Infrared and old Folders?

[MartinG]

I bought some Efke IR820 and I'm thinking of running a roll through my Moskva-2. Has anyone used infrared film in their old folder? Did you have problems with fogging? I've run a few rolls of HP5 Plus through mine and it doesn't appear to have any light leaks but I wonder about IR films.

 

[SteveM]

My Ercona II (6x9) was advertised along with some beautiful landscape IR photos that had been taken with it. They looked great, no fogging. When I received it, the seller had included a piece of dark red plastic that he had used as a filter 😱

Steve

 

[BTMarcais]

Here's one of mine w/ konica IR on an old Zeiss Super Ikonta A (6x4.5), with an uncoated tessar

Almost everything that was shot w/ this camera in my gallery is IR or SFX200.
Just make sure you have a deep enough filter to block some of the visible spectrum, I used a 29 red.

-Brian

 

[MartinG]

Excellent news. I've got a 77mm R720 filter that I can hold in front of the lens. I haven't been able to find filters to fit the threads on this lens. Holding it in front of the lens should work fine.

 

[charjohncarter]

I don't use Efke IR820 in my folders. But I have used it extensively in other 120 cameras. I use a Hoya filter R72 and don't bother with a meter. I use F11 and 1 second in bright sun, 1-8 for shady shots (f11). And believe it 2 minutes for indoor shots with NO direct light also f 11. I develop in HC-110h for 14 minutes, 3 inversions each minute after 30 seconds of agitation. If you are in the reciprocity area which is over 1 second it seems it is hard to miss; so go long. Here are two one on a very sunny day (as above) and the other in my house for 2 minutes.

and 2 minutes, not much IR here:

Everybody say 25 EI for red filter, but I'm down to 6 or 3, and you don't get much IR effect, but I still like them:

 

[matvogel]

Another good option would be Rollei Universal 200 which is sensitized up to the IR range. I achieved very good results using a Heliopan 715 filter in my Bessa II and a Color Skopar lens. The U200 is available as Rollfilm only and is the same film as the Rollei Superpan 200. It is actually old Agfa Aviafilm stock material. You can buy it at http://www.spuersinn-shop.de at very good price of 3€ per roll. Good stuff!

 

[matvogel]

Another good option would be Rollei Universal 200 which is sensitized up to the IR range. I achieved very good results using a Heliopan 715 filter in my Bessa II and a Color Skopar lens. The U200 is available as Rollfilm only and is the same film as the Rollei Superpan 200. It is actually old Agfa Aviafilm stock material. You can buy it at http://www.spuersinn-shop.de at very good price of 3€ per roll. Good stuff!

One thing I forgot: If you use it as a generic film rate it at ISO 160! I made extensive tests and figured out that 160 is its real speed!

 

[fidget]

Hi, for a while yet, I will be using my Isolette II dedicated to Ilford SFX. Fits in the rucsack well and not too heavy.
I used the Ilford SFX in a P filter insert and cut out a disc which is glued inside a hood. I can make four from one P filter.
I've yet to grasp the idea that I should use a tripod. Shooting wide open isn't producing the best results. But, no problems fogging etc..