infrared walkabout

[smokysun]

i finally broke down and got a converted camera. now this is an original rebel, but i scoured ebay and there are lots of converted compacts at reasonable prices. i got the dslr for landscapes next summer. but i couldn't resist taking it downtown last nite.

wayne
www.pbase.com/wwp

 

[smokysun]

this company on ebay offers lots of compact camera conversions.
http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/ncmop

and i've seen them come down quite a bit on those with the best offer option.

tried a few pics in the park.

wayne
www.pbase.com/wwp

ps. i would have gone for a g5 or g6 if the rebel hadn't come up.

ps. posted a few more nighttime pics at www.pbase.com/wwp/ulysses

 

[Howard]

Wayne,

I have been shooting ir with a Canon g9 which I had Lifepixel convert. I try to shoot all my photos at ISO 80. When light is subdued, I use a tripod. I rely on the G9's AF and my photos are generally very sharp.


An ir night shot; I used a tripod:

A handheld ir day time shot of a ranch North of Santa Barbara, CA converted to color

A handheld shot of park in Los Angeles

Good luck with your ir with your converted rebel.

Howard
http://photo.net/photos/howardfuhrman

 

[simonclivehughes]

Howard,

Just curious, did you have LifePixel do just the standard conversion on the G9 or enhanced etc?

Cheers,

 

[Howard]

Yes. Lifepixel did the standard (R72 equivalent) conversion on my G9. There is a fellow who on the following forum who converted a Canon G10 with a 660nm filter and possibly my next conversion will use that filter, as it captures more color.

http://irphotocom.proboards49.com/index.cgi?board=landscape&action=display&thread=2556

Howard

 

[Lisa]

Just a comment for anyone here considering who to choose to do their IR conversion...

I recently had a Nikon D200 converted to IR by Lifepixel, and was very pleased by how well they did it. The sensor was perfectly clean afterwards, and they even put a preset white balance in the camera settings that made the images relatively neutral (instead of the strong magenta that normal white balances give). I had a D70 converted by maxmax several years ago, and they didn't do nearly such a good job (left a *lot* of muck stuck to the sensor that was very hard to clean off, and no preset white balance).

Lisa

 

[Howard]

Lisa,
Very nice ir. I like the dark sky and fluffy white clouds.

 

[smokysun]

very nice photos. it would be interesting to have an infrared forum. my rebel converted to something like 820 so i see why i'm getting just a bit of magenta. here are a few from my rose garden series. infrared definitely has some great possibilities.

wayne
www.pbase.com/wwp

 

[ecliffordsmith]

Hi Wayne,

The second image with the weir and bridge is really very nice.

Have a wonderful festive period.

 

[Howard]

Wayne,

Try the following website dedicated exclusively to ir.

http://irphotocom.proboards49.com/index.cgi

Howard

 

[smokysun]

thanks, ed. that's one of my favorites too. have a great holiday.

howard, thanks for the link. a fun xmas to you too.

wayne
www.pbase.com/wwp