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IR filter?

Started Jan 4, 2016 | Discussions thread
JeanPierre Martel Veteran Member • Posts: 3,304
Re: IR filter?

alexisgreat wrote:

The funny thing is that the IR blockers on different cameras have different intensities.

When you're using an IR-filter in front of a colour camera, the older the camera the better. Because newer cameras have a more effective, thus stronger, IR-blocking filter inside. So there is next to no light reaching the sensor; colour light is blocked by the IR-filter and IR rays are blocked by the anti-IR filter inside the camera.

That's why you'll always get better results with IR-converted cameras.

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