D'oh.Sorry Ed,your correct on the 750nm,not 720.Aaron Reynolds recently tried the Maco 820 and said it had pleasing results.My only experience is with the Cube 400,which did not 'ring my bell' either.Next time i'm at his store,and when i get my Y-M back from the shop,i hope to try a roll of the 820,in 120 format. I think the grain found in the Kodak film adds to the ghostly,dramatics of the picture.
Dave ---- Begin Original Message ---- From: "Ed Matthew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 04 Nov 2002 07:55:37 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: infra-red with K1000, MZ-5n Konica is 750 nm. The Maco I have used (once) was 820 nm. I don't remember the Ilford SFX nm, but it is less than Konica, making it a near- infrared. My results with Konica 750 and Maco 820 were satisfactory - less grainy than Kodak HIE, but also less ethereal in the appearance achieved in prints. Since I find (subjectively, of course) that the grain enhances the ethereal effect, I prefer the Kodak version. The SFX just didn't ring my bell. The Infrared Photography Handbook by Laurie White has been very useful. Less useful but still a good reference is The Art of Infrared Photography by Joseph Paduano. If you buy Paduano's book, get the 4th edition - I found the earliest edition to be almost useless. Border's (and I assume others) often stocks both. Regards, Ed Matthew Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/ http://brooks1952.tripod.com/myhorses Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail
