I have a digital SLR camera -- canon eos-1d mark II -- and was wondering if there's any way I can take infrared imagery with it?
thanks for any help!
2006-12-07 12:22:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
I didn't think there was a way to do it with a digital camera, but I found this site that says you can. You need a special filter, and that's pretty much it!
http://www.nature-photography-central.com/DigitalInfraredPhotography.html
I use the Cokin 89B infrared filter. Got it for a decent price through the filter connection.
http://www.2filter.com/cokin/cokinp.html
2006-12-07 12:33:37 · answer #1 · answered by Terisu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to use an infrared-transmitting filter on the camera that blocks out all visible and UV light. A Wratten 88A may work or a Wratten 87. Digital cameras severely filter out all infrared light, because the sensors are most sensitive there. If they didn't, the color reproduction would be all wrong (the Leica M8 ran into this a bit).
Since there is so little sensitivity left, your effective ISO will be next to nothing. You may have to go to exposures of many seconds even in daylight. Experiment. I suppose it's best to shoot in B&W mode too.
I know it's possible. A friend of mine has the MkIIs and he's done it.
2006-12-07 12:46:16 · answer #2 · answered by link 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need an infrared filter (and then will have very long exposure times so you'll need a tripod too). The expensive way of getting around the exposure time is to remove the filter over your sensor that is a infrared cut out filter (there to block infrared light from getting to the sensor which is sensitive to it).
Services like irdigital.net and maxmax.com and hutech will do this for you, though you turn your camera in to an IR only camera by doing this. Better to buy a old 10D or d60 or so off ebay and use it for IR
2006-12-07 17:14:08 · answer #3 · answered by Bryn F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of saying a lot just watch this video from Lifepixel http://www.lifepixel.com/index.html they basically explain how digital infrared photography works. Hope this helps.
2006-12-07 17:14:34 · answer #4 · answered by wackywallwalker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if it has an infra red setting, which I don't think it does. Doesn't say anything about it in the instructions.
2006-12-07 12:31:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋