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Converting a Nikon D40 to Infrared camera?


12 years 11 months ago #68483 by Superman
I hope to get a D700 soon so my old D40 I would like to convert to infrared. How much will this cost to do it right? Is there any other filters or hardware that I would need to get started into infrared photography?
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12 years 11 months ago - 12 years 11 months ago #68489 by Screamin Scott
Check out either of these sites for pricing & other info
maxmax.com
lifepixel.com

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12 years 11 months ago - 12 years 11 months ago #68529 by Baydream

Screamin Scott wrote: Check out either of these sites for pricing & other info
maxmax.com
lifepixel.com

Wonder why they didn't come thru as hyperlinks?...Just enter them into your address bar


www.maxmax.com
www.lifepixel.com

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12 years 11 months ago #68695 by Sora

Superman wrote: I hope to get a D700 soon so my old D40 I would like to convert to infrared. How much will this cost to do it right? Is there any other filters or hardware that I would need to get started into infrared photography?


Sounds like a good idea. If it was me, I would first buy the infrared filter to see if I like IR photography enough to convert my camera.
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12 years 11 months ago #68711 by Baydream
I believe my friend said he spent about $500 for his Canon XT conversion.
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12 years 11 months ago #69193 by Prago
Your looking for a good job $400 to $500
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12 years 11 months ago #69447 by robbie

Baydream wrote: I believe my friend said he spent about $500 for his Canon XT conversion.

Me oh my!!!Just check lifepixel for the price....Crazy.To be honest can`t see myself paying that much for a conversion when I can get a converted camera at Ebay and occassionally KEH.com plus there are other options.
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12 years 11 months ago #69753 by Joves
If you are very mechanically inclined then you can do the conversion yourself via viewing the Lifepixel guides. But Lifepixels is the very best at doing the conversions from what I have seen.
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12 years 11 months ago #69757 by Kenya See
Don't they offer camera's built that way from manufacture? Or will filters and post processing do the same?
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12 years 11 months ago #69777 by Screamin Scott
I'm not aware of any of the OEM's offering cameras already set up for IR shooting. That's not to say there are not any, but I'm sure coming from an OEM they would be pricey...As for using IR pass filters, older DSLR's have weaker anti-aliasing filters over the sensor & as such are easier to use thee filters with. Newer cameras require much longer exposure times (tripods needed always). I have a Nikon D70s & with a Hoya R72 IR Pass filter I can capture IR images, handheld at times, depending on conditions, & then do some post processing for different results. The converted cameras are much easier to use but once converted, cannot be used for normal photography unless changed back over.
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www.flickr.com/photos/screaminscott/
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12 years 11 months ago #69893 by Joves

Kenya See wrote: Don't they offer camera's built that way from manufacture? Or will filters and post processing do the same?

If I remember right Maxmax has some cameras in stock they have converted to either HotRod or IR.
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12 years 11 months ago #69983 by robbie

Kenya See wrote: Don't they offer camera's built that way from manufacture? Or will filters and post processing do the same?

Yes,they do.....
www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/Fuji-U...ared-DSLR--13935.htm
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