About Contax cameras & infrared film

Date sent:        Fri, 6 Aug 1999 10:19:28 -0700 (PDT)
From:             Patrick Magee 
To:               infrared@a1.nl
Subject:          Re: G1 and IR (fwd)
Send reply to:    infrared@a1.nl

I received the following message which I thought might interest others on
the list...

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 08:41:47 -0700
From: Contax 
To: Patrick Magee 
Subject: Re: G1 and IR

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Subject: G1 and IR Author:  Patrick Magee  at ~internet
Date:    8/5/99 9:32 AM


> Does the G1 cause any fogging with Kodak High Speed Infrared film?



     Patrick,

     Thank you for visiting our website and for your interest in our 
     products.  The G1 does have an infrared film counter inside the camera
     which is part of the film advance system.  You can have your G1 modified by
     our service department for a cost of $50.00, which is diminish the effects
     of the infrared beam, but still cause some fogging on the very edge of the
     film.

     To have this done pleas send your camera to:

     Kyocera Optics Inc.
     Contax Service Dept.
     2301-200 Cottontail Lane
     Somerset, NJ 08873

     Thank you,

     Mary Brosius
     Technical Support






Date sent:        Tue, 17 Aug 1999 19:14:12 -0400
From:             Jim Bisnett 
To:               infrared@a1.nl
Subject:          Using a Contax G2
Send reply to:    infrared@a1.nl

Hi,

A while back I sent a note asking if anyone had used a Contax G2 and
Kodak HIE. I was hoping to  use this camera since it is a rangefinder.
So if  I was to  use an opaque filter (ie 87c) I could still see what I
was taking a picture of.  I was afraid that the IR film counter would
mess up the picture part of the negative.  Even though they might be
wasted, I shot two rolls of HIE with the camera and the 21mm lense and a
red filter. I got back the results today and I am very pleased. The IR
counter did not intrude on the picture at all. I shot a number of frames
with the lense cap on so I could see just what the counter would do and
I am lucky that mine doe not intrude at all.

The thing I forgot about is the data back. Well... If you have data
printed between the frames that intrudes a very little bit. But on the
G2 that is easy to turn off if necessary.

Well off the by an opaque filter for my 21 mm lense.

 Jim Bisnett






From:             "Charles Jay Pilzer" 
To:               
Subject:          Contax Aria and HIE
Date sent:        Sun, 26 Sep 1999 04:08:25 -0400
Send reply to:    infrared@a1.nl

I purchased a Contax Aria to use with HIE.  After I got it home and opened
the instruction book, I found that it said that the Aria was not suitable
for IE film.  I figured they were referring to a strip of fogged film along on
edge.

Surprise!  When I turned the lights on after loading the film, the counter
said "00," the reading when the camera is empty.  I pressed the release
button several times, but the indicator still read 00 even though I could
hear the motor running.

I have the camera set to leave a tail out when rewind the film.  This works fine
with all films other than HIE.  When rewinding the HIE film, no tail was left
out.

This is information for anyone contemplating the use of the Aria with HIE.

cj

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