On Tue, 13 Feb 2001 00:03:23 -0600, you wrote:
>Hey all, I was wondering if there were any reports regarding the Elan 7
>being used with infrared film. I know that it (like most EOS bodies) uses
>an IR LED to count the film sprocket holes, so the manual indicates that
>it's incompatible with IR film. But, I also know there are a lot of reports
>that the LED only fogs around the edge of the film, and that the image area
>itself is mostly unaffected.
>
>I'd love to give IR a try, but I'm not interested enough to get a second
>body for that purpose alone, so...anyone have any links, hints, ideas?
>Thanks.
>
>--Alex
>
FWIW, the article on IR photography in EOS magazine (Sept 2000) lists
the EOS 30/Elan 7 as one of the EOS camertas that is problematic with
IR film. They have 3 levels:
Problem-free: EOS 1 and all variants, EOS 10, 600, 620, 650, 700,
750, 850, RT
Small Problem: EOS 1000, 1000F, N and FN
Bigger problem: EOS 100, 5, 50/E, 500/N, 5000, 30, 300 and 3000.
However they say that people report different things with various
cameras, so you should go out and try it. Not much to lose. They
also point out that these problems are only with true IR films. No
problems with Ilford SFX or Konica 750 films.
HTH
Ken
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