The istD was a great camera to use for IR with the hoya R72 filter. I found that cameras i subsequently bought , the higher the MP the worse they were using the screw on filter. I now have a converted Canon G3 which does an ok job.
Dave On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 4:44 AM, Malcolm Smith <rrve...@virginmedia.com> wrote: > Cotty wrote: > >> I know some here like infrared... this video might be interesting. I >> mean, it's interesting to me and I'm not into it at all :-) >> >> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAuUR5aIJJE> > > Something I've had a passing interest in for years, but never tried, and I > might have missed the boat to do so easily. > > I understand my K7 has a very strong built in IR filter, so is not the ideal > camera for the job unless you permanently modify it. I've seen some really > nice photos taken with an unmodified K20D with an IR lens filter, so I > presume the older models didn't have such a strong in-built filter to make > this possible. > > However, somewhere tucked away I have a set of said IR lens filters. I have > a tripod. So although I won't get away with anything like the short shutter > times you can with a modified camera, it's certainly something I can have a > go at. > > Malcolm > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
