Re: Kodak Infrared in Nikon F100 - Yes? No?

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Ernest,

I can only try to provide help in a general way as I don't know what is special
about the F100 in terms of it handling IR sensitive film.

The window in the back should provide no major problem but to be safe
you could
tape it up with some IR opaque tape - lacking that, aluminum foil cut a
bit larger
than the window opening and taped in place should work fine.

As to IR frame counter - I doubt it has it but a sure sign that a camera
does have
this method of controlling how much film travels through the camera per
frame is the
lack of the ubiquitous sprockets in the camera body next to the film
aperture gate.

These steps really only take care of making sure the film will not get
fogged by 
unexpected sources of IR - now, how will you use the Kodak film in the camera?

I have the dubious "honor" (seldom recognized however!) of having
introduced the method of placing a visually opaque but IR transparent
filter "between the film rails" in an SLR camera so that the viewing
system might still be used to frame a subject in motion. (in particular
such subjects 'cause otherwise you place the camera on a tripod!) - of
course if you use a separate finder or a TLR or rangefinder camera that
is a moot point.

most people use a Wratten #25 or #29 red filter over the lens of SLRs to
make near IR photographs. The Kodak instruction sheet is quite helpful
here in terms of giving you good starting points for exposure index
selection with various filters. The filters over camera lens make scenes
look red but viewing system is still useful.

andy


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