Confirmed the info i got about the bellows not being ir opaque. Had one darkslide loaded with two sheets of efke IR 820 and one darkslide with two sheets of Tri-X. Loaded one and Pulled the slide for approx 60sec with shutter closed repeated with the Tri-X. The "Unexposed" sheets and the "exposed" Tri-X were clear and the "exposed" ir820 was fogged.
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Well that stinks. Wonder if the red bellows on the new 045n-1 might be a different material?
I want to get a new camera soon and the Chamonix looks like the best, but I want to be able to use the boxes of frozen Efke IR820 I have, and possibly Rollei IR in the future as well.
Why not just drape your dark cloth over the bellows when ready to shoot? Or some other type of drape tested for IR light fastness.
--- Steve from Missouri ---
Might work, depending on the extension the bellows are at and the size of the cloth (and that it is IR opaque - the folks using black t-shirts might have a problem with that.) I use a BTZS focusing hood, far superior to anything else I've tried. I'd have to try it to see how easily I can get it around the bellows without disturbing the camera position or letting it hang off the front and get in front of the lens.
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