Yep I'm thinking of doing it as well. I have a k-10 I could use. Any thoughts Mark?
Cheers, Christine Christine Aguila, Asst. Professor Communications Dept. Truman College FC4 President > On May 16, 2015, at 2:32 PM, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. > -- 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.
