To Pablo8:
Not sure how you can hold and look through it without either buying one or borrowing one, so I chose the first option.
Also, I used an IR film years ago and was impressed by what came out, so I didn't know that by using a filter, it would be that different.
I have, on a couple of occasions, bought a filter without first holding to the light first to see what effect it would give, namely my polarising filter and my UV filter.
Hence the reason I asked on here for someone with more knowledge than me to 'show' me where I was going wrong in my assumptions.
Thanks to all that have posted - just waiting for some decent sun now!
But will def try these suggestions, and will let you know how I get on.
Once again - thank you!
Thank you - will try next we get some decent light!
I've just got myself an infra-red filter, but am confused how to use it.
I screwed it onto the lens, but cannot see a thing through the veiw-finder! It is totally blacked out.
Any ideas of what I'm doing wrong will help.
Thank you :)