Processing Rollei Infrared Film In Total Darkness

[Thanasis]

Hi,
This probably seems like a stupid question...but before i wreck some quite expensive film i just thought i would ask the question.
I don't have a darkroom and I am a bit paranoid about the sensitivity of Rollei infrared film (120) and wanted to make sure that I don't have to darken the room while loading the reels and processing the film. I have read that it needs to be processed in absolute darkness.

Is it okay to process Rollei infrared film in a sunlit bathroom in daylight-filling Nikor stainless-steel tanks (which i will load with the film in cloth changing bag)?

Thanks very much,
Thanasis

 

[walter23]

You shouldn't have any problems treating it like normal panchromatic B&W film. It's not very IR sensitive (compared to kodak HIE).

 

[Ole]

The minimum quantity of darkness is one tankful. So as long as your processing tank doesn't leak, you should be fine.

 

[WRSchmalfuss]

ROLLEI IR

Hi,
This probably seems like a stupid question...but before i wreck some quite expensive film i just thought i would ask the question.
I don't have a darkroom and I am a bit paranoid about the sensitivity of Rollei infrared film (120) and wanted to make sure that I don't have to darken the room while loading the reels and processing the film. I have read that it needs to be processed in absolute darkness.

Is it okay to process Rollei infrared film in a sunlit bathroom in daylight-filling Nikor stainless-steel tanks (which i will load with the film in cloth changing bag)?

Thanks very much,
Thanasis

Hi Thanasis,
a special cloth changing back will be good enough to load the ROLLEI IR into the stainless-steel-tank. NO problem!

Regards
Wolf

 

[Thanasis]

Thankyou one and all. I'll give it a go on the weekend. I'll be processing in ID-11.