jbstitt Posted September 1, 2006 Share #1 Posted September 1, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) One of the great things about the DMR is that it will shoot IR. Set on B&W and JPG, put on a dark red filter and the imagaage will show up as a beautiful IR black and white picture. The old Minoltas would do that straight as received also and they had the advantage for IR of an EVF. What you saw was B&W IR. As many of you know my problem with the DMR is that it is just too big for a travel camera. I am now hunting for a smaller, preferably EVF camera that will shoot IR as received with the addition of the proper filter. Anyone have any experience or recommendations? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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smokndonut Posted September 1, 2006 Share #2 Posted September 1, 2006 I use a Sony V3 because it has a "nightshot" infrared mode. With the addition of an R72 infrared filter and a neutral density 4x filter, set the camera on nightshot, ISO 100, and shoot infrared all day long without having to use a tripod. I personally dislike tripods and having to carry them around, and the V3 is small enough to carry in a small bag. In fact it's pretty much all I use the V3 for. It also happens to be the last camera Sony made that has the nightshot mode. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allmeta4 Posted September 18, 2006 Share #3 Posted September 18, 2006 if you're still interested, the Panasonic FX-01 will "see" IR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 18, 2006 Share #4 Posted September 18, 2006 I have the Sony DSC-V3 to shoot IR. Marvelous lil bugger. But it's no LX. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
like_no_other Posted September 18, 2006 Share #5 Posted September 18, 2006 if you're still interested, the Panasonic FX-01 will "see" IR. Interesting, I didn't know that. Is it very sensible to IR? Can you show us an example? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted September 19, 2006 Share #6 Posted September 19, 2006 Canon Power Shot 610. I hold the filter in front of the lens. 1 sec at 4.0 4 sec@ 8.0 for native EI 50 requires a tripod. Other than that, it looks just like HIE with the same B+W 092 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesh Posted September 19, 2006 Share #7 Posted September 19, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) For what it's worth, I have an old Panasonic FZ1 that can shoot IR with the appropriate filter. It doesn't often come out of the cupboard these days, but it's a fun option on a camera with a 10x zoom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbstitt Posted September 19, 2006 Author Share #8 Posted September 19, 2006 I bought a V3 on eBay with the hood and 58 mm IR filter. It is amazing although with night vision it is rather grainy on IR, but it does a better job than Kodak High Speed IR film - just not Leica quality. I wish I had known about the FZ1. Would have tried that too. Oh well, maybe it is still not too late to try that one too. I must admit though for color snapshots the V3 is a pretty amazing camera. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/4394-what-cameras-will-shoot-ir/?do=findComment&comment=53750'>More sharing options...
allmeta4 Posted September 19, 2006 Share #9 Posted September 19, 2006 search for FX01 & IR at DPReview in the Pana***** forum. Several good threads, including making a filter holder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 19, 2006 Share #10 Posted September 19, 2006 How do you set a DMR to shoot just B&W? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_barker Posted September 19, 2006 Share #11 Posted September 19, 2006 It's under 'Colour Saturation' in the menu. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrgeoffrion Posted September 19, 2006 Share #12 Posted September 19, 2006 One of the great things about the DMR is that it will shoot IR. Set on B&W and JPG, put on a dark red filter and the imagaage will show up as a beautiful IR black and white picture. The old Minoltas would do that straight as received also and they had the advantage for IR of an EVF. What you saw was B&W IR. As many of you know my problem with the DMR is that it is just too big for a travel camera. I am now hunting for a smaller, preferably EVF camera that will shoot IR as received with the addition of the proper filter. Anyone have any experience or recommendations? If you are really serious about IR photography, your best bet is to purchase a cheap used DSLR (6Mp range) and have someone remove the IR filter in front of the sensor. The camera will be much more sensitive, but more importantly, you will not need a filter on each of your lens and you will be able to see through the lens/viewfinder. Some P&S AF systems can even be recalibrated to focus on the IR mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipNovaMac Posted September 21, 2006 Share #13 Posted September 21, 2006 If you are really serious about IR photography, your best bet is to purchase a cheap used DSLR (6Mp range) and have someone remove the IR filter in front of the sensor. The camera will be much more sensitive, but more importantly, you will not need a filter on each of your lens and you will be able to see through the lens/viewfinder. Some P&S AF systems can even be recalibrated to focus on the IR mark. I agree with this. I did this with my Nikon D50 though Life Pixel. Could not be happier. One of the reasons I have been hesitant in going with the Leica M8. Up till the announcement of the M8; I have been happy with with my new Nikon Kit. There is a guilt that my M6TTL has not seen much use. But there is much comfort that my Nikon kit is able to do digital IR with my D50IR, and the rest of the kit to work for the rest of my work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley Posted September 21, 2006 Share #14 Posted September 21, 2006 Fuji Finepix S3 Pro being used by law enforcement for infrared and ultraviolet photography Fujifilm Helps Fight Crime With New Finepix S3 PRO UVIR Digital SLR Riley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted September 21, 2006 Share #15 Posted September 21, 2006 Dosen't Digilux 1 do this? - Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gepetto Posted September 21, 2006 Share #16 Posted September 21, 2006 Carl yes the D1 works very well for IR with the use of a Hoya R72 filter. D1 ISO 100 1/60s at f2.73 14.3mm Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/4394-what-cameras-will-shoot-ir/?do=findComment&comment=55504'>More sharing options...
jbstitt Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share #17 Posted September 22, 2006 Andy, Youy asked how to shoot IR with the DMR? I use I believe it is a 92 filter. Let's a vary small amount of red light through and if you close your eyes for a few seconds and shield any sun when you open you can see a faint red image in the viewfinder. I set to JPEG and if I am going to hand hold to ISO 400. I bracket plus or minus one step. You can set to RAW but the file takes lots of photoshop to kill the color and get rid of the visible light influence. A totally dark filter would probably work better (I think that is a 93) then one would have to wue a tripod and take the filter on and off, or use an Aux finder. The picture I posted above I call Kudzu Dragons was actually a DMR shot now that I look back in the files. It did take some Photoshop. Below is one ou St Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis I shot with the DSC V3. John Stitt Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/4394-what-cameras-will-shoot-ir/?do=findComment&comment=55984'>More sharing options...
gepetto Posted September 26, 2006 Share #18 Posted September 26, 2006 John that is a great name for the kudzu image. Correct me if I am wrong but wasn't kudzu imported from Japan an experiment that went haywire. Your image looks very much like Japanese dragons. How are you converting the images? Using the D1 with a Hoya R72 filter the images are red casted which I convert using Photoshop's Channel Mixer were I use the monochrome check box. The Hoya R72 is not so dense (nor expensive) to allow the the D1 to operate fairly well with reasonable light. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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