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ISO100 Loc: Richland City Indiana

ISO100 Loc: Richland City Indiana

I'd suggest checking with Isaac Szabo https://www.isaacszabo.com/infrared.html. He has done 9 conversions for me. Both dslr and mirrorless. No problems with any. He will discuss conversion both before and after, answer questions, offer advice, resolve any issues. Additionally, he is $100 cheaper than the competition.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

Do you understand how IR filters work? When you buy a camera the sensor has an IR cut filter. It blocks the IR light so your photos are created only using visible light. When you get a conversion done they remove the IR cut filter and either replace it with an IR filter of whatever infrared light range you want to get through. These filters are generally denoted by wavelength with “standards” IR filters blocking light below 720nm, which limits you to pretty much B&W. For a more dramatic B&W effect you could go to an 830nm filter or if you want colors you can go to a lower level that allows part of the visible light through. The thing is with an IR converted camera you’re limited to whatever filter you had installed. The alternative is a full spectrum conversion. In that, instead of replacing the the IR cut filter with an IR filter they replace it with clear glass. So yes, you can shoot it as a full spectrum camera, using the entire visible light spectrum plus the IR spectrum, but that’s not the same as shooting IR. The IR effect is weak. Usually the reason people get a full spectrum conversion is not to shoot it as is but so they can vary the effect by using front filters of different wavelengths. Shooting without any filter the results are “IRish” but not true IR.

JimH123 Loc: Morgan Hill, CA

Not only that, but they aren't nearly as sharp since you have such a broad spectrum of light falling on the sensor with varying degrees of converging at the right place.

The opposite of this is to use a filter with a very narrow band of wave lengths that it will pass. Example is the hydrogen alpha filter used for astrophotography. With such a narrow pass band, images actually turn out very sharp.

OldSchool-WI Loc: Brandon, Wisconsin 53919

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As to which of the two I mentioned---Sony DSC 829, "the night vision camera" or the Sigma line of Dslrs with the removable IR filter? You still use various levels of IR filters up front. But with the Sigma the built in IR filter snaps out for cleaning the sensor (Much like a conversion---but snaps in and out as needed) ----if necessary and therefore the camera becomes converted with no IR blockage.-----------------ew (And the Sony swings the filter out of the way when you choose night vision or night vision with flash. But then you must use P---program features or it won't swing out with camera settings, but you can avoid that with a magnet outside the camera and swing the IR blocker out of the way and shoot normally with various shades of red filters.-)----ew

chasgroh Loc: Buena Park, CA

...I concur. He's done two for me...

topcat Loc: Alameda, CA

Isaac has done two conversions for me. He is great. I recommend him.