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 12/31/2004 05:11:41 PM · #1
I want to add a film SLR to my rig, as I got a feel for one lately and really loved being able to take advantage of the wider end of my lenses. I have a 17-40 f/4 L and a 16mm Fisheye lens that I love putting on film, especially the FE.

I am looking at either a Rebel T2 or possibly an Elan 7.

I read on the Canon website that the Elan 7 cannot use high-speed IR film. Why is that? I'm interrested in IR photography, and seeing that my 20D is not ideal for it, I thought I might give it a go with film. Can the Rebel series handle IR film?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and Happy New Year!


12/31/2004 05:28:17 PM · #2
Rebel should have no problem with IR film...

Robt.
 12/31/2004 05:48:32 PM · #3
YOu can always get my A-1 with all the lenses and stuff...LOL
 12/31/2004 05:51:01 PM · #4
The problem with IR film in some Canon EOS bodies is this: traditional film cameras have teeth to manually count the sprocket holes as the film is advanced. Somewhere about the time of the T-70, Canon started to use an infrared light to count the sprocket holes. It is extremely accurate, but will fog one side of IR film.

I use an EOS 1-D, which works great with IR film and is one of the best camera bodies ever designed and built. If you look around, you can find some amazingly good prices on that body. I recommend it highly. (When new, I paid more than a 20D costs in today's marketplace.)

Good luck.

Message edited by author 2004-12-31 18:12:56.
 12/31/2004 05:55:22 PM · #5
Originally posted by Brock:
YOu can always get my A-1 with all the lenses and stuff...LOL


Thanks. I already have an AE-1, with all the lenses and stuff (crappy ones), but I'm looking to sell it to get and EF mount film body to use all my new and better lenses.
01/01/2005 08:56:25 PM · #6
So any motor advanced camera will cause this problem, or only the ones that advance without the use of sprockets?

Originally posted by f-32:
traditional film cameras have teeth to manually count the
sprocket holes as the film is advanced.


I'm assuming you mean the EOS-1 not the -D...

Originally posted by f-32:

I use an EOS 1-D, which works great with IR film and is one of the best camera bodies ever designed and built.


Thanks for the input.
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