M8 IR photos (Hoya R72) with Canon 28/2.8 LTM

[ampguy]

All at ISO 1250, between 2.8 and 4, a few at 5.6.

more here

 

[gshybrid]

Nice shots,
I've been usng the same filter on a cv 15mm on my M8... I haven't shot any living subjects though.

 

[ampguy]

very nice photos. I haven't found people to be that interesting in IR, but the cat is very interesting, he's normally a very orange striped tabby, and he loses all that and turns white with the Hoya R72 filter.

normal kitty (on the right), taken with a Hexar AF w/ Kodak 200 film:

 

[gshybrid]

Wow...I just assumed it was a white cat.

 

[1ScrewLoose]

La nuit tous les chats sont gris...

 

[ampguy]

Oui ...

Oui ...

Oui, mais dans la journée, les chats de couleur orange vif sont généralement orange vif

La nuit tous les chats sont gris...

 

[1ScrewLoose]

True, all too true.

So, would a black cat shot with an IR pass filter on an M8 appear white? And if so, does that mean that without a filter, it would appear magenta?

 

[tomtofa]

Only if its fur is synthetic...

 

[1ScrewLoose]

Aye, there's the rub, so to speak. Are cats what they appear to be? Or are they a race of synthetic replicants, sent to establish an alien beachhead? Remember the ancient Egyptians had pictures of them in their PYRAMIDS...

Ladies and gentlemen, I present Exhibit A: Ampguy's cat.

 

[fotomeow]

the calumet salesman told me the I needed IR filters for my M8 even for B&W, b/c o/w the whites will glow ......... he doesnt know how much I like glow.......

 

[ampguy]

interesting

interesting

Our black cat is not outdoors so much, but I'm very anxious to photograph him with the R72 filter now ...

True, all too true.

So, would a black cat shot with an IR pass filter on an M8 appear white? And if so, does that mean that without a filter, it would appear magenta?

 

[ampguy]

well, it's something to do with orange fur. With the Hoya R72 filter, our grey/white tabby still shows his grey and white, while our orange and white tabby goes all white. weird.