List of Infrared (NIR) films

[benderscameracorner]

Non will ever equal or exceed the performance of the Kodak HIE Infra Red. Tricky to use, but get a good shot you will have an outstanding winner. With no antihalation layer the ghostly edges of a subject in the frame will never be equaled,

Pour one out for the OG. Loved that stuff, even if it was expensive AF back in the early 2000s.

 

[TheFlyingCamera]

Just for a little more inspiration with what's possible with Rollei IR:

Exposed at EI 6, R72 filter. Pentax 67, 55mm lens. I got a little vignetting in a couple corners because I was using a swing-out filter adapter so I could focus and compose without the filter in the way, then just drop it into place when ready. I guess with the 55mm lens, the frame for the filter is just a teeny bit too thick so it intrudes a little in the image path.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

I expect Fomapan 400 with its sensitivity out to 700nm, to show some IR effects with a 720 filter and a VERY long exposure, to be similar to Delta 400's response with same filter. I'm talking 20 minutes, f/8, Summer sun. That makes it impractical for IR fun for me.

 

[Yosua]

Non will ever equal or exceed the performance of the Kodak HIE Infra Red. Tricky to use, but get a good shot you will have an outstanding winner. With no antihalation layer the ghostly edges of a subject in the frame will never be equaled,

I agree. It's unfortunate that HIE was never made available in 120 rolls. I still has a box of 4143 4"x5" sheets and one IE color IR film in the freezer, they are certainly rotten now, but I don't want to discard them.
Here is one HIE taken in the '70. I loved that tree, now it has been cut down.

 

[Yosua]

Kodak EIR inside a Fujica 6x9

 

[Yosua]

Konika IR 750, Fujica 6x9

 

[Ivo Stunga]

I agree. It's unfortunate that HIE was never made available in 120 rolls. I still has a box of 4143 4"x5" sheets and one IE color IR film in the freezer, they are certainly rotten now, but I don't want to discard them.
Here is one HIE taken in the '70. I loved that tree, now it has been cut down.
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Sooo tasty

 

[TheFlyingCamera]

Surprisingly, this is NOT an IR film - just PanF with a red 25 filter:

Pentax 67, 35mm fisheye, built-in red 25 filter.

 

[Ivo Stunga]

Sharing a neat little experiment - 6min long infrared exposure to intense electrical storm without rain or thunder. Rollei Superpan 200 + Heliopan RG715


Night illuminated by thunderless lightning storm, Infrared by Ivo Stunga, on Flickr


Just to show that you don't need intense sunlight to have some IR fun.
Or daylight at all.

 

[Ivo Stunga]

Konika IR 750, Fujica 6x9

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I sooo wish for proper IR film...

 

[MFstooges]

Konika IR 750, Fujica 6x9

I didn't know Konica made IR film

 

[JensH]

Konika IR 750, Fujica 6x9

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Great! One more film I should have used more often, not just a single roll...

 

[MFstooges]

Forgive me, as this isn't really "on topic" - but yesterday I discovered that my iPhone 15 Pro's sensor is highly sensitive to IR wavelengths. This image was made using a Hoya R72 filter held over the lens: iPhone IR

This is a widely known fact. Wrong forum btw.

 

[retina_restoration]

This is a widely known fact. Wrong forum btw.

So widely known that I didn’t know until yesterday. Thanks for the support.

 

[bluechromis]

It is indeed so.
And the given list already includes majority of Aviphot reworks/repackages.

Adox
Takes Aviphot 80, puts some work in it, and boosts pictorial ISO 1 stop, making a great ISO 50 film. Then selling it as HR-50 and Scala 50 for affordable price. I have no problems with this and congratulations for making sweet tech emulsion available for regular shooters.

Meanwhile everyone else on the list (except Ilford and Foma), probably Astrum included, just plain:
- Repackages either Aviphot 80 or 200;
- put their half or fully assed logos on it;
- without putting any additional work into it;
- often charging way higher prices than Adox;
- far too often lying that it's a "completely new emulsion, made for them" and I have some problems with this, but like that tech emulsion is available... I just avoid these resellers whenever possible.

This horse has already been beaten to death more than once, but more info on this practice here: https://www.photrio.com/forum/threa...-films-and-kentmere-100-and-400-films.196304/

Currently the IR response goes as this, starting with less sensitive: Fomapan R 100 < Ilford SFX 200 < Aviphot derivatives.


If you need Aviphot 200, cheapest iteration usually is Rollei Superpan 200 in bulk, but most expensive - Infrared 400. If Astrum turns out doing the same, then cheapest option would be to buy bulk from Ukraine.

Cute.

I agree about the benefits of Adox HR-50. It may be the best IR film in 35 mm because of the Speed Boost treatment, which mitigates the extreme contrast that bedevils aerial films. Hopefully, they will make it in medium format in the future.

 

[bluechromis]

It is really neat. I wash it so: load fresh film in tank in darkness, then some baths with constant agitation:
- 10s in regular water;
- 10s in distilled water, discard;
- 10s in distilled water, keep for up to 10 films;
- finishing 30s in pure Isopropyl alcohol, stopping the Antihalation layer removal at the black layer, just before the blue starts washing off. 500ml IPA can handle 10 films easily;
- IPA treated film dries in minutes, respool.

Shoot ASAP to avoid fogging of prewashed film in storage.
You might find that the "sensitivity improved" a stop or so, because of the additional exposure from halation. Sharpness will be less too, but that isn't too important for the traditional "IR look".

Ha, some people might think of a different liquid when washing film in IPA.

 

[bluechromis]

It is really neat. I wash it so: load fresh film in tank in darkness, then some baths with constant agitation:
- 10s in regular water;
- 10s in distilled water, discard;
- 10s in distilled water, keep for up to 10 films;
- finishing 30s in pure Isopropyl alcohol, stopping the Antihalation layer removal at the black layer, just before the blue starts washing off. 500ml IPA can handle 10 films easily;
- IPA treated film dries in minutes, respool.

Shoot ASAP to avoid fogging of prewashed film in storage.
You might find that the "sensitivity improved" a stop or so, because of the additional exposure from halation. Sharpness will be less too, but that isn't too important for the traditional "IR look".

Do you have example images with film with the halation layer removed?

 

[Ivo Stunga]

Ha, some people might think of a different liquid when washing film in IPA.

Indeed. And dry with Imperial Stout!

Do you have example images with film with the halation layer removed?

I do, yes:

Flickr Search

www.flickr.com

And this might be useful too - every Infrared Film shot/sample I've uploaded:

Flickr Search

www.flickr.com

P.S.
And here in general I have links to every film I've reversed and then some:

Diapozitīvs

You'll find me exploring abandoned places, side roads and forests off the beaten path - with 35mm film camera in hands. Or in bathroom where I reverse my films into slides for projection, discovering what each film has to offer* You can contact me via e-mail. 135 CLEAR BASE Best for...

flickr.com

 

[bluechromis]

Indeed. And dry with Imperial Stout!


I do, yes:

Flickr Search

www.flickr.com

And this might be useful too - every Infrared Film shot/sample I've uploaded:

Flickr Search

www.flickr.com

P.S.
And here in general I have links to every film I've reversed and then some:

Diapozitīvs

You'll find me exploring abandoned places, side roads and forests off the beaten path - with 35mm film camera in hands. Or in bathroom where I reverse my films into slides for projection, discovering what each film has to offer* You can contact me via e-mail. 135 CLEAR BASE Best for...

flickr.com

Thanks, Ivo, nice work. That's crazy about the elevator mechanism crashing down on you.

 

[Ivo Stunga]

Thanks, Ivo, nice work. That's crazy about the elevator mechanism crashing down on you.

Yeah, don't be me, be wiser

 

[250swb]

I agree about the benefits of Adox HR-50. It may be the best IR film in 35 mm because of the Speed Boost treatment, which mitigates the extreme contrast that bedevils aerial films. Hopefully, they will make it in medium format in the future.

I couldn't agree more, HR-50 is like a Swiss Army knife of a fine grain film having beautiful tones without a filter, but an orange, red, or IR filter doesn't spoil the tonal range. I followed Alex Luyckx's Blog suggestion for using FX-39 II as the 'best' developer for HR-50 and couldn't be happier. For anybody wanting to try it beware of light piping if loading in daylight and waste the first few frames if necessary.

 

[loccdor]

I saw that it's possible to do color infrared trichromy with these films as well. I'm going to try that this weekend, my blue and green filters just got delivered. Now, to think of which scene in the local area will suit it best...

 

[John Wiegerink]

Make sure to let all of us here know how well it works. At least one person is interested in how well it works. Me!

 

[jonathanchli]

Make sure to let all of us here know how well it works. At least one person is interested in how well it works. Me!

You can get a preview of IR-Trichrome effect from these videos on YouTube

Reto-Aerochrome


Making Color Infrared Photos with B&W Film - Infrared Trichrome Photography

 

[Sirius Glass]

Now that HIE has not been available for years, I exclusively use Rollei IR 400 shot at box speed with Red23, Red25, or 720 filters. I will use Konica IR film when available.