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<blockquote data-quote="Thumper_6119" data-source="post: 326042" data-attributes="member: 14611"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'">I ordered two <a href="http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=hoya+ir+filters" target="_blank">Hoya IR filters</a> (a 77mm and a 58mm) last week from B&H. The first shot produced with my new IR filters.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><img src="http://domuslucem.smugmug.com/photos/i-ZgfXd3B/0/L/i-ZgfXd3B-L.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'">15 second exposure, ISO 400, f/8. (77mm filter on 10-24mm Nikkor). </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'">I took several shots to produce this particular shot as I was trying to figure out the right combination of settings that would make for a good image. I did get a bit of motion blur from the wind hitting the tree limbs as I was shooting longer exposures. (You just have to accept that wind is a fact of life in the Texas Panhandle). I tried a few more shots the following night and I learned that the filters require a fair amount of light in order to work at all. I tried a few shots on the East side of my house when the sun was setting. There just wasn't enough light regardless of what ISO or shutter speed that I used. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'">At this point, the filters have given me the ability to shoot true IR without having to convert one of my cameras to a dedicated IR platform. The drawbacks to using the filters vs a dedicated IR body are that I have to setup the focus and composition prior to installing the filter (as I cannot see through the filter using the viewfinder on the camera). My AF system will still focus through it, I found out, but I have no idea what it is that I am actually focusing on when the filter is in place if I don't set it up beforehand. If I decide that I am going to be using IR a lot, then I will probably opt for a dedicated body through LifePixel. (The cost for doing that is really not that bad). But for now, the filters are fantastic for what I am using them for. (That can always change). </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'">I'll post more when I take some more shots.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thumper_6119, post: 326042, member: 14611"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=tahoma]I ordered two [URL="http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=hoya+ir+filters"]Hoya IR filters[/URL] (a 77mm and a 58mm) last week from B&H. The first shot produced with my new IR filters.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=tahoma][IMG]http://domuslucem.smugmug.com/photos/i-ZgfXd3B/0/L/i-ZgfXd3B-L.jpg[/IMG][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=tahoma]15 second exposure, ISO 400, f/8. (77mm filter on 10-24mm Nikkor). [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=tahoma]I took several shots to produce this particular shot as I was trying to figure out the right combination of settings that would make for a good image. I did get a bit of motion blur from the wind hitting the tree limbs as I was shooting longer exposures. (You just have to accept that wind is a fact of life in the Texas Panhandle). I tried a few more shots the following night and I learned that the filters require a fair amount of light in order to work at all. I tried a few shots on the East side of my house when the sun was setting. There just wasn't enough light regardless of what ISO or shutter speed that I used. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=tahoma]At this point, the filters have given me the ability to shoot true IR without having to convert one of my cameras to a dedicated IR platform. The drawbacks to using the filters vs a dedicated IR body are that I have to setup the focus and composition prior to installing the filter (as I cannot see through the filter using the viewfinder on the camera). My AF system will still focus through it, I found out, but I have no idea what it is that I am actually focusing on when the filter is in place if I don't set it up beforehand. If I decide that I am going to be using IR a lot, then I will probably opt for a dedicated body through LifePixel. (The cost for doing that is really not that bad). But for now, the filters are fantastic for what I am using them for. (That can always change). [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=tahoma]I'll post more when I take some more shots.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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