Response to Kodak Infrared - quick question

Tim: I use HIE all of the time and the best results I have acheived to date is: shutter speed 1/125@f16, use a #25 red filter, focus as sharp as you can and shoot away, it is best in a sunny day with the sun behind you. I develope in Tmax dev 1:4 at 68* for 6.5 minutes. Slowly agitate every minute for 10 sec (remember, you are developing film, not mixing a martini). The harder the agitation, the courser the grain. I have enlarged to 16x20 with little grain. Fix & wash as any other film. Don't panic when you pull the film off of the reel, the apparent sludge on the film will go away with drying. This is for 35mm HIE, for 4x5 I meter at ISO 50 and HC110 Dev. Good luck!!! Problems? Email me, I teach photography.

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