--I tried some infrared in Death Valley... First time I had done so
with the S2. My camera store was out of the screw-in infrared
filter (89) I wanted, so the only thing I could do was buy the 4x4
gel infrared filter, and hold it in front of the lens during
exposure. NOT the best way of doing things, and VERY prone to
internal reflections and flare! Here's ashot from Rhyolite Ghost
town:
--It doesn't look that much different than B & W. Do you know if the
S2 chip is sensitive to IR or if it has IR filtration, and if the
Hoya R72 filter works best, or if the Wratten 87 or 88A filters
will work. I understand better results are possible with the latter.
reimerron
--I tried some infrared in Death Valley... First time I had done so
with the S2. My camera store was out of the screw-in infrared
filter (89) I wanted, so the only thing I could do was buy the 4x4
gel infrared filter, and hold it in front of the lens during
exposure. NOT the best way of doing things, and VERY prone to
internal reflections and flare! Here's ashot from Rhyolite Ghost
town:
reimerron
You're right; it doesn't. That is very much subject-dependent. Nice green foliage provides an instant clue that the image was captured in infrared.
--I shot infrared on an E20 for about a year. It was a lot of work.
The lcd sceen was great for viewing , but it would not focus thru
the Hoya ir filter. So I had to compose the shot, manual prefocus
with the filter off, then screw on the filter, close the view
finder and shoot, Whew! On top of that the noise was so bad I could
not use some shots, especially at long exposures. The good shots
were usually post processed with Neat image. Another time consuming
PIA. I also had spent a fortune on filters for my E20, because of
all the different converter lens sizes. If you have all four
adapter lenses, it works out to 49mm, 62mm, 86mm and 102mm, Ouch!!
When I bought my S2 I thought I would try out a cokin P setup since
it will fit a variety of lens sizes. I dont think its perfect for
all filters. I have a Singhray polarizer for the Cokin P and I
really dont like it very much. But it works great for IR
photography without all of the screwing and unscrewing. With the
adapter on you slide the filter up, compose the shot, slide it into
place and shoot. A lot simpler than the way I used to work. I am
using a gel filter now. I would like to have a cokin glass IR
filter but they are expensive. There is a bit of noise but not even
close to that of the E20.
How have you been blocking off your viewfinder. I have not found a
fast and easy solution to that.
Fuji S2, Nikor 18-35mm, +.5 ev, High jpeg mode, Tripod with a Cokin
IR gel filter. This was shot in color since I shoot color and IR a
lot at the same time. I like to play around with false color
images. The only post processing I did on the photo above was to
grayscale it and adjust the histogram in psp7.
Where did you get the gel IR filter for the Cokin system? I agree
that it's a pain to compose, focus, screw, etc, but I haven't seen
any IR filter for Cokin anywhere. If you could help me I'd thank
you it a lot!
Regards!
--I shot infrared on an E20 for about a year. It was a lot of work.
The lcd sceen was great for viewing , but it would not focus thru
the Hoya ir filter. So I had to compose the shot, manual prefocus
with the filter off, then screw on the filter, close the view
finder and shoot, Whew! On top of that the noise was so bad I could
not use some shots, especially at long exposures. The good shots
were usually post processed with Neat image. Another time consuming
PIA. I also had spent a fortune on filters for my E20, because of
all the different converter lens sizes. If you have all four
adapter lenses, it works out to 49mm, 62mm, 86mm and 102mm, Ouch!!
When I bought my S2 I thought I would try out a cokin P setup since
it will fit a variety of lens sizes. I dont think its perfect for
all filters. I have a Singhray polarizer for the Cokin P and I
really dont like it very much. But it works great for IR
photography without all of the screwing and unscrewing. With the
adapter on you slide the filter up, compose the shot, slide it into
place and shoot. A lot simpler than the way I used to work. I am
using a gel filter now. I would like to have a cokin glass IR
filter but they are expensive. There is a bit of noise but not even
close to that of the E20.
How have you been blocking off your viewfinder. I have not found a
fast and easy solution to that.
Fuji S2, Nikor 18-35mm, +.5 ev, High jpeg mode, Tripod with a Cokin
IR gel filter. This was shot in color since I shoot color and IR a
lot at the same time. I like to play around with false color
images. The only post processing I did on the photo above was to
grayscale it and adjust the histogram in psp7.
Fuji S2 Pro
Nikkor AF 50 mm/1.8
Nikkor AF 28-105/3.5-4.5
Nikkor AF 75-300/4.5-5.6
Nikon 6T close-up lens
Sunpak 5000AF flash
http://www.beatusille.net
'Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?'
Groucho Marx
--Where did you get the gel IR filter for the Cokin system? I agree
that it's a pain to compose, focus, screw, etc, but I haven't seen
any IR filter for Cokin anywhere. If you could help me I'd thank
you it a lot!
Regards!
--I shot infrared on an E20 for about a year. It was a lot of work.
The lcd sceen was great for viewing , but it would not focus thru
the Hoya ir filter. So I had to compose the shot, manual prefocus
with the filter off, then screw on the filter, close the view
finder and shoot, Whew! On top of that the noise was so bad I could
not use some shots, especially at long exposures. The good shots
were usually post processed with Neat image. Another time consuming
PIA. I also had spent a fortune on filters for my E20, because of
all the different converter lens sizes. If you have all four
adapter lenses, it works out to 49mm, 62mm, 86mm and 102mm, Ouch!!
When I bought my S2 I thought I would try out a cokin P setup since
it will fit a variety of lens sizes. I dont think its perfect for
all filters. I have a Singhray polarizer for the Cokin P and I
really dont like it very much. But it works great for IR
photography without all of the screwing and unscrewing. With the
adapter on you slide the filter up, compose the shot, slide it into
place and shoot. A lot simpler than the way I used to work. I am
using a gel filter now. I would like to have a cokin glass IR
filter but they are expensive. There is a bit of noise but not even
close to that of the E20.
How have you been blocking off your viewfinder. I have not found a
fast and easy solution to that.
Fuji S2, Nikor 18-35mm, +.5 ev, High jpeg mode, Tripod with a Cokin
IR gel filter. This was shot in color since I shoot color and IR a
lot at the same time. I like to play around with false color
images. The only post processing I did on the photo above was to
grayscale it and adjust the histogram in psp7.
Fuji S2 Pro
Nikkor AF 50 mm/1.8
Nikkor AF 28-105/3.5-4.5
Nikkor AF 75-300/4.5-5.6
Nikon 6T close-up lens
Sunpak 5000AF flash
http://www.beatusille.net
'Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?'
Groucho Marx
--I tried some infrared in Death Valley... First time I had done so
with the S2. My camera store was out of the screw-in infrared
filter (89) I wanted, so the only thing I could do was buy the 4x4
gel infrared filter, and hold it in front of the lens during
exposure. NOT the best way of doing things, and VERY prone to
internal reflections and flare! Here's ashot from Rhyolite Ghost
town:
--
--It doesn't look that much different than B & W. Do you know if the
S2 chip is sensitive to IR or if it has IR filtration, and if the
Hoya R72 filter works best, or if the Wratten 87 or 88A filters
will work. I understand better results are possible with the latter.
reimerron
--I tried some infrared in Death Valley... First time I had done so
with the S2. My camera store was out of the screw-in infrared
filter (89) I wanted, so the only thing I could do was buy the 4x4
gel infrared filter, and hold it in front of the lens during
exposure. NOT the best way of doing things, and VERY prone to
internal reflections and flare! Here's ashot from Rhyolite Ghost
town:
reimerron
Fuji S2 Pro
Nikkor AF 50 mm/1.8
Nikkor AF 28-105/3.5-4.5
Nikkor AF 75-300/4.5-5.6
Nikon 6T close-up lens
Sunpak 5000AF flash
http://www.beatusille.net
'Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?'
Groucho Marx
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