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<blockquote data-quote="PapaST" data-source="post: 429336" data-attributes="member: 8330"><p>So I sent my Nikon D300 off to Kolari Vision in late February for a 590nm IR conversion. For me it boiled down to Kolari or LifePixel. I decided to save some money and go with Kolari (total with shipping/insurance $293). LifePixel's base price was $325 and I'm not sure how much more it would have been after check-out. It ended up being about 16 days from the time I shipped it out to the time I got it back.</p><p></p><p>My impressions are somewhat mixed. Kolari seemed a bit unrefined. Their check-out system was a little awkward. Mailing in your camera there isn't an acknowledgement that they got it and will start work. They are however quick to reply to emails so that was a good sign and they are very courteous. When I received the camera the mirror was a bit dirty. The sensor seemed to be fine after a couple of blows. I checked and cleaned both before sending it off. Probably the most disappointing part was the reassembly. A couple of the screws were not screwed in properly which caused some of the plastic internally to jut into the camera battery compartment. Because of this it was impossible to insert a battery. So I messed around with it, peeling back the rubber grips and trying to back the screws out and then somehow screw them in properly. But each attempt never worked and ended up pushing the plastic out. So I watched some videos and I ended up taking some screws from another location and using those because they were shorter and therefore didn't push the plastic out into the compartment. </p><p></p><p>Since then it's just been a learning curve getting to understand the nuances of shooting IR. The PP is involved and the more you get used to it the better you get at pulling out dramatic results. Overall I'm very pleased with the end results of my camera. If I did another conversion would I go with Kolari? Possibly. It really depends on how much money you save. If it's just $50 or less then I might try another vendor.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/rEE8qH" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7636/16846385285_a583b6e107_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/rEE8qH" target="_blank">BM3_2830-Edit</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/71903333@N02/" target="_blank">BMalinis</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/rEBmGP" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7288/16845844615_e78f4f5165_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/rEBmGP" target="_blank">BM3_2835-1</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/71903333@N02/" target="_blank">BMalinis</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/qHU446" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8611/16226694863_b031eb8126_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/qHU446" target="_blank">BM3_2817-Edit</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/71903333@N02/" target="_blank">BMalinis</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/rEzdkP" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8698/16845426261_e073f173f6_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/rEzdkP" target="_blank">BM3_2847-Edit</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/71903333@N02/" target="_blank">BMalinis</a>, on Flickr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PapaST, post: 429336, member: 8330"] So I sent my Nikon D300 off to Kolari Vision in late February for a 590nm IR conversion. For me it boiled down to Kolari or LifePixel. I decided to save some money and go with Kolari (total with shipping/insurance $293). LifePixel's base price was $325 and I'm not sure how much more it would have been after check-out. It ended up being about 16 days from the time I shipped it out to the time I got it back. My impressions are somewhat mixed. Kolari seemed a bit unrefined. Their check-out system was a little awkward. Mailing in your camera there isn't an acknowledgement that they got it and will start work. They are however quick to reply to emails so that was a good sign and they are very courteous. When I received the camera the mirror was a bit dirty. The sensor seemed to be fine after a couple of blows. I checked and cleaned both before sending it off. Probably the most disappointing part was the reassembly. A couple of the screws were not screwed in properly which caused some of the plastic internally to jut into the camera battery compartment. Because of this it was impossible to insert a battery. So I messed around with it, peeling back the rubber grips and trying to back the screws out and then somehow screw them in properly. But each attempt never worked and ended up pushing the plastic out. So I watched some videos and I ended up taking some screws from another location and using those because they were shorter and therefore didn't push the plastic out into the compartment. Since then it's just been a learning curve getting to understand the nuances of shooting IR. The PP is involved and the more you get used to it the better you get at pulling out dramatic results. Overall I'm very pleased with the end results of my camera. If I did another conversion would I go with Kolari? Possibly. It really depends on how much money you save. If it's just $50 or less then I might try another vendor. [url=https://flic.kr/p/rEE8qH][img]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7636/16846385285_a583b6e107_b.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/rEE8qH]BM3_2830-Edit[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/people/71903333@N02/]BMalinis[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/rEBmGP][img]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7288/16845844615_e78f4f5165_b.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/rEBmGP]BM3_2835-1[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/people/71903333@N02/]BMalinis[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/qHU446][img]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8611/16226694863_b031eb8126_b.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/qHU446]BM3_2817-Edit[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/people/71903333@N02/]BMalinis[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/rEzdkP][img]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8698/16845426261_e073f173f6_b.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/rEzdkP]BM3_2847-Edit[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/people/71903333@N02/]BMalinis[/url], on Flickr [/QUOTE]
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