you do with it! > > Norm Alastair