Infrared ?'s

Is there any alternative to spending roughly $500 to convert a camera permanently to IR?

ie, by way of a filter or something? I can only guess that if there is such a thing, it's "powers" would be limited...any experience with such an attachment, examples etc?

thanks,

Sure, most people buy an IR filter (Hoya R72 and equivalent filters from other makers) to put in front of the lens. Main drawback is that you can't see to focus, you need to compose first, screw the filter back on and then expose the shot. You also get quite long exposure times which may be a problem for instance on a windy day, trees become blurry.

Yeah goes something like this, Camera on tripod, compose. focus, switch to manual focus, add R72 without changing anything, Fire exposure in "M" playing with ISO aperture and shutter speed till you get a good histogram. Works great for landscapes and the such but not so hot for people or foliage on windy days. Check out some old P&S like the olympus C-2020, has very week IR-cut filter so can be hand held with R72 on lens.

thanks!

Make sure to check the lens compatability as well. The filter produced "hot spots" with my 50mm f/1.4. There is a site around somewhere that shows lenses that don't produce such things.

Edit: Here's a link
https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=18698

gread link, thanks....

also, from what i gathered in that thread....you have to use a shutter speed of around 30 seconds on a drebel to get good results? is this correct?

that's correct. I had an IR filter for my lenses, but found that it was too much hassle to work with, so I just got an Olympus C2020 for IR work. It's only 2.2 MegaPixels, but it sure is fun.

suomi7777,
Like others suggested the Hoya R72 is a good IR filter, It's the one I use for IR shots. And yes you could use up to and even longer then 30 second exposures but it depends on a lot. ex. aperture (f/stop), ISO, etc..

Here I have an IR page with some general info on IR shots with my DSLR's

Here is an example shot taken with a Hoya R72 filter its a 1 second exposure at ISO 800

IR Tree & Sky

IMAGE LINK: http://johnbdigital.co​m/infrared/ir_tree_sky​2.htm

IMAGE LINK: http://johnbdigital.co​m/infrared/stockbridge​_ir2.htm

ddelallata wrote in post #2312096
that's correct. I had an IR filter for my lenses, but found that it was too much hassle to work with, so I just got an Olympus C2020 for IR work. It's only 2.2 MegaPixels, but it sure is fun.

I do the same but I have the C2000, with this and the C2020 it makes IR so much quicker to do

another option is to buy a cheap old D30 or D60 and have that converted, or keep your eye out for a already converted one (there was a D30 IR converted for $250 on here a couple of months ago, i was so sad i didnt have money at the time)

yeah i think i might do that vs getting a filter...wait for a nice cheap D30 to come along or D60...

or if i can find a really good deal on an upgrade camera....possibly purchase the element and try the surgery myself....ahhh not sure....plenty of time to think about it though

http://www.lifepixel.c​om/