Response to ILFORD SFX200

I tried SFX 200 while shooting the brooklyn bridge on a sun/cloud mix day and got good results. I only had a red 25a (lite red?) filter and I used that. I also shot a roll of plus-x. However, comparing the 2 proof sheets, the shots looked similar with both films.(I did not use a filter w/the roll of plus-x)The clouds stood out very dramatically w/both films. I just bought an 091 filter (Dark red). I beleive that using the darker red filter will improve the "infrared" qualities. The SFX 200 is panchromatic so that it can be used in cameras that can't use real infrared film, like mine (Canon Elan 2e) The bottom line is, I will definately use this film again, but only on a nice cloud day and with a dark red filter.

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