Color infrared film

Ektagraphic · Aug 4, 2009

Is there any color infrared film still being produced? I know that Kodak makes some and there is a man that slits it down to 35mm and 120 size but I can't seem to find him. Does anyone know how I can contact him. I would really like to shoot some!

Thanks

wildbill · Aug 4, 2009

ebay, search kodak eir.

aluk · Aug 4, 2009

Ektagraphic said:
Does anyone know how I can contact him.

http://tarquinius.de/

Brac · Aug 5, 2009

Silverprint in the UK stock it in 120 size but it is very expensive:

http://www.silverprint.co.uk/ProductByGroup.asp?PrGrp=273

Ektagraphic · Aug 5, 2009

I only shoot 35mm so I guess it is out of the question for me.

Terence · Aug 5, 2009

Or it means you need to get a new camera

Ektagraphic · Aug 5, 2009

I have just bought a few 35mm cameras and film and processing keep my money flying out the doors so I think for now it is somewhat out of the picture. I do hope to shoot 120 some day before the Ektachrome in 120 is gone

pentaxuser · Aug 5, 2009

Ektagraphic said:
do hope to shoot 120 some day before the Ektachrome in 120 is gone

In your shoes I might be inclined to buy whatever you can get now and store. Refridgerated it will keep for a long time.Remember what happened to the price of HIE?

pentaxuser

Ektagraphic · Aug 5, 2009

Being a student, my film budget is already pretty tight....

DanielStone · Aug 5, 2009

Ektagraphic said:
Being a student, my film budget is already pretty tight....

feeling you on this one. i'm in the same boat right now, just on the west coast

andrewkirkby · Aug 5, 2009

1) Pay cartel prices on ebay for Kodak EIR 35mm
2) Buy from Tarquinius - respooled Kodak Aerochrome III (1443) - get yourself an Rollei 80mm 3.5F or something similar to use it in. You could even use a Pentax 67 or Mamiya RB67 - all pretty cheap now.

Martin Reed · Aug 6, 2009

andrewkirkby said:
1) Pay cartel prices on ebay for Kodak EIR 35mm
2) Buy from Tarquinius - respooled Kodak Aerochrome III (1443) - get yourself an Rollei 80mm 3.5F or something similar to use it in. You could even use a Pentax 67 or Mamiya RB67 - all pretty cheap now.

At Silverprint we're selling his 120 at cost just to give him a plug, he needs support to carry on doing that. And the way to regard the price, treat every frame like you're shooting 5x4", then it won't be so bad

cmo · Aug 6, 2009

Answer from Kodak:

"We only sell Color IR films in 9.5" wide rolls. Once in a while someone will purchase a roll and cut it down to the smaller sizes. Sorry I could not be of more help."

What a pity...

andrewkirkby · Aug 6, 2009

Martin Reed said:
At Silverprint we're selling his 120 at cost just to give him a plug, he needs support to carry on doing that. And the way to regard the price, treat every frame like you're shooting 5x4", then it won't be so bad

Good stuff.

I have a contact who can get me the film in the 9.5" aerial camera rolls very easily but i have no way of cutting it and spooling it.

It is quite expensive stuff too! Very risky. I'm glad that there are other people out there to take that risk instead of me!

BetterSense · Aug 7, 2009

What does a color IR photograph look like? I'm trying to picture it in my head and it's not working.

AgX · Aug 7, 2009

Think of psychedelic colours of the sixties... Actually all depends on the subject and of the filter you use.

Mark Antony · Aug 7, 2009

BetterSense said:
What does a color IR photograph look like? I'm trying to picture it in my head and it's not working.

Here is one I took on E4 process Ektachrome in 1986:

the clothes are all the wrong colour (blue jeans black jumper on left, black skirt on right) It was taken though a Yellow filter. Trees and grass would come out magenta faces waxy cyan/green, clothes would reflect different colours due to the organic dyes I guess...
Mark

McFortner · Aug 7, 2009

Mark Antony said:
Here is one I took on E4 process Ektachrome in 1986:

Wow, it looks like a shot of The Joker on a first date! Way too neat.

Michael

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