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Has anyone used Kolari Vision for IR camera conversion? If so how was your experience with them? the price is right.
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saxkiwi Loc: New Zealand

I was going to get them to do my camera but found someone cheaper. Isaac szabo his email is szaboij@hotmail.com or google isaac zabo photography he does infra red conversions. Did an awesome job on my Nikon D70s

saxkiwi Loc: New Zealand

By the way I had the 590 nm conversion done. I believe this is the best way to go because with a bit of tweaking you can get all the variations of the different strengths of nm like 665 720 etc and can get awesome b+w as well. Tell him Greg sent you

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

You can ask at this site. I'm thinking of using them as well to convert camera. I've heard people use plastic etc.

http://irphotocom.proboards.com/index.cgi

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

I forgot to add that $250 is now the standard price.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Use plastic often implies inferior product.... as in "I would never use a plastic lens on my Nikon".. wow. But that is an ill founded statement, Glass is a plastic like amorphous, non crystalline, material...

Plastic as a replacement for the "hot mirror" that reflects IR in a traditional camera may be superior to the typical glass used.
Reading from: http://www.eplastics.com/Plastic/Plexiglass_Acrylic_Sheet_Infrared_Transmitting
"CYRO's ACRYLITE® IR acrylic 11460 - infrared transmitting (IRT) sheet was specifically formulated for projects requiring ultraviolet (UV) and visible light blockage while allowing infrared (IR) "
Note that in the chart from eplastics, UV is left side and IR begins about 650 and greater. So, using this "plastic" would eliminate the use of an external filter or stacking of glass and IR filter material.

I converted my own camera, next time I would just remove the metal coating from the mirror, perhaps with aquarigia and then just reinsert the "hot mirror" sans the IR reflecting metal coating.

IR Transmission CYRO Acrylie 11460

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

I've read some people who convert tamers to IR use plastic. I don't know who, I'm just saying what I've read.

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Thanks to all for your replies. I will check out the conversion sites suggested. I have thought about asking father or husband to convert camera.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

sueyeisert: I've read some people who convert tamers to IR use plastic. I don't know who, I'm just saying what I've read.
OK, but many in Photography refer to "glass" and if you mention "Plastic" lenses for a Nikon or Canon they would flip out and use words like cheap!

If your planning to convert to IR at home, then get something that there is lots of Cook Book directions for ... the Canon G- The directions are step by step with photos. I would suggest using Locktite "glass glue" it works well. Do a search of IR UHH. If you find that IR is you bag, then invest in an expensive investment.

profpb Loc: Venice, Florida

I'm sure you must have compared LifePixel but if not, you should. They are widely known and have on-line tutorials for selecting the best filter option for you. I converted my D70 and am very satisfied.

saxkiwi Loc: New Zealand

I got mine converted for $250 all up and this included $35 international shipping. Was gonna do it myself as the Nikon D70s is one of the easiest to convert but I didnt want to get any dust in there as I dont have a dust free environment, so if anyone doesnt want dust on their IR filter get the pros to do it.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

A Canon G2 is less than $100 and the directions are at :
http://www.kleptography.com/notes-irconvert.htm
Read and ponder.. If you look at Life they put a filter in place of the Hot Mirror... good option... mine has a snout and a filter so that I can do IR/visible and degrees of IR. Personally you only need two the 650 that lets in a lot of near (to visible) IR and the 850 MN which is quite dark.

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

to dpullum- all I said is that I read that some some conversion services use plastic instead of glass (and I don't know who). I don't understand what you are going on about.
I had LifePixel convert my D70s camera. There are other companies I've learned about-KolariVision and Spencer's Camera.

I love IR and hope anyone who converts a camera enjoys it as much as I do.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

I am not going on about plastic..but now that you mention it I will comment further..... Frankly I had not considered it as a substitute for Hot Mirror replacement and so thank you very much for mentioning it.

Never thought you prsonally was against plastic, but many people react to the use of plastic for camera bodies etc and that company probably has a PR problem... actually polycarbonate is the "bullet proof glass" material. And yep, LifePixel has a great reputation.... their directions for self converting is well done... a great service to share that information, but there are many who would rather work a few days to pay them for conversion. Me, retired and enjoy projects even if at times frustrating.

The plastic used in point at the TV clickers is made of plastic like that I gave the curve for. It was interesting reading about IR plastics. Again thank you for leading me to do that search and reading. One never knows when some on on the street may ask, "say could you tell me what plastic to use for IR transmission and the blocking of UV and visible?" I would reply, strange that you ask, just the other day .........

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

enough said