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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 160326" data-attributes="member: 9240">The "same"?  No.  My understanding is that most/all DSLR cameras filter out some/most IR light already.  So, when adding an IR filter to block out the rest of the normal light the amount of IR light that gets through is so minimal that it requires much longer exposure times, and you're still going to be missing some of the IR light you want.  You can achieve similar effects, but nothing like you can once the IR filtering from the camera is removed.  If it was the same I expect there wouldn't be companies like LifePixel and Kolari Vision doing the business they're doing.I'd imagine that you could always convert back, at a cost, but that's not a consideration for me.  This camera will definitely see more use converted than it would if I kept it otherwise, and that's ultimately what it's there for - to be used.</blockquote>