MagicNikon
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No comment on the WB? LOL...
Thank you. My pleasure to share this.
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Thank you. My pleasure to share this.
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TFergus
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How rare to find an actual "helpful" post.
I hope a lot of people make use of it, I did this with my D80 quite a while ago after upgrading and it's very much worth it just to be able to do things you can't with a regular camera (and no, I don't consider Nikon's new low-res video cam an "upgrade").
As far as Morris' question asking why you didn't just use a filter... there is a very noticable difference between IR being 99% "filtered" at the lens-front... or completely ignored at the sensor.
Absolutely amazing photos !
Thank you for sharing.
I hope a lot of people make use of it, I did this with my D80 quite a while ago after upgrading and it's very much worth it just to be able to do things you can't with a regular camera (and no, I don't consider Nikon's new low-res video cam an "upgrade").
As far as Morris' question asking why you didn't just use a filter... there is a very noticable difference between IR being 99% "filtered" at the lens-front... or completely ignored at the sensor.
Absolutely amazing photos !
Thank you for sharing.
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MagicNikon
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MagicNikon
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Man, thats terrible. Did you make sure to re-seat all of the ribbon cables? I had that problem with my D70. Also, check the sodler point. Maybe double check the pics again to make sure you didnt miss something. Email me if you need help.
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MagicNikon
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Yikes. That is bad news. Just keep working on it and see if you can get it to fall loose.
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astroman
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In the five years or so I have been posting on this site, I have never witnessed anything as ballsy or awesome as this conversion. I've seen some repair tutorials but this is over the top. I just purchased a D40 a few months ago and now I can't believe I am even entertaining the possibility of ripping through my camera to achieve some spectacular results like those of MagicNikon.
Now could someone provide little ol' uninitiated me with a little background? MagicNikon, what are you exactly doing with the unplugging and unsoldering? Is this procedure irreversible? Does this procedure make one's camera unusable for anything other than IR? Was this a feature Nikon purposely crippled in the camera?
I would love just a few tidbits of history or info.
Thanks, G
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Now could someone provide little ol' uninitiated me with a little background? MagicNikon, what are you exactly doing with the unplugging and unsoldering? Is this procedure irreversible? Does this procedure make one's camera unusable for anything other than IR? Was this a feature Nikon purposely crippled in the camera?
I would love just a few tidbits of history or info.
Thanks, G
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After receiving a bad review from Munich critic Rudolf Louis, German composer and organist Max Reger wrote to him: 'I am sitting in the smallest room in my house. I have your review before me. In a moment it will be behind me.'
dakis
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Very nice tutorial, I wonder if I could use it to mod my d70.
I guess not many diferrent things between the two cameras' stomachs
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MagicNikon
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LifePixel.com has a d70 tutorial on their site. I used that turorial when I did my first conversion with a D70.
I've upped my ISO, now up yours.
--Very nice tutorial, I wonder if I could use it to mod my d70.
I guess not many diferrent things between the two cameras' stomachs
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http://www.defkalion.com/photography
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MagicNikon
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There is only one part that requires de-soldering. It does have to be soldered back, this is only so you can remove one of the circuit boards. The wires are easily unplugged and replugged with a pair of tweezers. The procedure is reversible. I saved the cut-off filter that I removed so that I could replace it if I needed to. The camera is only usable for IR imaging. However, you could replace the IR filter with a clear glass filter, and then use lens filters to enable the camera to continue to work normally. Basically, the lens would always need a cut-off filter in front of it to remove IR wavelengths when shooting normal wavelength spectrum, but you coudl remove it, replace it with an IR filter and then get near IR pictures. You would however lose the ability to meter TTL or frame your image TTL because the IR filter is so dark.
The IR cut-off fitler is installed in digital cameras to remove the IR wavelength from the imaging process. Some newer cameras have stronger filters than older ones. You can dip your toes in the waters of IR shooting by using a $65 Hoya r72 filter on t he fornt of your lens. You will need long exposures though on Sunny days and the use of a tripod is a must.
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For those who don't want to chance ruining their camera, and have the spare cash, check out Jim Chen. He'll do your camera or sell a new one already converted at a reasonable price. I have a D40 from him and it's super-fine.
http://www.jimchenphoto.com/index.html
I wish I had gotten a D40x from him, however, due to the white balance issue. I know from personal experience that the D40x will allow a custom IR white balance, whereas the D40 will not. I've figured out how to do a white balance with NEF+NX, but I wish I could do it manually.
http://www.jimchenphoto.com/index.html
I wish I had gotten a D40x from him, however, due to the white balance issue. I know from personal experience that the D40x will allow a custom IR white balance, whereas the D40 will not. I've figured out how to do a white balance with NEF+NX, but I wish I could do it manually.
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