Abandoned : Digital Infrared with the Leica M8

[nikonosguy]

I went for a weekend trip and shot the m8 with a 28mm cv 2.0, taking advantage of weak ir filter

here's the technique: get a 720nm ir filter, set your white balance to the grass, use the Kolarivision action to swap the red and blue channels in post (easiest done with this action), the adjust levels... i've got my post set as an action...

 

[johannielscom]

Nice, Blake!

The IR is different wavelength and as a result the focus is different. For the brief period I had an M8, I tried this once with a regular red filter and it worked nicely. I bracketed focus and got lucky with a few shots where focus was spot on. But, cannot find the images on the hard drive just now...

 

[Michael Markey]

Nice Blake ....

 

[nikonosguy]

thanks guys... it was fun the focus adjust is only partly true.

 

[dfdann]

One more question. Where did you get the 720 nm filter?
Dan

 

[nikonosguy]

dfdann got the filter on ebay or amazon

 

[Tin]

One more question. Where did you get the 720 nm filter?
Dan

Here is a cheap set from Amazon for playing around:

https://www.amazon.com/NEEWER®-58MM...=sr_1_4?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1392085194&sr=1-4

 

[Ko.Fe.]

here's the technique: get a 720nm ir filter, set your white balance to the grass, use the Kolarivision action to swap the red and blue channels in post (easiest done with this action), the adjust levels... i've got my post set as an action...

First time I could see description on the Internet for how to get it right!
I hope I will find out how todo red and blue swapping in LR.


First, I ordered weaker IR filter (590nm ) and it acts like red filter, I will keep it for bw film.
I just ordered 720 nm filter:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/39mm-720nm-...cal-Grade-Filter-for-Camera-Lens/141326198152

 

[LCL999]

Zomei sells sets of five infrared filters - 680, 720, 760, 850, 950 nm for about $100. Pricing varies and sometime the same item is listed twice at two different prices. Caveat emptor.
Has anybody had any experience with these filters?