I'm intrigued by the IR conversion, too... I have an *ist-d or a k-7 I'd consider converting... Any thoughts on which is the better candidate?
-c On May 16, 2015, at 9:49 AM, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks for the link, Mark! I just may convert my k-10D. This idea gets a serious think. He seems like a nice guy. Read is bio etc. Might be fun to do Urban IR. And nice test shots by the way! Cheers, Christine > On May 15, 2015, at 10:56 PM, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote: > > With my IR converted K10D only working with manual lenses, I decided to > convert another camera for IR use. Sent my old Nikon P6000 in for the > process. While this is a very flawed camera in terms of poorly implemented > features, it takes good photos and produces a pretty robust 13.5 MP file. The > camera arrived this morning, just as my wife an I were heading out to for our > semi annual visit to the town where I grew up, with the purpose of dropping a > couple flower pots on my parents' graves. So here are some test shots with > the newly converted camera - no interesting compositions but just tests of > the cameras abilities: > > http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/testing-ir-converted-nikon-p6000?blog=9 > > Those iamges went through the same basic process - a little boost to > contrast, clarity, and saturation in ACR. One in Photoshop I ran macros to > switch the red and blue channels in PS and apply the PS lens correction > filter to remove the distortion. then just a quick adjustment to level the > horizon and crop if needed. For virtually automated processing - the results > were great. I am surprised at how well the camera meters - very accurate > where with the K10d I had to do a bit of adjustment with each shot. > > The conversion cost $150 and was done here: > > http://www.isaacszabo.com/infrared.html > > The K-01 would cost the same to convert but a Pentax DSLR would be $200. I am > toying with the idea of sending in either my K-01 or K-5, but will want to > fully test out the Nikon Compact (its a lot easier to carry...) > > Mark > > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > -- > 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. -- 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. -- 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.
