JBRIII

If you check the Lifepixel website, I'm pretty sure they have photos showing the different effects that can be achieved with different conversions. Basically, they replace a hot filter found in all color camera to reduce the effect of IR which shows up as too much red. The color balance is all wrong without one as camera sensors are sensitive to light we can not see (UV and IR, also red we can see is reduced. The filter can be replaced by any other filter available so the camera only see certain wavelengths of light, i.e., UV only, IR longer than 700 or 800, etc. or all light from ~360 to 1100 nm (full spectrum conversion). With the full spectrum, one uses external filters on the lens to get whatever effect you want. Yours was modified for IR? only so no external filters are needed. But as you will see different IR filters can be used to let in light starting at different wavelengths. People do this for different reasons including forensics. There lots on the web about the whys and hows.

To convert back, you need to replace the filter there now with a hot filter, cost $2-300 dollars. From an economic standpoint, I could see doing it if you somehow happened upon a camera worth more than the conversion cost, don't know anything about Nikons so no opinion there.

I believe people like the IR because it provides a black and white effect with vegetation such as leaves reflecting the IR looking bright white while rest of world is dark.

I have an action camera that is full spectrum, used for snorkeling it allows more red in which compensated for absorption of red by water.

It should be noted that this has nothing to do with thermal IR used in thermometers or for detecting heat loss. A thermal camera with the resolution of your camera would be a gold mine. One with less than 1mp costs thousands.

You appear to have gotten a real bargain, whether you wish to experiment or sell it, as it would cost you the conversion cost and the cost of a camera to get what you have. Congratulations.

Hope this helps explain somethings and that I got it mostly right.

fhayes Loc: Madison, Tennessee

Nice infrared!

blumoon722

I want to thank you all again for your replies.
Any idea what it's worth?

fhayes Loc: Madison, Tennessee

I had a d90 converted to InfraRed for about $275.00
The body was $600.00 at that time.

John H. Loc: Central Washington State

A search-up on DDG suggest an IR filter problem

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Lovely IR shot 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Second is awesome, but the last is a masterpiece 💙💚❤️🧡💛💜

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Whaaa...

JBRIII

Does the camera have any small sticker on it. My converted camera from Lifepixel has a small sticker of a camera on it.

blumoon722

I didn't see any sticker

JBRIII

Oh well, did not hurt to ask.

If it is also possible to have a malfunction of some sort (as some have suggested), like an bad white balance, the only thing I can think of is to reset the camera to factory specs and/or reload the firmware if available from Nikon, or see if the exposure and/or ISO seem wrong, but that would probably mean comparing to the same model using the same lens unless the values are really off. Lifepixel would probably examine it for you, but that means more cost. Considering all said here, conversion seems most likely if for no other reason than your sensor is much darker than the one shown for an unmodified camera, IR filters are very dark to almost black as would need to be the replacement for the hot mirror.

Good luck;

Gilbert Thomas

Good afternoon,

What camera file system is the camera set to save your pictures?

Where are the pictures being displayed, on the camera or on your computer?

If the camera is set to save your pictures as NEF or raw, I have had some computer editing programs that did not have Nikon NEF or RAW camera extensions files for the processing pictures. The computer could not read NEF files or Raw and the pictures would come out pink. See how the pictures are being saved. If they are being saved a NEF or raw, change to jpeg and see if display correctly.

Gil Thomas

Gilbert Thomas

Good afternoon,

What camera file system is the camera set to save your pictures?

Where are the pictures being displayed, on the camera or on your computer?

If the camera is set to save your pictures as NEF or raw, I have had some computer editing programs that did not have Nikon NEF or RAW camera extensions files for the processing pictures. The computer could not read NEF files or Raw and the pictures would come out pink. See how the pictures are being saved. If they are being saved a NEF or raw, change to jpeg and see if display correctly.

Gil Thomas

JBRIII

It is amazing and a learning experience for me as to the many ways the same effect/error can be caused.
We have conversion or hardware issue in camera, firmware or settings in camera (software) and external software in the computer. We did leave out alien planet with a pink sky, but pretty sure that isn't it.

aweisbach Loc: Omaha Nebraska

That is exactly how my images look, using my cheap point & shoot converted to infrared camera. But then again there is a red filter on the lens . . .