57INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHYEyepiece ShutterWhen unmanned photography is performed with the FA in oneof its automatic exposure modes, stray light entering theeyepiece will affect the meter reading. To prevent this, use theeyepiece shutter Just push the lever up to close the shutter. Asa visual reminder that it is in use, the shutter blind is painted red.To create other-worldly effects, in which vegetation comes outlight in tone and blue skies very dark, try shooting with blackand-white infrared film In black and white infrared photography,you must use a red filter (R60) and refocus the lens tocompensate for the fact that infrared light rays focus at a pointslightly in front of visible Light For this purpose. most lenseshave an infrared focusing index (a red dot or line) beside thedistance index as a rule of thumbFollow this procedure:1) Without the red filter in place, look into the viewfinder andfocus on your subject.2) Look at the lens and take note of the focused distance.3) Reset the focusing ring so that the desired distance isaligned with the infrared focusing index.4) Attach the red filter and take the shot.4744