John, i found the combo of istd and the R72 filter worked great, best camera i have done IR with
Dave On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 11:15 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't need a Sony nex. I already have a *ist-D, K10D & K20D (along > with the K-3 I'm currently using as my main body). > > If I can find someone who does "a good, reasonably priced, job on Pentax > DSLRs", I'd rather have one of them converted, especially if I can use > Larry's idea of having it converted to full spectrum & using an IR > filter on the front of the lens so I could still use it as a visible > light backup. > > > > On 6/10/2016 6:44 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: >> >> A simple mirrorless without ibis makes for an easier conversion. >> Something >> to consider. Get a Sony nex with adapter and look at it as an ir back. >> That's what I would do since the optical viewfinder becomes useless with >> full spectrum. >> >> On Jun 10, 2016 6:40 PM, "Larry Colen" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Back when I had a working IR K-5, I bought a large sheet of plastic IR >>> filter, about 1/8" thick to make filters for speedlights and studio >>> flashes >>> so that they would only transmit in IR. It was much cheaper than buying >>> the 3" squares of gel from B&H. If anybody needs some, in order to have >>> an >>> IR only light source, let me know. >>> >>> If I were to do something like convert on of my old bodies to IR (or full >>> spectrum), who is doing a good, reasonably priced, job on Pentax DSLRs >>> these days? >>> >>> My preference for an IR body would be to have the body be full spectrum, >>> and if I need IR only, or visible only, just put a filter in front of the >>> lens. With live view, IR only is much less of an issue. I had some >>> difficulty finding IR block filters. Does anyone have specific >>> recommendations for such? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Larry Colen [email protected] (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > > -- > 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
