I screwed up the flickr link. THis one might work:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/albums/72177720305907173

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On Thursday, February 9th, 2023 at 4:17 PM, Mark C <markc...@protonmail.com> 
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> I had my K01 converted to IR a few years ago. I sent it to Isaac Szabo and 
> did a great job. He also converted a Nikon P6000 for me many years ago.
> 
> https://www.isaacszabo.com/infrared.html
> 
> I opted for the 720nm filter. Check out his fish photos while at that website.
> 
> In terms of lenses, the humble DA 18-55mm kit lens is very good in terms of 
> not having an IR hotspot. Both the original version and the updated WR 
> version work well, and despite being inexpensive optical quality is pretty 
> good. My most used lens with this setup, though, is the D FA 15-30 f2.8. No 
> IR hotspot and optical quality is excellent. My DA 16-45 f4 has a terrible 
> hotspot and the DA 17 - 70 was only marginally better. Haven't tried out many 
> other lenses.
> 
> Here;s a little flickr collection of shots with the K01:
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/organize/?start_tab=new_set
> 
> I also have an IR converted K-10D. I bought it already converted. With a 
> DSLR, you really need to meter through live view for accuracy with IR, the 
> meter in the pentaprism is not sensitive to IR light, and while it can be 
> re-calibrated, it won't be as accurate as metering off the sensor.
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> Mark C
> 
> 
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> On Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 at 12:09 PM, John Sessoms 
> jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
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> 
> 
> > I'm thinking about having one of my older digital bodies (K20D)
> > converted for Infra-Red photography.
> > 
> > Has anyone here on the list done that? Any recommendations?
> > 
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