Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luis: Thanks for your comments and for looking. Why not at your age? I'll bet that we're within five years of each other. Jim, "Class of 1941" Hemenway Luis Ripoll wrote: > Hi Jim, > > I've never experimented infrared films, at my age!. You have do an > excellent > work, my preferences are for #2355, 2356 and 2357. Maybe my favourite is > #2355. > > Great work! > > Saludos cordiales > Luis > > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de > Jim Hemenway > Enviado el: s?bado, 15 de septiembre de 2007 23:39 > Para: LUG > Asunto: [Leica] Some digital infrared photos > > Since my Konica Infrared film is down to just a few rolls, and since I > can't > afford, and don't really want an M8, (am waiting for the D10) I've been > thinking about trying some infrared photography with the isDS. > > So I bought a 49mm Hoya R72 filter on ebay which arrived yesterday > afternoon. We've had on and off rain until the sun poked out around 4 PM > EDT so I just took these quickie photos less than an hour ago: > <http://www.hemenway.com/Pentax-isDS-1st-attempt-IR/> > or: http://tinyurl.com/2pbs9j > > The filter is so dark a red that it appears to be black, but by looking > through the viewfinder for about a minute, one finally gets enough > visibility to compose a shot... that's if there's enough sunshine. > > The image is dark red as it is uploaded from the camera, and since the > camera only does its IR bit in the red channel, one only has to to a simple > gray scale convert in Photoshop, and then a few adjustments. > > Jim > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >