IR photography with a 167mt

[paul139]

Hi I have a Contax 167mt and wondered if it is ok to use with IR film. Does it have an IR frame counter that would fog IR film? Many thanks.

 

[PentaxBronica]

Have a look at Ilford SFX and the deep red filter to go with it. Very easy to use and can be developed using conventional B&W chemicals. Using this stuff means that IR frame counters (if present) wouldn't make much difference as unless you add the filter it behaves like conventional B&W film.

Only snag is the long exposure times - anything from four seconds to a minute! I find metering without the filter, then adding the filter, knocking seven stops off the shutter speed and using a cable release works well.

 

[TheFlyingCamera]

I shot plenty of IR with a 167 MT and never had any appreciable fogging, even in the sprocket holes, and I was shooting Kodak HIE.

 

[paul139]

I have some Agfa 400s and a R72 filter which should be ok then?

 

[elekm]

Sounds like it should work. If it didn't fog Kodak HIE, then it should be OK. Guess you'll need to shoot it and see what happens.

I think an SLR is the wrong camera for shooting infrared when using one of the very deep red filters because you can't see enough to focus or compose your shot.

 

[paul139]

Thanks for the replies, as you say Mike I need to get out and give it a go.

 

[elekm]

I think that you'll enjoy this film. I've shot a fair amount of it, and I like it a lot with the deep red filter. I've been shooting this film with a rangefinder because of trying to see through the filter. I'm using a B+W filter that is the equivalent of the R72.

Sorry about this large shot. This is with a 21mm Biogon on a Contax IIa.

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