Anybody ever worked with an infared lens?

[CanTheWhales]

So I was looking around on different sites at different kinds of lenses/techniques and found some pretty neat pictures taken with an IR lens. Seemed pretty cool. Linking isn't working right now but has anybody here used one?

[CanTheWhales]

http://www.lensmateonline.com/newsite/adapters/CanonS3IS/IR/colorIMG_2755_auto.jpg

http://www.lensmateonline.com/newsite/adapters/CanonS3IS/IR/colorIMG_2758_tungsten.jpg

http://www.lensmateonline.com/newsite/adapters/CanonS3IS/IR/colorIMG_2762_custom.jpg

[CanTheWhales]

http://www.lensmateonline.com/newsite/adapters/CanonS3IS/IR/pano_thumb.jpg

[HellofaPrzeFghtr]

that looks crazy! reppp

[CanTheWhales]

that looks crazy! reppp


thanks.... have you ever used one?

[HellofaPrzeFghtr]

nope. it looks wild tho.

that shit looks like what it looks like on mars,
since the atmosphere is different it filters the light differently,
red instead of blue like it is here. crazy

[robofunc]

I've used Infra-red film in a standard SLR. Those links are pretty close to what you get, only it's B&W.

Never tried a filter/lens, though.

[Chris C.]

I always thought infra-red photography on DSLR's consisted of modifying the cameras operating software, or modifying the actual camera (point-and-shoot models). Its a tricky thing to accomplish.

[CanTheWhales]

These were taken with a filter that screws onto the end of the lens... the theory (or so I've heard) is that they come out in red, but provide a crisper B&W image when desaturated... the filter costs about 40-60 dollars... thinking I'm gonna get one pretty soon

[Mars_302]

I always thought infra-red photography on DSLR's consisted of modifying the cameras operating software, or modifying the actual camera (point-and-shoot models). Its a tricky thing to accomplish.

You can do it that way, which is actually the best way, but your camera becomes IR permanetly. A few camera shops and online I have asked about the filters said they arent that great on a DSLR due the built in IR cut off filter they have. The range is very narrow, that you dont get the quality like you do with a real setup. I wanan give it a shot though, but the filters are essentially black, so it appears you have to compose, set to manual focus, install filter, then shoot and try and guess on the exposure settings.

IR shots look so crisp and the contrast is just godly when converted to black and white.