trapper1 Loc: Southside Virginia

If you have a Nikon camera (and maybe other makes) that you are considering having converted to IR, be aware that Nikon will not repair any Nikon camera that has been converted to IR. Make any needed repairs before you send your camera off for conversion. I confirmed with Nikon that this is their policy.

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dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Another way of saying what Trapper said: You can not make a silk IR purse out of a broken sow's ear. Make sure that the camera being converted is a properly functioning camera before conversion. Yep, that makes sense. Important is not to break your bank and have fun in a new photo world.

One should consider that with AI post processing the camera being converted does not have to be "top of the line" and in fact, simpler cameras will do the job just fine. My simpler converted camera is a Panasonic small sensor superzoom and I have just converted a Nikon 1 J1 1" sensor interchangeable lens camera; both are DIY conversions. Both are full spectra conversions and use a 52mm filter collection.

To do an IR with no internal filter opens the door to a wide range of end of the lens filters; a whole wide creative world. Yes you can put on a 850 nm and get the purist type of B&W image and you can print it using a 50 shades of gray printer on Redriver metallic paper and get a wow bring... but Kolarivision shows us an open world of color... become an Bee and see as they.
https://kolarivision.com/choosing-an-infrared-filter

petrochemist Loc: UK

Why would they?
The conversion might have caused faults, and bringing the camera back to specification will involve reversing the conversion.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Then the solution is to get a used camera body that is waaaaay out of warranty. I have a Fuji XE-1 converted to IR by Lifepixel that cost me $250. Getting service is the last thing I worry about. If it failed, I'd get another IR converted body like an XT-3 or something.

JimH123 Loc: Morgan Hill, CA

The most important thing to want in an IR conversion is a mirrorless camera body. Autofocus is so much easier to obtain. I have an older conversion that is not mirrorless and a more recent one that is mirrorless, and guess which one is picked every time I want to do IR?

All other camera bells and whistles don't matter one bit to shooting IR. I don't care about fast burst speeds. I don't care about eye detect and focus.

And all my IR shooting is mostly done with one favorite lens that I know has no hot spot problems.

But I do change filters often with a full spectrum conversion.

The camera I use is the Olympus EM5ii and the lens is the 14-42mm f3.5-4.5. I think I paid $50 for the lens used. The camera is small and the lens is small. Don't need to use my pro series of lenses for IR, and besides, I have some hot spot problems with those lenses that this cheapee lens does not have.

Jeffcs Loc: Myrtle Beach South Carolina

I purchased a used Olympus Pen-f had Life-pixel convert to 720 I use a lower class Olympus zoom lens to avoid the “hot spot” caused by generally better/faster lenses i always shoot with auto exposure index I convert (swap red/green) in PS

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

I am inclined to believe that most perhaps all manufacturers will not repair a converted camera. This might be hard to believe but a branded camera that has been converted to Infrared no longer has the specs that the company originally established. It doesn’t seem fair but that may be the manufacturer’s take on conversion.

I wanted to have my Canon 5D converted but I would rather buy one directly. It seems to have less aggravation

petrochemist Loc: UK

I've never needed a camera repaired, so being forced to use a third party repairer (or just replace the camera) is no big deal.
All my cameras are older models, so replacement cost is not too excessive.
The GF2 I brought pre converted for less than most places charge for conversion, but my A7ii I had sent straight to the converter to get exactly the conversion I wanted. The ancient sigma SD14 I have is a 2 minute job to reversibly convert yourself & the manufacturer shouldn't be concerned by this (the hot mirror is described as a user removable dust trap).

FWIW, mirrorless cameras are much more usable in IR than DSLRs since the viewfinder continues to work as long as the sensor sees things. Even with a 950nm filter fitted I can see to focus, frame shots etc. The DSLRs I've used for IR don't have live view, but even with those that do the rear screen is not IMO a viable alternate for normal shooting.