From the Archives............IR

Panther · August 1, 2010

Howdy All,

Was looking through the files on an old external HD,

and found these from my Sony 717 IR days.

Thanks for Looking.

black mamba · August 1, 2010

I like all these, Craig, but that third one.....WOW!!! That's a masterpiece if I ever saw one. It's like a blast from the outer universe, stretching across the clouds, came in to illuminate that tree. Wonderful stuff.

Tom

Panther · August 1, 2010

black mamba wrote: »

I like all these, Craig, but that third one.....WOW!!! That's a masterpiece if I ever saw one. It's like a blast from the outer universe, stretching across the clouds, came in to illuminate that tree. Wonderful stuff.

Tom

Howdy Tom,

Thanks very much for the very kind reply and comments.

I really had forgotten about all my older IR Images since I
got the D70S.

DonRicklin · August 1, 2010

Wish I could make finds like this amongst my old stuff!

Don

rwells · August 1, 2010

I'm with Tom here. That third shot is really nice

RJPJ · August 1, 2010

Absolutely stunning series. Wish I had a few like these to call my own.

Dogdots · August 1, 2010

I like them all, but the last one -- that's a WOW Craig

Panther · August 2, 2010

DonRicklin wrote: »

Wish I could make finds like this amongst my old stuff!

Don

Thanks Don, it was good to see them again!!

Panther · August 2, 2010

rwells wrote: »

I'm with Tom here. That third shot is really nice

Thanks very much Randy, appreciate it.

Panther · August 2, 2010

RJPJ wrote: »

Absolutely stunning series. Wish I had a few like these to call my own.

Howdy RJP,

That's very kind of you , Thanks!!!

Panther · August 2, 2010

Dogdots wrote: »

I like them all, but the last one -- that's a WOW Craig

Morning Mary,

Thanks very much, I may have to look at the

rest of the files:D:D:D

InsuredDisaster · August 2, 2010

Great shots. When I see yours, I usually reconvert my D70 to IR. In fact, at one point I went out and bought a second one just to leave it in IR full time. Haven't really come up with anything quite like your stuff though!

Oh, my favorite is the second. I like the forground stuff and the multi dimensionalism of it all.

Panther · August 7, 2010

InsuredDisaster wrote: »

Great shots. When I see yours, I usually reconvert my D70 to IR. In fact, at one point I went out and bought a second one just to leave it in IR full time. Haven't really come up with anything quite like your stuff though!<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/iloveyou.gif" border="0" alt="" >

Oh, my favorite is the second. I like the forground stuff and the multi dimensionalism of it all.

Good Morning,

These images were from my First IR camera, a Sony 717, with the HoyaR72 IR filter on it, and then the camera is in Nightshot mode(Moves the Bypass Filter) and they you have to have Several ND Filters on there to dampen down all the light. Also, several of these had a screw on Fisheye Filter.

If you really want to get the best opportunity in IR, then a true modded
camera is a great start, it allows you to Shoot real time, and not have the long exposure times, and wind/movement blurred subjects.

I certainly suggest contacting Jim Chen, lots of good reviews on his work, and pre/post service. His prices are also
a little more reasonable, he's who I'll be sending my next camera to.

<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/Laughing.gif" border="0" alt="" >, well I have 4 external HD's that didn't quite make it on here<G>

Just enjoy shooting, it will come!!

DaddyO · August 7, 2010

Very nice works Craig.

Image 3 is most outstanding and is quickly
followed by effort 1 then 2.

Really appreciate the detail provided in reply 13. I know so little about
IR or how it is accomplished save for the absolute basics. A long while
back I acquired a B&W 092 to work with my Canon G2. Tried it a few
times but never completed moving into the total detail of how to put
it all together. I see now that the Hoya R72 would have been the better
choice for that camera. Maybe my thinking at the time was that I wouldn't
have to stack a ND filter on there. I'll have to go back and find those few
test drive images and run them through the recommended PP in CS3 and
see if anything works right for me.

Panther · August 7, 2010

DaddyO wrote: »

Very nice works Craig. <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/thumb.gif" border="0" alt="" > Image 3 is most outstanding and is quickly
followed by effort 1 then 2.

Really appreciate the detail provided in reply 13. I know so little about
IR or how it is accomplished save for the absolute basics. A long while
back I acquired a B&W 092 to work with my Canon G2. Tried it a few
times but never completed moving into the total detail of how to put
it all together. I see now that the Hoya R72 would have been the better
choice for that camera. Maybe my thinking at the time was that I wouldn't
have to stack a ND filter on there. I'll have to go back and find those few
test drive images and run them through the recommended PP in CS3 and
see if anything works right for me.

Howdy Michael,

Thanks very much, I have to say I loved that Sony 717, kind of a Cult Camera, seems like there was some guy named Andy that used to shoot one<G>.

To shoot IR with the 717 you put it in Nightshot mode(like night vision glasses) then the R72 Filter to get you the right wavelength, then an ND8, and sometimes even and ND2 stacked on to cut down the light since the sensor is so sensitive.

Since you're shooting with a covered sensor, you'd just use the R72 filter.

They have some very inexpensive IR filters now a days, and besides the aforementioned slower shutter speeds it's very doable with sometimes stunning results. I'd sure give it another try if you're interested.

Have a great weekend, Take care,

Craig

Jeroen · August 7, 2010

I like the lines in nr1. Lot's of extra drama. Very nice :-)

InsuredDisaster · August 7, 2010

Panther wrote: »

Good Morning,

These images were from my First IR camera, a Sony 717, with the HoyaR72 IR filter on it, and then the camera is in Nightshot mode(Moves the Bypass Filter) and they you have to have Several ND Filters on there to dampen down all the light. Also, several of these had a screw on Fisheye Filter.

If you really want to get the best opportunity in IR, then a true modded
camera is a great start, it allows you to Shoot real time, and not have the long exposure times, and wind/movement blurred subjects.

I certainly suggest contacting Jim Chen, lots of good reviews on his work, and pre/post service. His prices are also
a little more reasonable, he's who I'll be sending my next camera to.

<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/Laughing.gif" border="0" alt="" >, well I have 4 external HD's that didn't quite make it on here<G>

Just enjoy shooting, it will come!!

I ended up buying a filter from Life pixel. I bought one of the standard color ones. I'm pretty happy with it. In your opinion, have you any experience with DIY conversions like LifePixel and if so, would you say that having somone else do the conversion gives better results?

Panther · August 7, 2010

Jeroen wrote: »

I like the lines in nr1. Lot's of extra drama. Very nice :-)

Howdy Jeroen,

Thanks very much!!!

Panther · August 8, 2010

InsuredDisaster wrote: »

I ended up buying a filter from Life pixel. I bought one of the standard color ones. I'm pretty happy with it. In your opinion, have you any experience with DIY conversions like LifePixel and if so, would you say that having somone else do the conversion gives better results?

Howdy,

I am confused now<G> which is a common condition<G>

So have you had the R72/720Nm installed or do you just have the filter itself?

I am not that comfortable with doing modds, so I let LifePixel do mine, which back in 2006 they and Max Max were the only ones doing modds.

Now there are quite a few independents doing them, and Jim Chen is one of them and from all the reports, he's really helpful answering questions before and after the modding, which is very important and kind of rare these days<G>.

If you haven't had it modded and have the filter in hand, I'd let Jim do the mode for you, and set things up.

Look forward to seeing your images.

Take Care,

Craig

InsuredDisaster · August 8, 2010

Panther wrote: »

Howdy,

I am confused now<G> which is a common condition<G>

So have you had the R72/720Nm installed or do you just have the filter itself?

I am not that comfortable with doing modds, so I let LifePixel do mine, which back in 2006 they and Max Max were the only ones doing modds.

Now there are quite a few independents doing them, and Jim Chen is one of them and from all the reports, he's really helpful answering questions before and after the modding, which is very important and kind of rare these days<G>.

If you haven't had it modded and have the filter in hand, I'd let Jim do the mode for you, and set things up.

Look forward to seeing your images.

Take Care,

Craig

Sorry to confuse you, I got the standard filter which basically removes the IR blocking stock filter and replaces it with something that Lifepixel says:
(equivalent to Hoya R72 Filter/ Kodak Wratten 89b Filter/ 720nm Filter)

I modded my D70 myself as it is really not difficult. In fact, I like to have 2 camera bodies at times, and I like the high flash sync speed of the D70, so I'd often swap the filters out. I could do it in about 10-15 minutes. Eventually I just got a D70s and now the D70 is a full time IR camera, but I don't often get a chance to use it. I was just curious if there is much of a difference when you have one of these companies set do the mod, like if they adjust the AF or anything.

I did post a couple of images a while back here and an additional one here if you'd like to look.

Panther · August 8, 2010

InsuredDisaster wrote: »

Sorry to confuse you, I got the standard filter which basically removes the IR blocking stock filter and replaces it with something that Lifepixel says:
(equivalent to Hoya R72 Filter/ Kodak Wratten 89b Filter/ 720nm Filter)

I modded my D70 myself as it is really not difficult. In fact, I like to have 2 camera bodies at times, and I like the high flash sync speed of the D70, so I'd often swap the filters out. I could do it in about 10-15 minutes. Eventually I just got a D70s and now the D70 is a full time IR camera, but I don't often get a chance to use it. I was just curious if there is much of a difference when you have one of these companies set do the mod, like if they adjust the AF or anything.

I did post a couple of images a while back here and an additional one here if you'd like to look.

Morning,

Don't worry about confusing me, I stay in that state of mind
most days!!!

OK, now I get it, that's wild that you could switch in and our the Filters, that's great!

As far as the modding done by LifePixel and others, I think it sounds like you've done a great job, and by the looks of the examples, it works great.

I have heard that some folks send in their preferred shooting lens to have the AF tuned to that. I told them I would be shooting the 18-70 and
so far the AF for that and any other lens has been very sharp without any focusing problems.

Look forward to seeing more of your images.

From the Archives............IR

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