"Jarosław Brzeziński" wrote:
>
> If the camera manual states that the camera uses IF rays to "count" the sprockets of
> the film for transport it means that you cannot use an IF film in it. It is
>unfortunate
> but theoretically improves the eveness of spacing between frames and defies film
> transport errors. Anyway Pentax users should be happy that IF control of film
>transport
> found the way into Pentax cameras that late - Canon users have been all too familiar
> with that problem for quite a while.
Actually what it really means is that you should try it and see, they
can make no gaurntees. I've seen many a rebel owner succesfully shoot IR
film with just the sprocket holes fogged. Others weren't so lucky and
some of the image area became fogged. Its certainly worth burning a roll
to test...
Isaac
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