 Romen Vargas |
More On Infrared Photography Okay more on the infrared photography now: I went to my local camera shop in quest for a camera body that didn't use infrared for film tracking (this was the reason for not being able to use infrared film in the EOS-300/Rebel 2000). The dude at the cam shop told me that it wasn't really that since the beam didn't touch the film plane, just the side bits where the holes are. It was the fact that the body was made of something that leaked IR. So now I'm wondering what cameras if any out there will not leak IR. The Canon EOS-1 and the EOS1-n and EOS-1v do the job great but they're really expensive (in the thousands just for the body). Does anyone know of any other body I could use (that's cheaper)???
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jules |
Get an all manual body like the Pentax K1000. It would mean a new set of lenses, of course.
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Jon Close |
Romen, I can't help but feel that the line you got from the "dude at the cam shop" is nothing short of bs. The sprocket hole counter will fog enough of the edge to make it noticeable in a print. I don't believe the Rebel (and Elan) bodies do not have any sort of "leak", infrared or otherwise. The body is polycarbonite plastic, same as every other manufacturer has been using in part or in whole since the 1970's. The metal framing in the high-end pro cameras is for structural strength, not for IR shielding. Good luck on your quest, I wish I could tell you which reasonably priced modern cameras are infrared friendly. Infrared capability doesn't seem to be a prominent feature in any camera's specs.
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