On 13 Feb 2005 at 19:23, Tom Pfeiffer wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 1:58 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: EOS 20D infrared
> > 
> > Hi all:
> > 
> > I was just testing out the infrared behavior of 20D and found 
> > out it's not very sensitive (if at all) to infrared.  It's 
> > funny my old G1 and optio (even my sony camcorder) works 
> > well.  Just wondering if anyone have the same experience or 
> > simple way to convert 20D to take infrared photo.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Gary

> Out of the box, digital SPR's aren't really sensitive enough to IR for
> normal photography, only lengthy time exposures. There's an outfit that
> converts some Canon and Nikon cameras for IR use by removing the IR filters
> over the sensor:
> 
> http://www.irdigital.net/
> 
> I don't think they do 10D's or 20D's (most folks don't want t0o sacrifice
> that new a camera stictly for infrared anyway), but they convert D60's. D30
> and DRebels.
> 
> Tom P.

With the additional note that the 1Ds (mark I and II) can't be 
converted, because these have the filter (combined IR-block & anti-
alias) sandwiched onto the sensor....seems to coincide with CCD 
versus CMOS.
Perhaps someone familiar with both these chips, in design- and 
manufacture-context, can shed a light on this? 
(with the most important question being whether one could order a new 
1Ds without the filter, straight from the factory (like can/could be 
done with some aftermarket digibacks for medium format; no IR-block, 
no anti-aliasing)





 
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