IR conversions

2009-10-10 Thread Desjardins, Steve
I need to dip into the vast well of knowledge that is the PDML. ;-) I need to get a camera with an IR only conversion to look at paintings. I want to spend about $1500 so I think conversion is the way to go. This doesn't need to be Pentax. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: IR conversions

2009-10-10 Thread CheekyGeek
I think the best people to talk to would be the people who do the conversions themselves, such as: http://www.maxmax.com/OpticalProducts.htm They can do the IR-only conversion for you, but they will probably want to know what sort of IR radiant source you will be using to illuminate your

Re: Pentax doing IR conversions ??

2008-01-17 Thread Wilko Bulte
Quoting Timber, who wrote on Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 03:03:29AM +0100 .. I don't think any company will release an IR converted camera. Fuji tried it and so far I know it wasn't really a success. The IR conversion is nothing more than removing/replacing the hot-filter since the CCD/CMOS is

Re: Pentax doing IR conversions ??

2008-01-17 Thread David J Brooks
On Jan 16, 2008 9:03 PM, Timber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think any company will release an IR converted camera. Fuji Snipped for bandwith sake.:-) Thanks. Some one on another forum *seemed* to suggest Pentax may do a conversion. I know lifeppixel will not, i have contacted them many

Re: Pentax doing IR conversions ??

2008-01-17 Thread Timber
David J Brooks wrote: On Jan 16, 2008 9:03 PM, Timber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think any company will release an IR converted camera. Fuji Snipped for bandwith sake.:-) ... Guess i'll just plug away with tripod and filter. That is a solution as long you don't shoot

Re: Pentax doing IR conversions ??

2008-01-17 Thread David J Brooks
On Jan 17, 2008 1:05 PM, Timber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David J Brooks wrote: On Jan 16, 2008 9:03 PM, Timber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think any company will release an IR converted camera. Fuji Snipped for bandwith sake.:-) ... Guess i'll just plug away with tripod and

Pentax doing IR conversions ??

2008-01-16 Thread David J Brooks
Some one on pentax forums seems to think Pentax will do an IR conversion to their cameras. I have never heard of this, any one heard of this. I know lifepixel will not do it. Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML

Re: Pentax doing IR conversions ??

2008-01-16 Thread Timber
I don't think any company will release an IR converted camera. Fuji tried it and so far I know it wasn't really a success. The IR conversion is nothing more than removing/replacing the hot-filter since the CCD/CMOS is already sensitive to both IR and UV. The Pentax K10D has a very strong