Film speed override?
For some reason my N6006 will not read the DX coding on a cannister of infrared film I need to shoot for my photo class. How does one go about manually overriding the film speed so that I can use the light meter? I've looked on the internet and in the manual and I can't find anything.
thanks!
Photography - Nikon - N6006 35mm SLR Camera
Answers & Comments
Press and hold the ISO button on the top left and rotate the command dial on the right until the film speed appears on the display. Release the ISO button and the speed is set.
In case your instructor hasn't told you, IR light is just below visible light on the spectrum and has a longer wavelength. Therefore, IR light will focus behind the film plane for a given setting. I.e., if you preset the lens to focus at 10 feet, the IR light will focus at a shorter distance. Unless your lens has a distance mark for IR, I would limit my shooting to longer distances and smaller f-stops to use the depth-of -field to compensate. When you are in focus for IR, the image in your viewfinder will be out of focus. The closer you are to the subject, the more out of focus the image will appear at the correct focus setting.