Would you get the same results with a regular black and white film (which is cheaper) and a ir filter?
2033216
You must use infrared film with an infrared filter to get the infrared effect. You can also use a 25 or 29A red filter but the effect is not as dramatic. Kodak had the only true black and white infrared film but it's not longer made. The film had to be handled in total dark including loading your camera. I lke this Ilford film. It's really nice for landscapes.
171668
I would suggest adding the filter. Please let me know if you get better results and if you are able to capture footage. Ciao.
237466
I am not familiar with the Nikon D80 but I will relate to you my experience. I have not used this filter on a Digital camera yet. I have shot lots of B/W IR with film. I used ASA 50 with the focus slightly off as IR is not the same wavelength as what we see. I have shot only B/W on weathered buildings/structures. The results is usually what I am looking for. Now, with digital I just purchases a filter but will not have a chance to use it until late this month in Wyoming and Montana (ghost towns). Bottom line is if you are shooting B/W, set your ASA to 50 and slightly out of focus. I have no experience with color. You may have to do a little experimenting to get what you want. If you want I can send you some of my photos after I get back from my trip. You might also try using a red filter.
1524050
I have no personal experience with this, but much of the online literature from Berkey states this to be true, especially with the black filters. The only difference I know between the Berkey Light and the regular Berkey is the Light is made from plastic and is see-through. I believe the filtering process would be the same with both units.
1049050
I'd go with a much stronger filter. 1.8 maybe. Don't stack you'll just be begging for light scatter shooting in to a light source like that.
1125343
Yes it will work and No it leaves no color what so ever it is clear. You can only feel the difference.
1010451
A high quality filter should not degrade the image quality in any noticeable way. There are multi-coated filters available optimized for lens protection, and if these are not easy to find then a UV filter will work fine. I agree with the previous answer that protecting the front element of the lens is a very most important thing, unless all your work is in a clean dry studio with the camera on a tripod.
131063
This one does not have an infrared channel which does dust detection. BTW IR dust detection does not work for Kodachrome or B&W.;
1684090
This is an Infra-Red filter. It filters out all visible light so that the only thing the camera sees is the invisible to the human eye, infra-red wavelengths. You could use this on Black & White, or Color infra-red film, if you have any. I'm pretty sure that no one makes infra-red film anymore though, so you might have a problem there.
1856214
The IR scan detects any dust or scratches, and then the software subtracts those defects from the image and replaces them with pixels that match the surrounding area. It won't fix everything, and you should still use good practices to clean the film, but it will make your scans look much cleaner.
2179407
Close to a mirror image for day. By night the IR really is not effective. My brake & backup lights help augment a little for darkness. The IR Blasters that come on the unit just create optical distortion. Good unit for the price I guess, I've seen better ones go for $150 and upwards. Good luck.
152301
I would guess that any IR reflective surface would work for your purpose. I found that the NEEWER 52mm 52 mm IR 760 nm 760nm Infrared Infra Red Filter fits exactly over the Crazy Cart IR source (but doesn't attach - would need tape or adaptor to hold it) and completely blocks visible light, and still gives exellent IR illumination.
2277109
Yes, however I would calibrate and use the cleaning sheet before you do so. You can customize your settings for a high dpi for better quality.
1055576
No. You need a night vision camera to have this make any difference. An IR filter will remove IR light, this lamp produces IR light. I strongly suggest not trying to modify a non-night vision camera to be night vision. Night vision cameras are inexpensive these days. Get one made to see in the dark.
1856215
Slides and negatives will pass IR light, but dust and scratches will clearly show up. Then, the software uses that mask to "heal" whatever is visible in IR, mising the surrounding colors to render the dust and scratches invisible.That is why IR scanning is the way to go. It is a very powerful tool and I wouldn't want to scan batch of slides without it. Of course, you always want to use a can of air to carefully blast most dust away, but you won't get it all. If you are scanning 3 or 4 slides for large reproduction, you may want to take hours and do it all by hand, but if you are scanning 10 or 100 slides, IR will do most of the work for you and produce amazing results. usually out of 10, one or two may need a brief touchup if I'm being very picky. Always use a slide/negative scanner with ICE (or equivilent) and IR scanning.
808852
You need an infrared source of light. From what I have read most flashes also generate some IR light but it is not designed. I've read you can also buy IR bulbs from various sources. You just need to make sure that whatever light source you have generates it above 720nm for this filter. You will need a pretty bright light for this to work at night. Even in broad daylight I still had to hold the shutter open for 20 seconds to get enough IR to hit the sensor. Ideally it would be cool to get an IR flash if there is such a thing.
1579277
IR and nightvison are two different things for most people. Which are you asking for? This is an IR (infrared)filter that blocks most of the visible light in order to use IR to make the exposure. So using this filter at night would be tough since in the dark you will lose all autofocusing. You would need an IR source to use it at all and it would need to be fairly strong and/or pretty close to the subject. Depending on the camera, you may or may not get decent false coloring. But no matter what you will need to process the image after shooting it to be either B/W or false color. It will be seriously red. You will give up some clarity so dont be surprised. I have a sample of this lens on a D700 on my G+ page. https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/101688838116518955904/albums/5803489596685783889