Comments on: How to shoot Kodak EIR Color Infrared Film

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:56:17 +0000

Thanks for uploading the PP guide to shooting IR

By: Kert Gartner (VFX Haiku Admin)

Kert Gartner (VFX Haiku Admin) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:55:55 +0000

I keep it in the fridge until the day I use it. I give it a few hours to “thaw” then go to the races. I’ve had a roll in my camera for over a month with no ill effects, but I wouldn’t push it too much. Just keep it out of the sun and in a cool place most of the time, and you should be fine.

By: Martyn Simpson

Martyn Simpson — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:44:55 +0000

Thanks this is a very informative video I’ve just bought my first roll of this film and about to go up to the Lake district in England so I hope for some good shots, similar to your Canadian pictures (Weather permitting). Do you have to store this film carefully, like an a fridge and once in the camera have you got to use as quickly as possible…I think I read this somewhere?

By: Kert Gartner (VFX Haiku Admin)

Kert Gartner (VFX Haiku Admin) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:39:33 +0000

I always use E6. I’d be afraid to cross process such an expensive roll of film and potentially ruin it.

By: Jordan Janisse

Jordan Janisse — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:03:04 +0000

Also do you process all your IR with E6 or do you ever use C-41?

By: Kert Gartner (VFX Haiku Admin)

Kert Gartner (VFX Haiku Admin) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:12:01 +0000

The lens is just a normal 16m Canon FD Fisheye. Nothing too special about it. I got it on Ebay for a few hundred bucks many many years ago. As for the developing, Yeah, Labworks is the only place in the city that still does E6 processing, and they have experience developing Infrared so I wouldn’t take it anywhere else.

By: Jordan Janisse

Jordan Janisse — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:05:21 +0000

Hey very cool tutorial. I am just wondering what fisheye lens you have there, as well what shop in Winnipeg does the developing? labworks?

By: Ilya Benzinin

Ilya Benzinin — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:55:23 +0000

Hey, man! This is pretty interestig tutorial. A lot of people still shot on film in our country (Russia). I hope my friends find it usefull as well. Thanks for sharing and keep going!

By: David Gatchell

David Gatchell — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 05:43:54 +0000

Your EIR work really inspires me. I especially like the fisheye shots. They add another creative angle to this incredible film. What a heart breaker that Kodak discontinued it. I am hard at work with EIR and hope to have some interesting work to show you in the future. Thanks for putting up this interesting website and your tutorials.

By: Kert Gartner (VFX Haiku Admin)

Kert Gartner (VFX Haiku Admin) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:41:27 +0000

Hey David, The slideshow is working fine, just make sure you're using a decent web browser. If you can't see the shots, they're all on my flickr page here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kgartner/sets/72157613758492877/