Rollei Infrared is the optimum creative tool, this medium format film can be shot in two different ways.
First - as a straight black and white film ISO 400, with a slight ghostly result due to the infrared sensitivity. Alternatively you pair it with a deep red filter to disproportionately focus on the IR spectrum!
Trees will be bright white, people will glow, the sky will be dark black, and you will be rewarded with some of the most dramatic images straight out of the camera. Note that this will increase the necessary exposure significantly (it will respond at sensitivity of ~ISO 12-25)
As a company Rollei is most famous for it's cameras - particularly the iconic twin-lens Rolleiflex - but this German-based company founded in 1920 has also had a long history of making B&W films. Unfortunately the parent company didn't survive the digital revolution of the 90s/00s but the brand survives today under licence to AgfaPhoto - who continue to support emulsions old and new.
For more information about the brand check out our bio of Rollei
When you buy your camera film from us we can ship it across the UK, Europe, USA, New Zealand, Australia and Canada (more countries planned soon!) So buy your Rollei Infrared Film 120 Infrared ISO 400 today and dive back into the fun of 120 film photography!
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With an IR72 filter you can get some striking images - dark skies and white vegetation.
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Terry G. (Leeds, GB)
Rollei 400 ISO Infrared film - worth a try!
If you like to experiment and are prepared for the unexpected, this film might be for you. Don’t look upon any results as failures, call them learning experiences or opportunities for finding alternative solutions. And wow at some of the images you’ll unexpectedly get. Infrared reflectance is found in some weird places.
Don’t use gelatine filters or the ones which slide into holders. Exposure is long. The screw direct onto lens type of filters are best. Forget 400 ISO. The film is probably around 0.1 ISO or even less with the necessary filters. Be prepared to experiment. 720nm filters are recommended by the manufacturer. The performance graph suggests that the film has little or no response at 850nm, but it most certainly has some response. Direct visible light onto the filters and lens front causes strange effects, so avoid light coming straight at the lens. At EV7.5 at f/22 with the 720nm filter around 2 minutes exposure seems about right, and 24 minutes using the 850nm filter.
Would I recommend this film? CERTAINLY.
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Basil M. (Morden, GB)
Love this film
Great dramatic results, extremely crisp especially in 120
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Paul Q. (Douglas, IM)
Into the red
Rollei IR400 has a reputation for being thin and difficult to handle in 5x4. With a little care getting it into a reel, I have found it is perfectly manageable in 120 roll. I have shot several rolls in a Mamiya C220. Just about all the frames were with a 720nm filter. If you are new to IR film, there are a few things to be aware of. To get the best out of the infrared effects, you may well want to shoot brightly lit foliage, so this isn't the ideal film for a dull overcast winter day. The 720nm filter is going to lose 6-8 stops, so a tripod is essential. Even for a fairly bright scene, you are likely to be shooting at around 1 second. The Mamiya has no infrared focus scale, so I just guess. It means you tend to lean towards shooting at high f numbers to keep as much in focus as possible. If you like the look of IR photos, it is worth persevering I think. You can shoot a frame without the filter of course, so long as you go back to a normal calculation without the loss for the filter. I have included a shot inside a church as a normal B&W frame and one outside the same building with the filter on and a 1 second exposure:
