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Subject: [Leica] infrared
From: stevebarbour at mac.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 14:51:48 -0800
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Ken, I love your work. In a word awesome,  an inspiration! Thank you.


> On Jan 26, 2019, at 12:41 PM, 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
>> 
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Replies: Reply from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] infrared)
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