Digital BW, The Print

I had my Nikon converted by LifePixel 4 years ago and they replaced the IR blocking filter with an 89B.  All I had to do was to change the color mode of the camera to black & white and I was shooting realtime IR.  It is a great tool to use and I highly recommend it for anyone that is truly interested in shooting pure IR.

keithz


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, ric kb <ric_kb@...> wrote:
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> I just recently (last month) had a Nikon converted by lifepixel... I wouldn't do it again. My biggest disappointment was the lack of communication from lifepixel. There were a few days when I wondered if I'd ever see my camera again. 
> However, to address your questions, somewhat:
> I bought the NSLRIR-Service ... and use Pshop to "finish" the conversion to BW. I have an action that does this, so the task is very easy. My wife uses the converted camera quite regularly -- several times a week. She shoots handheld, making several "bracketed" exposures. She usually shoots handheld, occasionally with a monopod. This is in strong "photographers" sunlight.
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> By the way, just pulling the file into Pshop set to use QTR +Cone makes a nice BW image for start...
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> HtH...
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> Richard.
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> 1a. Creating infrared with a converted camera
>     Posted by: "yaakovsinclair" 
>    Date: Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:39 pm ((PDT))
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> I'm considering getting my Canon adapted by Lifepixel to be infrared
> sensitive.
> They remove the factory filter in front of the sensor which stops IR
> getting through.
>   This allows the full spectrum of to be read by the sensor.
>   My question is -  could I do the filtering in photoshop afterwards to
> achieve the effect of an opaque IR filter or would I need to use an
> opaque IR filter in the field. (This would make shooting much easier as
> I wouldn't have to use a tripod and shoot 'blind')
>