IR and RF glass

[Jameel Hyder]

Not sure if anyone is thinking of converting their Canon mirrorless bodies for IR, but the RF glass isn't the way to go. Here is an analysis of how some IR emitters inside the RF lenses messes with IR photography. Of course one can adapt other lenses on the R bodies and do IR.

Canon Mirrorless RF Lens Internal Infrared LED: Fact or Fiction? - Kolari Vision

 

[JimFox]

Not sure if anyone is thinking of converting their Canon mirrorless bodies for IR, but the RF glass isn't the way to go. Here is an analysis of how some IR emitters inside the RF lenses messes with IR photography. Of course one can adapt other lenses on the R bodies and do IR.

Canon Mirrorless RF Lens Internal Infrared LED: Fact or Fiction? - Kolari Vision

That's interesting to know. For sure the camera lens can totally mess up a good IR photo!

There are some very good lenses out there, but there are a whole lot more that aren't good at all. Maybe between us here, we should put together a list of lenses that we know do work.

@Amy Nelson I believe uses EF Canon lenses? Is that a thing? EF, not sure since I don't stay up on the Canon side of things too much.

 

[AlanLichty]

@Amy Nelson I believe uses EF Canon lenses? Is that a thing? EF, not sure since I don't stay up on the Canon side of things too much.

EF lenses are Canon's SLR series lenses and the newer RF lenses were specifically designed to take advantage of the shorter distance between the final lens element and the sensor with the mirrorless camera bodies. EF lenses can be used on the R series cameras with an adapter which seems to be the solution Kolari Vision is suggesting.

 

[Amy Nelson]

Yes, I have a converted EOS-R Mirrorless camera but the only RF mount I have is the Lensbaby Velvet 56 (which works great with the Full Spectrum camera conversion). I use the drop in filter adaptor RF to EF and all my lenses work just fine.

Canon 50mm
Canon 16-35
Canon 70-300
Tamron 150-600
Tamron 75-28
Rokinon 14mm
Lensbaby: Edge 50
Sweet 50
Velvet 56