How about some infrared images

[drew.saunders]

I've just shot two rolls of the Rollei IR recently (one 120, one 135) and here's my experiences:

As a plain film (no filters), at 400, the negatives were a bit thin. Using no filter, yellow, orange or red, I'd say 200 is a better speed. Developed in Diafine 1:1 in a Jobo tabletop rotary 1500-series drum for 3+3 minutes.

With the Hoya R72 filter, and my Leica M6TTL's internal meter, I tested it at 400, 200, 100, 50 and 25 ISO and found that 50 worked the best, where for Efke IR820 I found ISO 25 to be the best with the R72 filter.

The grain is much nicer than the Efke film, but the IR effect is more subdued. The Rollei is also less scratch prone as a film than the Efke, which is nice. I'm going to finish my box of 4x5 Efke and see if I can get better luck with the scratches and then decide which one to stick with.

Here's a shot (on 35mm) with the Efke IR820/Hoya R72 (TTL meter set to 25): http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_sa...7618657774764/
And here's a similar subject with the Rollei IR400/Hoya R72 (meter at 50): http://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_sa...7618657774764/

You still get dark skies but less glowy plants.

[David Karp]

Hi Merg,

SFX works well with Rodinal too. Gives you some more grain when you want some.

[drew.saunders]

Here are a few that I shot this weekend. All Efke IR820, Hoya R72 with an Ebony 45SU.

The first two, Picchetti Pond at Picchetti OSP in the hills above Cupertino CA, with the 80mm SSXL at f16 and 3 seconds:





This next one isn't so interesting of a shot, but I was curious to see how the different types of plants and roads would look in IR. 300mm Fuji-C at f16 and 1 second. It seems the more water in a plant, the more it glows. See the vineyard in the distance, those leaves are probably still plenty full of water.

[monsta]

another rollei ir shot on the chamonix with 90mm nikkor and hoya R72.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

A few photos made with Rollei IR 400. I used Cokin 007 filter (wich I believe it's a 89b) E.I. 1,5 asa and developed with Rodinal, 1+50, 10m30s at 20ºC on a Jobo ATL2.
I saw some photos here made with the same film and equivalente IR filter, shot at 25 and 50 asa, wich look pretty nice and show a very strong wood effect. I'm confused. I had to go down to 1,5 asa to get some wood effect so, what am I doing wrong?


Shen Hao HZX 45 IIA, Shcneider Symmar S 150, 89b filter



Shen Hao HZX 45 IIA, Nikon W 210mm, 89b filter


Shen Hao HZX 45 IIA, Schneider 47mm, 89b filter


Shen Hao HZX 45 IIA, Schneider 47mm, 89b filter

[SamReeves]

^ #1 and #3 are the winners for me. Very nice work!

[SergeyT]

I saw some photos here made with the same film and equivalente IR filter, shot at 25 and 50 asa...I'm confused. I had to go down to 1,5 asa to get some wood effect so, what am I doing wrong?
[

I think 25 and 50 ASA means Film's IR sensitivity before accounting for the filter factor.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

I think 25 and 50 ASA means Film's IR sensitivity before accounting for the filter factor.

Rollei anounce that the film is 400 asa.

[Nana Sousa Dias]

^ #1 and #3 are the winners for me. Very nice work!

Thank you, Sam.

[Vlad Soare]

Rollei anounce that the film is 400 asa.

That only applies to the "normal" layer, the one sensitive to visible light. The speed of the IR-sensitive layer is much lower.
If you want to use it as a regular black and white film, disregarding its infrared sensitivity, then it is an ASA 400 film indeed (and a great one at that).

Great pictures, by the way.