I've seen this question discussed before, but none of what I've been able to find has mentioned the Elan 7E/EOS 30 specifically, and there seems to be some disagreement (or at least very different results on various EOS bodies).

I would like to shoot Kodak high-speed infrared and Konica infrared 750 on my Elan 7E QD. Will the IR diode only fog along the sprocket holes, or will it ruin the image area? Also, I'm told that a dimpled back plate will change the result on the Kodak HIE because of the missing anti-halation layer. My backplate is not dimpled, but it does have some features, such as small Phillips screws. Will these show up on the image as well?

Thanks in advance to anyone who knows the answers... I have to make a pretty good drive before I reach to a store that sells IR film, so shooting some just to check is not very practical.

-- R.D. Hight (lithium099@hotmail.com), March 06, 2002

Answers

i'm sorry, but seriously: shoot some and see! (if you don't like driving far, why not order the stuff online?) people with the same camera-model report varied success. you can only try to see how well it works. if you're lucky, nothing will spill over to the image area.

the screws will not show up in the image.

-- m. lohninger (anavrin@mac.com), March 06, 2002.

I think trial-and-error is the only true answer. Canon's official position is that infra-red films won't work in the Elan. But some "low-speed" IR films like the one from Ilford DO work. Other films will probably be fine, but you will have to make the long drive.

-- Preston Merchant (merchant@speakeasy.org), March 06, 2002.

I agree with the previous two answers. Empirical testing, long drive or no long drive, is the only way to find out to what extent your particular camera has problems with HIE.

http:// www.teladesign.com/photo/eos-ir.html

-- NK Guy (tela@tela.bc.ca), March 06, 2002.

Hi RD

I have an EOS 30 (Elan 7E to you), and have used Konica IR750 and the results were excellent with no fogging at all. I am told that the effect with the Konica IR750 film isn't quite as dramatic as Kodak HIE, but it still looks like a good IR effect to me. I also used a Hoya Infra Red Filter (R72) to increase the effect of IR.

You can barely see through this filter so you have to compose with the filter off the lens, then meter and shoot with the filter on the lens. I shot three images of each subject +/- 2 stops either side f the meter reading to ensure I had a choice of exposure extremes and the results were great on bright days.

Have a go with this film/filter combiniation and see what you think. Let me know what your results are like too if you want!

Good luck.

-- canonlover (canoneosd60@aol.com), March 07, 2002.

Any AF camera has infrared sensors inside and will fog the Kodak High speed Infrared films... Have you tried Ilford SFX? It is designed for these type of cameras. Good luck!!!

-- Kim M (kmap1@msn.com), April 17, 2002.

>Any AF camera has infrared sensors inside and will fog the Kodak High speed Infrared films.

That is incorrect. The infrared sensors are part of the film transport mechanism (motor drive) and are not related to the autofocus (AF) system in any way.

Many autofocus cameras can be used quite safely with Kodak HIE and EIR high-speed infrared film.

-- NK Guy (tela@tela.bc.ca), April 17, 2002.