----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Littler" > Hi all. > Back in the bad ol days, I used to do a fair bit of IR photography, using Kodak HIE and Ektachrome IR, and I haven't been that happy with the output from using photoshop filters, so my question is this; Is there a way of obtaining purely the near IR output from a raw file from the Fuji? Have Photoshop CS, and various conversion packages, but can't figure how to do a selective cut by wavelength. Prob just can't see the woods for the trees, but any help would be appreciated!
Matt I agree that the Photoshop approach to IR isn't very successful. I've shot with my D1X and a Wratten 87 filter and it works well - the same look as Kodak HIE. The down-side is that the Wratten 87 is remarkably black so you can't see what you're doing (though that would be no different from when you used the filter on your film camera), and the IR sensitivity is somewhat marginal. You end up with an effective "film-speed" that would have pissed off Fax Talbot, a lot less than 1ASA. So, be prepared a) for a dose of digital noise, and b) to use a tripod. Of course the S2 Pro sensor may behave quite differently to the D1X in which case you'll either have fantastically terrific images or it'll be a complete waste of time. Best of luck. Martin Martin Farquharson Photography 44 Plowman Circle Maylands Western Australia 6051 T. +618 9371 6045 F. +618 9371 6059 M. 0417 971 941 www.farphoto.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
