Nikon Film Body for Infrared Shooting

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rjsmith
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p.1 #1 · Nikon Film Body for Infrared Shooting

I used to shoot B&W Infrared back in the '70s before Canon started using an infrared device to count frames in the SLR film bodies.

I would like to know what Nikon body is a competitor to the Canon Elan 7N (or the EOS 3), and which Nikon lenses would be competitors with the Canon 16-35 2.8L, 17-40 4L, and possibly the 24-105 4L IS. And whether Nikon uses an infrared frame counter too.

Thanks,

Ray

Edited on Jan 05, 2006 at 02:51 AM

Jan 05, 2006 at 01:27 AM

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p.1 #2 · Nikon Film Body for Infrared Shooting

While I know the Elan 7 will fog film, the EOS 3's diode is more shielded than the Elan 7 and wont fog as much of the film. It only fogs the sporket holes plus about the bottom 2mm of the frame. Is there a reason that you abosolutly need those 2-3mm at the bottom of the frame, as you have quite a collection of Canon equipment and it doesn't really make sense to start with new nikon equipment unless you are planning on getting rid of all of your Canon stuff entirely.

However, if you do want to go the Nikon route, the N80, which uses a more powerful diode like the Elan 7 will fog film, but the F100, the competitor to the EOS wont fog infrared film at all. As for lenses, the 17-35 2.8 AFS (which is slightly sharper than the compareable canon) is the closest direct competitor to the 16-35 2.8L. There really is no direct compettior to the 24-105 execpt for the 24-120 3.5-5.6 VR (more similar to the 28-135 IS), and while the 17-40 could be compared to the 18-35 3.5-4.5, which really isn't as sharp as the 17-40 L on average.

Edited on Jan 05, 2006 at 02:51 AM

Jan 05, 2006 at 02:21 AM

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p.1 #3 · Nikon Film Body for Infrared Shooting

dirb9 wrote:
... as you have quite a collection of Canon equipment and it doesn't really make sense to start with new nikon equipment unless you are planning on getting rid of all of your Canon stuff entirely.

..the F100, the competitor to the EOS wont fog infrared film at all. As for lenses, the 17-35 2.8 AFS (which is slightly sharper than the compareable canon) is the closest direct competitor to the 16-35 2.8L. There really is no direct compettior to the 24-105 execpt for the 24-120 3.5-5.6 VR (more similar to the 28-135 IS), and while the 17-40 could be compared to the 18-35 3.5-4.5, which really isn't as sharp as the 17-40 L on average.

Thanks much. That's what I was looking for.

I don't intend to abandon my Canon gear but I very much want to get back to infrared photography so buying the F100 and one or two lenses won't be a major obstacle.

When you say that the 24-120 3.5-5.6 VR is more similar to the 28-135 IS than the 24-105 4L IS, does that mean that the Nikon lens is not what Nikon would classify as an L lens competitor? My experience back in the '70s was that Nikon lenses were superb, what kept me from going with them then was the cost. It is my understanding that even what one might call Nikon "consumer grade" lenses are entirely suitable but if they make a professional grade lens I would go with that.

Thanks again.

Ray

Jan 05, 2006 at 02:51 AM


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