I just got started in infared photography by making my own home made filter. 2 layers of exposed and developed 35MM color negative film are sandwiched together (Negatives must be pitch dark black-usually near the beginning of the roll next to the proces [Read more...] posted in Infared Photography

I just got started in infared photography by making my own home made filter. 2 layers of exposed and developed 35MM color negative film are sandwiched together (Negatives must be pitch dark black-usually near the beginning of the roll next to the processing ID label-this is the portion of the film leader exposed directly to light when loading a film camera) then fashioned into a filter with paper or cardboard support to fit your camera. Here is the link for making one for a Canon G10. I have several infared photos pending here so wish me luck. To buy the filter it cost at least $58.00 for a Hoya filter plus an adapter plus shipping and handling which will set me back close to a $100.00. It cost me next to nothing to make the home made filter, the only drawback is that I cannot use it at 28MM wide angle due to vignetting-i have to zoom out to 40MM. The $58.00 Hoya filter may give you a sharper photo but with the home made filter you can get an idea if infared photography is for you. posted in Infared Photography

Camera looks promising but there is no built in flash so you might need to spend an additional $200 making the entire outfit with kit zoom around $1000. Still you would have DSLR quality in a compact camera not much bigger than a Canon G10. This is the [Read more...] posted in Olympus EP-1 - DSL-R Quality from a compact?

Camera looks promising but there is no built in flash so you might need to spend an additional $200 making the entire outfit with kit zoom around $1000. Still you would have DSLR quality in a compact camera not much bigger than a Canon G10. This is the start of a promising trend. posted in Olympus EP-1 - DSL-R Quality from a compact?