Time to share another bit of a disaster.
I bought this roll of Maco Eagle (extended IR sensitivity) surveillance film, in bulk from Nick 'n' Trick. The problems started when I couldn't get it fed into the bulk loader properly. Had to snip the corners to get it to feed through which resulted in sweaty hands! Next issue was that the clicker has broken. The clicker makes a click when 1 frame has passed, allowing you to count the number of frames you put in the can. With no clicker (and no counter turning) I had to "guess" at 30 turns of the handle. I ended up getting 17 rolls out of so was curious to see how many frames I had got per can. I was assuming 36-40 as 18 is the number of 36xp films you're expected to get out of 100ft.
So null points for the AP Bulk Loader which has managed at most 10 bulk rolls through it before packing up.
Also, null points for the Cavon EOS-1v which reads the frame count from the DX coded can and is un-alterable and un-overrideable. Stupidly I didn't realise this, and inserted a 24xp marked can. Ended up getting precisely 24 frames and a load of undeveloped film.
Lastly, I chose to dev in Diafine. Figuring I'd shoot the base film at various ISOs and with various filters to see what teh difference was. Diafine is supposed to develop "just enough" and is good for "pushing" film.
You decide...
Box speed is 400 ISO. I shot frames 1-8 at 800 and with a red filter. Problem #4 is I shot this on gloomy overcast days which isn't recommended for IR film. Interestingly my (freshly washed) bright red boot laces came out white. Frames 9-18 were shot on similarly gloomy days at 800 with no filter. They look significantly under exposed. 19-24 were shot at 400 with no filter and look a bit better but still under exposed.
The internet reckons that 4 minutes is a better time for Diafine rather than 3, but my biggest mistake was changing too many things. Should have stuck with a developer I know (HC-110) until I'd got to grips with the film before changing the various shooting conditions.
So roll #2 has gone back in and I'm only shooting it on sunny days. So I won't see the results for a couple of months probably!!! Going to develop that in HC-110 as per manufacturer instructions and go from there. Should have probably rolled a couple of short cans for this testing, but I figured Diafine would be a one-stop-shop and also with my broken clicker, don't know how many frames are going in anyway.
Where is the "Digital Is Easier" gif?