woodsliv Loc: Tehachapi,CA

I got my Nikon D70 back that I sent in for IR Conversion. ater I get over this cold I will take it out and see what it is like. Something new to play with. I'll post some pictures after I get used to using it.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

I has been a looong time.. And then the winning streak stopped!!!

WayneT Loc: Paris, TN

I have an old d5000 that I had converted. Fun to use, I carry it all the time when I'm shooting, I never know when I'll find a shot that works well with IR.

EZsh00ter Loc: Ottawa, On. Canada

Can I ask you where you sent your camera for the IR conversion? How much did it cost before shipping?
Thanks,
Eric

WayneT Loc: Paris, TN

Sure, I sent mine to Isaac Szabo and he did a good job on my system. Here's the link: http://www.isaacszabo.com/index.html

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

LOL.

woodsliv Loc: Tehachapi,CA

I sent it to Life Pixel Infrared Conversion 13024 Beverly Park Road, Suite 101 Mukilteo, WA 98275. It was $275 before shipping, $283 with shippingone way, they pay the shipping pack to you. If you decide to use them here is a code for 10% off. 103312 . Use it when you pay for there service and you get 10% off and I get a !0% refund after your camera is complete.

JayHT Loc: NorthWest Washington

Would someone kindly explain the benefits and uses for the infrared conversions. Can the conversions be properly executed on full frame cameras?

Thanks for your responses!
JayHT

WayneT Loc: Paris, TN

First, look up IR conversion and check the different levels of IR photography. I've been shooting IR since the 70's using film and I can tell you that that was a real PIA. It's not for everyone but if you like to shoot in B&W or mixed media IR gives you a different perspective.

nikon_jon Loc: Northeast Arkansas

IR was developed for use in military context. B&W infrared would see green plant life as white, and in the film days, color infrared would see it as red. That only applied to real plant life with chlorophyll. The benefit was this. The military would fly over a forested area and take pics with infrared film. All plants containing chlorophyll would photograph as red, in color, and white in b&w. Any painted camouflage military installations would stick out like the proverbial sore thumb.

Photographers began using the film for artistic interpretations of a scene. I tinkered with it back in the 70's and got some interesting results. IR film had a lot of grain and it was difficult to handle. It was extremely light sensitive to the infrared area of the spectrum and needed to be put into and taken out of the camera in a totally 'black' darkroom or a good quality changing bag, as it was very susceptible to fogging, and this in spite of it being packaged in 35mm cassettes. It also came with no ISO rating since the amount of infrared light is variable depending on atmospheric conditions, so some experimentation was needed to nail a good exposure. No special camera modifications were needed. You would load a roll of it and mount a deep red filter (#25, I think it was) on the front of the lens and shoot away.