Interesting. I thought about converting my *ist DS for a similar purpose. Somehow I remember somebody mentioning on this list that the DS is quite suitable for that role (or am I mixing it with the suitability for astro-photography?). If somebody can comment on that aspect of conversion, and what is involved, I'd appreciate.
It looks interesting. I am glad I've seen this gallery. It seems to boost the effective sensitivity. What I am not sure about is if I like the way it looks overall. Also, - did you have to offset the focus all the time, or was something done to the camera at the time of the conversion? Igor Sat Mar 23 03:51:53 EDT 2013 Larry Colen wrote: I finally got the chance to borrow a DSLR that has had the IR filter removed. It's a Rebel XTi. Last night I took it to a weekly dance and mostly shot using the Canon flash with an IR filter over the flash. It was my first time using this rig, so I certainly don't have things dialed in. His 30/1.8 lens is a bit flakey, so I just used the Sigma 17-70. Towards the end of the evening, I tried using my IRED array as a focus assist. The setup has it's own set of advantages and drawbacks. I think that a K-01, or some other mirrorless camera that has been converted to IR would do a better job because you could focus based on what's on the sensor. Likewise you could compose and focus, even with an IR pass/visible block filter on the lens. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157633067710534/ -- Larry Colen lrc at red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
