[Leica] IR modification of Canon D60

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

At 10:30 PM -0500 2/18/05, Mike Durling wrote:
>There is this:  http://www.dpreview.com/news/0502/05021405canoneos20da.asp
>
>Only in Japan though.
>
>Mike D
>
>Digiratidoc@aol.com wrote:
>>Saw a photo today in PC Photo of some tulips taken with an 
>>'infrared modified' Canon D60. Anyone know who modifies these for 
>>IR? I assume they remove the low-pass filter so the infrared can 
>>reach the sensor. I've used my old D'Image 7 for IR photos for some 
>>time because it lacks a low-pass filter but it's a bitch to focus 
>>that thing with a black filter over the lens using its primitive 
>>electronic viewfinder or the LCD. I currently shoot with my Leica R 
>>lenses and a Canon D Mark II  but I'd love to be able to modify my 
>>old D60 to take IR with Leica glass!

Not likely. The 20Da is not out yet; orders are being taken in Japan 
with a 3mo. delivery period; it's also intended for astrophotography 
and has a very high red sensitivity and not a true extended IR 
sensitivity (it still has an IR cutoff filter). Also, it's not a D60. 
For an IR D60, look here:

http://irdigital.net/

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