Kodak HIE IR film

I have obtained 5 rolls of 35mm Kodak HIE and am excited! I have never shot Kodak IR before, only Rollei 400 IR. I do not want to waste any frames so for those of you who have Kodak HIE experience a few basic questions...
1.Has to loaded/unloaded in complete darkness?
2.what speed do you shoot it with an 89b filter?
3.would you process it in HC110 1:50?

A few answers...(maybe)

1. Yes -- although I've been lucky with HIE having loaded it in daylight (shading it with my body) but I've also been unlucky with it being fogged in low-light situations. You only have five rolls -- why take a chance? -- load and unload in total darkness.

2. I couldn't say because I almost never shoot HIE with this filter. In any event, your success with it will depend on bracketing as well, since altitude, time of year, time of day, weather, and location will all be factors. That being said, HIE is HIGH-SPEED film -- great for handholding and shooting subjects you never could with virtually all other infrared films. You can shoot landscapes and other static subjects with other infrared films -- try using HIE with a red 25 or 29 and shoot people and/or moving subjects and/or places you can't set up a tripod.

3. Sorry, don't use HC110.

1 yes 2 shoot through 25 red filter and, if your camera meters through the lens, set asa to 400 and bracket. 3 Why not??

Jaap Jan

HIE processes well in HC-110. The appearance of the negatives are decieving though. They will look thin but when you print them they will look good. Judge by the contrast of the image and not the density.

My best results have always been with a R25 filter, ttl metering and rating the film at ASA400.

You're supposed to back off the focusing a little and there's normally a red dot on older lenses to indicate the amount, but I've never bothered doing this and instead reply upon the depth of field to counteract the differing focusing requirements. 1/125, f16 in bright sun is normally about right for me.

Try a few frames of a roll for portraits - they look good.

WOW just a R25 filter??? That's great! I live in the southern US and we are in late spring currently. The dreaded mid-day is a good time for IR correct?

stradibarrius said:

WOW just a R25 filter??? That's great! I live in the southern US and we are in late spring currently. The dreaded mid-day is a good time for IR correct?

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the higher the sun is, the more IR you're receiving at the ground. I had my best luck shooting IR always in the early afternoon, between 2 and 3pm. The sun is still highish, but not directly overhead.

stradibarrius said:

WOW just a R25 filter??? That's great! I live in the southern US and we are in late spring currently. The dreaded mid-day is a good time for IR correct?

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Yes and the dreaded deep blue sky with white clouds accompanied on the ground by the dreaded chlorophyll in leaves and most things growing.

We also have these things in the U.K. but have to make sure we are not working on that one day when it happens!

pentaxuser

I always metered though the lens and filter, rating the film at 250. Almost always shot with a 25A. I would use the IR mark on the lens, but probably doesn't make that much difference. Use a camera with a smooth pressure plate though, and one without an IR sprocket counter, some Canon Eos bodies among others have those. That can fog the edge of the film, sometimes hitting part of the image area. Use a changing bag to load if you are in the field. I miss that stuff. Looks great in Rodinal.

What is a development time of HIE in HC-110, 1+49 @68d????
I shot my first roll today and I need a dev. time. The Kodak info says 5 min for "B" but I what "E".