Seeking Balance
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AlanLichty
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I like this - clean, simple, and effective.
I have one of those camera bodies on the shelf as a candidate for this sensor conversion. If you were to do it over again what nm range would you choose?
I have one of those camera bodies on the shelf as a candidate for this sensor conversion. If you were to do it over again what nm range would you choose?
Goo done Jeff, I like the simplicity.
beavens
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Thanks Alan! That depends on what your preference is - if you don't like mono then going for a super color 590 cutoff is probably best. 665 is a solid middle ground where you can go both ways. 720 will give you a small amount of color and lean more towards black and white. 850 is pure mono and while you cannot process false color at all, you'll get the most contrast and deepest blacks.
Cheers Ben! Glad you like.
Jeff
Amy Nelson
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Fantastic image Jeff!
Jim Peterson
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@AlanLichty - lifepixel.com gives a lot of info and examples about filter choices on their instructional pages, FYI. Here are the filter choices they offer for conversions:
I agree with @beavens regarding the 665nm conversion. My first conversion was an old Nikon D200 with a 665nm filter, and I found it quite versatile (it's a fine IR camera). I now use a converted D3200 with a 590nm filter, which works quite well for most purposes and gives great colors. But I occasionally miss the D200's color rendition when converting an image to B&W.
Life Pixel's Description | Cutoff Wavelength |
Hyper Color Infrared | 470nm |
Super Color Infrared | 590nm |
Enhanced Infrared | 665nm |
Standard Infrared | 720nm |
Deep B&W Infrared | 830nm |
Super Blue Infrared | Passes Blue + Infrared; wavelengths not specified |
Full Spectrum | Passes UV, Visible, and IR wavelengths |
Hydrogen Alpha | Passes visible plus the Hydrogen Alpha IR band, used for astrophotography |
I agree with @beavens regarding the 665nm conversion. My first conversion was an old Nikon D200 with a 665nm filter, and I found it quite versatile (it's a fine IR camera). I now use a converted D3200 with a 590nm filter, which works quite well for most purposes and gives great colors. But I occasionally miss the D200's color rendition when converting an image to B&W.
This is really sweet, love what IR can do with B&W