has anyone modify their SLR to shoot infrared photos?

has anyone modify their SLR to shoot infrared photos?

Yup. My old 20D was worth very little second-hand so I got it converted, although I must admit that I've hardly used it since.

hollis_f wrote in post #10241433
Yup. My old 20D was worth very little second-hand so I got it converted, although I must admit that I've hardly used it since.

were the infrared pictures viewable on photoshop?

Did they look weird ?

Yes, they're ordinary images - Photoshop doesn't know or care that they're IR. Yes, they do look weird and do require more processing that ordinary images.

Yep. Converted a 20D. Takes great IRs, but native neg size was not big enough, so I converted a 5D.

hollis_f wrote in post #10241488
Yes, they do look weird and do require more processing that ordinary images.

Interesting. Mine don't look weird at all. I properly custom WB the camera and shots in the camera, when taken, are almost a perfect B&W. Processing is also easier than needed for traditional color for me. Into levels for an adjustment (because the IR histo seems to be more compressed) and then into Nik Silver Efex and it's done.

Perhaps the difference is I'm shooting a standard conversion and you may be working with a false-color IR conversion.