Infrared camera's

<p> Other that the D70s , what other Nikon digital Camera's work good for Infrared Photography?<br>

also. anyone remember the Website that sells the kits to convert your camera to Infrared?<br>

Thanks</p>

<p>If you convert the camera they all do very well.<br>

<a href="http://www.lifepixel.com">www.lifepixel.com</a></p>

<p>Mark - many cameras will do well for conversions. The D50, the D70 or D70s as well. I was told by people not to convert my D200 so I sold it. I so regret that. Since then I've heard that Thom Hogan has converted his D200 to IR & loves it & deems it a "keeper".<br>

I love my D70 converted by Jim Chen in San Diego. He's a Nikon shooter & does a fabulous job. He's less money than LifePixel & he's a lot faster. The day my D300 is converted to IR (which one day it will be) it's going to Jim Chen. He did an amazing job on my D70 so I have been recommending him to several people since. I will continue to use him.<br>

Here's Jim's site for you to check out....<br>

http://www.jimchenphoto.com/<br>

You will find a lot of information on Jim's site. He's working on adding a lot of information.<br>

Lil - writing from the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas...... ;-)</p>

<p>D200 - hands down - because of the CCD sensor AND the tri-color (RGB) histogram - you need to see all the channels to make sure you are not blowing one out...D70/s don't offer that possibility. If you go with LifePixel, get the deep IR conversion - but Jim Chen sounds fine and less expensive (personally I would go with Jim Chen).</p>

<p>Anyway, from a D50 converted by LifePixel:</p>

<p>http://www.photo.net/photo/4872267</p>

<p>And from a D200, also converted by Lifepixel:</p>

<p>http://www.photo.net/photo/8336098</p>

<p>Wow Lil<br>

Who gave you the misinformation about the D200. I was using a IR modified D100 for a long time. Then I bought one of the $600 D200 from Bestbuy and had it converted. Got it back and tested it out and then sold the D100. It is very nice.<br>

I wonder how much of a difference in image quality there might be between the D200 with a CCD and the D300 with its CMOS chip.</p>

<p>I just put a Wratten 87 filter over my Coolpix 8700 and it does wonderful IR. No mods needed.</p>

<p>I had lifepixel convert a D80, and after I adjusted the AF (for a 50mm f/1.4 at 4' for portraits) it was perfect...the RGB histogram is a must, and the image quality was very good at 200 ISO...noise built up quicky after that. A bit more about the camera is on my website here - http://evolvingbeauty.com/index.php/evolving/techPost/infrared_digital_d80/</p>

<p>Michael - it came from several different sources. So what is done is what is done. Yes I guess I could look around for a used D200 so I can use ISO 100. But the D70 does well. Only problem is the super tiny lcd screen on the back. I can barely see anything on it. So I do actually need a different camera in the long run.</p>

<p>I know you are looking for Nikon, and its a bit of blasphemy for some people, but still you may want to have a look at the Sigma SD14 camera, since you can convert it for ifr AND BACK in a jiffy .....<br>

Link : <a href="http://www.popphoto.com/Features/Camera-Hack-Capture-Invisible-Light-with-Your-Sigma-SD14">http://www.popphoto.com/Features/Camera-Hack-Capture-Invisible-Light-with-Your-Sigma-SD14</a> </p>

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<p>A nikon D40 is what I currently use and it's great WITHOUT converting. I rarely even use a tripod and the images still come out clear. I just use my Nikon D40 and a hoya RM72 filter. My exposures are around 8-15s depending on the time of day and amount of sun at ISO 400 and f5. Several examples in my infrared folder on <a href="http://www.soulgazephotography.com">www.soulgazephotography.com</a> hopefully they will illustrate that you dont always have to spend the money to convert a camera. Oh and D50 and D70 are two that I've heard are good at picking up infrared too. All of my images are from a Nikon D40, Canon S5IS or Canon A70. Older cameras work best. If you are 100% wanting to convert, there's a guy on flicker that has some of the best IR images i've ever seen from a converted camera. He uses a D300. They're expensive though....but if I had money to blow i'd do that! Good luck! Contact me if you have questions :)<br>

Edit: I attached an example photo link. I have better ones and worse ones, this is just one of my favorites. Let it load and zoom out so you can see the whole pic :) hope you like. More on my website!</p><div></div>

<p> Thanks for the Info, I already have a D70s that I dont use as much since I purchased the D300, Tried to contact Jim Chen but he never returned my E-mail so I just purchased from Lifepixel and i will just install myself.<br>

Thanks again, Il let you know how it turns out</p>