Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Take an old DSLR body and convert it to IR at Lifepixel. They change the anti aliasing filter to an IR filter, which means you can shoot a DSLR like a normal camera, unlike a filter which darkens the image in the viewfinder considerably: https://www.lifepixel.com/?ar=65 Cheers Jayanand Sent from my iPad > On 27-Jan-2019, at 02:11, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > > The Fuji X-trans cameras (XE, XT) work well with IR and no modification > other than a 720nm (R72) filter. The rub is that you need a tripod, since > shutter speeds are slow (e.g. 1/5 second). A converted camera will let > you shoot hand-held. This is for b&w. If you are looking for color, then > a modification is probably best. I've been thinking about a conversion by > kolari or lifepixel on a spare XE1 body, but I just don't shoot that much > IR. Here are a couple of unmodified Fuji examples: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/417837-1/_DSF3600bw.jpg > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/_DSF1785-Pano-Edit.jpg.html > > Ken > >> On 1/26/2019 12:47 PM, Steve Barbour via LUG wrote: >> Please help. I will convert a camera for shooting infrared. I would >> appreciate your advice re the camera of choice, dealer that is best, >> cost, and I recall a statement re certain cameras that do this best, even >> without modification. >> >> >> >> >> Can you help? >> >> >> >> >> I thank you very much. >> >> >> >> Steve Barbour >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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