Love infrared. Mine always accompanies other camera to see the world and capture in a different light. My infrared photos either do really well or bomb in club comps. A few portraits do well!.. I do both and your are right it gives a different dimension to our photography. Embrace the flare.
Thanks for the kind comment. Yes, they either do well or bomb. Its annoying that some judges do not like Infra Red. Unfortunately, some dont, whcih is annoying .
I had my old Lumix GX7 converted a few years ago by Protech and coupled with an old Panasonic 12-32mm pancake lens produced so great high contrast images. It has transformed my outlook to summer time photography. Thanks for taking the time to produce this video
Thanks for the kind comment Peter. Glad you enjoyed the video. ProTech are a good firm, and as you so rightly say, using infra red gives some great high contrast images during the summer when `normal` photograph is difficult.
Thank you very much for your video. Infra red I had only known as a night vision aid, not realising that art such as yours can be achieved. Thanks again, really enjoyable and interesting.
I enjoyed that very much... the only question you didn't answer for me was which of the ghosts from the past should be sacrificed! Have a good one - all the best from New Zealand.
@@rogerhance5883 Yes... apologies, that was a bit obscure and made me sound more axe murderer than nature photographer! I don't sell my old friends when I'm done with them - it's a case of which unused but still loved camera to convert. Cheers!
@@luzr6613 😂😂😂 I was begining to wonder if you were an axe murder ? 😳Ha Ha. I find if I hang on to too many cameras without getting rid of them my wife says `how many cameras have you got. You dont need another one` Hence my reason for getting rid of the older models. 🤣
Great video Roger, I really enjoyed the images and its actually a really creative and unique way of taking photos. They almost look like there from another planet. Its something I would love to try out one day, clearly its not everyones cup of tea from the comment section but thats beside the point. If you enjoy taking them, thats what matters! Yours sincerely, James.
Thanks James. I knew some people would be critical and I say in the video that IR is an aquired taste. At the end of the day, we take pictures that we like, and thats the important thing. Thanks for the kind comment.
Thanks for commenting. I cannot answer with 100% certainty, but I would expect LiveND to work. . The mkII did not have LiveND. That only camera in with the EM1X and the EM1mkII. I cannot see any reason that LiveND should not work on an IR converted camera. If you are a bit concerned about it, contact OM Systems. The will definately be able to give you an answer. You have started me thinking now about long exposure Inra Reds. That should be interesting.
Thanks Neil. It seemed daft having the old EM1mkIi sitting around doing nothing. It re-sale price was ridiculous, so it made sense to get it converted. I have always liked IR images, but its not to everyones taste.
@@rogerhance5883 Very true. I looked at trading in my old Canon 50d, but have since given it the Magic Lantern firmware. I did consider IR, and it’s still an option I might explore
Hi Roger, I tried the filters but it was rubbish to say the least! I have meaning to get to grips with this for years, so when my XT2 became spare after getting the XT5 I sent it off I have it now permanently fitted with the Fuji XF14 2.8 and love it, yes old cemeteries are great subject, very eerie!
Glad you enjoyed the video Richard and thank for commenting. Its a different and enjoyable way of taking pictures, and well worth the money getting a old camera converted.
Hi Roger, I'm Ray. I'm new to your channel and this is the first video I watch. Stunning images! I'm familiar with IR digital photography. I had my Canon EOS 5D, which I got brand new in 2007, converted to IR in 2018 and have not looked back! Not everyone cup of tea, as you've said, but stunning nonetheless. I'm going to 'explore' your channel now. All the best. Ray.
Hi Ray, Thanks for watching, and glad you enjoyed the video. As you say, its not everyones cup of tea, but like you, IR gives another area of photography to explore. Have fun `exploring my channel. Most of the videos are natural history based, and although they are mainly based towards the OM /Olympus system, a lot of the techniques and information would be applicable to your Canon system. Thanks for commenting.
Appetite whetted for this genre - again! I have considered an IR conversion many times before but never taken the plunge .... maybe I will this time having seen your pictures Roger. Must say, you have really made a compelling case as taking anything other than sports tends to be a no-no for me during the harsh light of summer. (and I am not a get up early person 🙂 - tried it in the past only to find that conditions were not as the weather forecast folk predicted once the sun came up and I was already on my way to where I wanted to photograph).
Thanks for commenting Alan. Like you , I am not a great fan of getting up early. I did it all my life for work, and didnt want to have to do it when I retired. Unfortunately, sometimes you have too. Its very frustrating getting up early, driving in the dark, walking to the location, and then finding either the light is rubbish, or the thing you want to photograph is not performing.
Thanks for commenting. I had mine converted just before my trip to Skye and Torridon. Glad I did because there were times when the light was far too harsh.
Hi Roger, (from Roger) I have a converted Canon camera to IR, but I use it for wildlife with IR flash at night using triggers and actually love the results, some I converted to colour in Photoshop, fascinating the effects
An alternative to getting the camera converted to a single wavelength eg the 720nm option, is to get a "full spectrum" conversion then you can put a range of filters on the lens, from 550nm- 850nm all give different 'looks' and with a mirrorless system you get WYSWYG in the viewfinder. There is also an option to "channel swap" in colour and get interesting images, from subtle to 'wild.'
Thanksfor commenting Mark. If I was going away to do landscape, I would still get up early in the morning for sunrise, or be out late in the vening to take `conventional shots`. Trouble is that when you go away to a location, and it bright and sunny, what do you during the middle of the day ? At least IR photography gives you another option.
Thanks for commenting Barry. Glad you enjoyed it. When ProTech do the conversion, they will set a custom white balence, but its easy enough to do yourself. You just take a reading off of grass. Although the images will look monochrome in the viewfinder and on the LCD screen, they will have a slight colour cast. I convert my images to mono in Sliver FX software, and that takes the colour cast out completely. Hope that helps.
Thanks for the very kind comment Charlie. Not sure how much it would cost but if you contact Protech, I am sure they will give you a quote. I would think in the region of £215.
What do you see in the evf? In an IR conversion is the Bayer array removed as well? Do you have to use the RAW files, or can the image processor produce a jpeg?
Thanks for commenting. You see a monochrome image in the viewfinder or on the back of the LCD screen. The image will have a slight `magenta tone or colour cast`, but I correct that in post processing. I use Silver FX for converting my monos, and I find it gives a nice `punchy` black and white. I shoot IR in Raw, but you can shoot it as a Jpeg. I have to say I dont understand `is the Bayer array removed` ? I am afraid that going a bit over my head ! 😂
Thanks for commenting. With a converted IR camera, you will get a good idea in the vieewfinder and the LCD screen as to what the finished image will look like. The images will have a slight sepia/or magenta cast, but when I convert to monochrome in post production, the colour cast disappears.
Hi Roger, do the images come out of camera like the images shown or is there a special way of editing them. I bought a cheap already converted camera but the images are nothing like your photos.
Hi Stephen, Thanks for commenting. The pictures on the back of the screen will look different to how these pictures have finished up. On the back screen and viewfinder, they will have a slight colour cast, - often magenta. This is fairly normal for all IR converted cameras. To reduce this, take a white balance reading off of grass, and and set that on your camera. Even still , there will be a cast to the pictures. Once I have downloaded the pictures, I convert to monochrone using Silver FX software, and that takes the colour cast out completely. I find the settings, - High Structure Smooth or High Structure Harsh will give a nice punchy mono with a decent range of tones. Hope this helps.
@@stephenwilliams6682 I should have mentioned the colour cast and how I process the images in the video, but I try to keep all my video to about 10mins long. After that, I think people tend to get a bit bored.
@@rogerhance5883 The results are first rate Roger and what an excellent re purpose of an old camera. Terrific images....Huge thanks for the heads up info too..saved me a lot of researching. Thank you
As an IT person with a camera: real art lies in composition, in understanding your rig, and using its functions to create the desired result. That is how photography can be art. But depending on post-production is taking your supposed art into something artificial. As fake as a beautiful ginger lady with turquoise dyed hair, fake freckles and layers of lipstick and maskara. Be natural. AI isn't photography. I take endless photo cliché sunsets, because the Atlantic Ocean is 300 yards from me. I cannot often visit the Kgalagadi to shoot prides of lion, or to arrest an elusive African wildcat or caracal. Visiting the same boring beauty of Scotland or Wales never happened in the past 63 years for me; will I ever get to see it? Thanks for the countless boringly beautiful photos. At least now I can see it.
Love your Photography but I'm not into infrared images, it smacks of a Photographer (not You) has run out of ideas and venues going forward, I really cannot see the point at all, same as these TH-cam Videos everybody goes to the same places whether in England-Scotland- Wales and they all photograph the same old places and the same compositions it gets rather boring at times, Photography is changing in many respects, I've been doing it for at least forty years, you don't need all that scaffolding on the front of your Lenses nowadays you don't need Magnetic Filters all this stuff is obsolete, we have. in built filters in the Olympus Cameras and with lightroom and photoshop its all there for you and I defy anyone to tell me what method has been used to achieve your goal. Okay rant over, great Video as always you try to give us something different every week and you succeed, regards, Colin.
Thanks for commenting, and you do have some interesting points. As I mentioned in the video, Infra Red is not to everyones taste. I know of at least two camera club judges who hate it, which is fair enough. Everyone to their own, and it would be a very boring world if we all liked the same type of images. Regarding taking the same shots as everyone, else in places in `England-Scotland-Wales`, again its a valid comment. It would be nice to find new locations that have not been photographed before, but most of these `honey spot` or `tripod holes` locations are often the best places to take pictures. O.K. so they have been done to death, and by other phtographers who have made better pictures than me, but the fact they have been done before should stop other photographers from taking the pictures. Having never been to Skye and Torrindon, it would have been rude not to have taken a few shots, and providing the photographer is happy with them, it should not decry him from taking a shot that been done thousands of time before. Thanks for the comment, and as I said at the start, you do have some interesting points. P.S. Regarding `running out of idea`- I am always trying to think of new ideas, but unfortunately, they never seem to materialise ! 😂
Different people work with different tools because their brains are wired differently. Some may like the analogue of attaching filters while others may like to tinker in Lightroom with their mouse. Different strokes for different folks. Regarding infra red, it's an interesting way of seeing the world as if we have a different set of eyes. Certain living things see the world in a completely different frequency range. It can be fascinating and actually encourage greater creativity.
The real skill and luck is finding that one moment where the same old location provides a unique lighting situation thar allows a photo to be created with a completely iujnique perspective. That usually requires great persistence and patience. @rogerhance5883
Smashing pics. I love the look and steer away from club competitions also, for the same reason. I find ir film doesn't produce satisfactory results on the whole. Not least is the juggling with low isos.
Love infrared. Mine always accompanies other camera to see the world and capture in a different light. My infrared photos either do really well or bomb in club comps. A few portraits do well!.. I do both and your are right it gives a different dimension to our photography. Embrace the flare.
Thanks for the kind comment. Yes, they either do well or bomb. Its annoying that some judges do not like Infra Red. Unfortunately, some dont, whcih is annoying .
second time watching this video. i'm going to do it! thanks for the inspiration
I dont think you will regret it. It opens up a whole new world of photography, especially when the conditions are not good for normal photography.
I had my old Lumix GX7 converted a few years ago by Protech and coupled with an old Panasonic 12-32mm pancake lens produced so great high contrast images. It has transformed my outlook to summer time photography. Thanks for taking the time to produce this video
Thanks for the kind comment Peter. Glad you enjoyed the video. ProTech are a good firm, and as you so rightly say, using infra red gives some great high contrast images during the summer when `normal` photograph is difficult.
I love the IR images, but wonder if black and white would have a similar effect.
Just converting an image to black and white does not quite the same effect. The infra red can pick up detail that you cannot normally see.
Thank you very much for your video. Infra red I had only known as a night vision aid, not realising that art such as yours can be achieved.
Thanks again, really enjoyable and interesting.
Thanks for the kind comment Michael. Glad you enjoyed the video.
I have an OMD EM10 Mk3 which has been converted to full spectrum and shoot with a variety of filters, its what persuaded me to get the OM1 !
Thanks for commenting. I hope you like the OM1.
I enjoyed that very much... the only question you didn't answer for me was which of the ghosts from the past should be sacrificed! Have a good one - all the best from New Zealand.
Thanks for commenting, and glad you enjoyed it. Not quite sure what you mean by `ghosts from the past should be sacrificed` ?
@@rogerhance5883 Yes... apologies, that was a bit obscure and made me sound more axe murderer than nature photographer! I don't sell my old friends when I'm done with them - it's a case of which unused but still loved camera to convert. Cheers!
@@luzr6613 😂😂😂 I was begining to wonder if you were an axe murder ? 😳Ha Ha. I find if I hang on to too many cameras without getting rid of them my wife says `how many cameras have you got. You dont need another one` Hence my reason for getting rid of the older models. 🤣
Great video Roger, I really enjoyed the images and its actually a really creative and unique way of taking photos. They almost look like there from another planet. Its something I would love to try out one day, clearly its not everyones cup of tea from the comment section but thats beside the point. If you enjoy taking them, thats what matters!
Yours sincerely, James.
Thanks James. I knew some people would be critical and I say in the video that IR is an aquired taste. At the end of the day, we take pictures that we like, and thats the important thing. Thanks for the kind comment.
Really interesting Roger, fabulous images. Thank you for taking the time to make this 👍
Cheers John. Not sure its everyones cup of tea, but I enjoy taking IR images.
Another excellent video Roger
THhnks Peter. Glad you liked it.
What would be a good buy in an older MFT camera to convert? I’m using the Om1 Mk Il at the moment
Thanks for commenting. I would go for a second hand EM1mkIII. You should be able to pick one up in good condition, at a very good price.
very good , food for thought.
Thank you. It well worth thinking about if you have an old camera you rarely use anymore.
I have an "old" em1-iii. If I modify the sensor, do the computational photography modes like liveND still work?.
Thanks for commenting. I cannot answer with 100% certainty, but I would expect LiveND to work. . The mkII did not have LiveND. That only camera in with the EM1X and the EM1mkII. I cannot see any reason that LiveND should not work on an IR converted camera. If you are a bit concerned about it, contact OM Systems. The will definately be able to give you an answer. You have started me thinking now about long exposure Inra Reds. That should be interesting.
Well done Roger. I’ve always been a fan of infrared photos. Beautiful photos and great video 👏👏. I should convert one of my old cameras 🤔
Thanks Neil. It seemed daft having the old EM1mkIi sitting around doing nothing. It re-sale price was ridiculous, so it made sense to get it converted. I have always liked IR images, but its not to everyones taste.
@@rogerhance5883 Very true. I looked at trading in my old Canon 50d, but have since given it the Magic Lantern firmware. I did consider IR, and it’s still an option I might explore
Roger: Very informative and interesting video. Your creativity level is quite high. PJI
Thanks for the kind comment Paul. Glad you liked it.
Hi Roger, I tried the filters but it was rubbish to say the least! I have meaning to get to grips with this for years, so when my XT2 became spare after getting the XT5 I sent it off I have it now permanently fitted with the Fuji XF14 2.8 and love it, yes old cemeteries are great subject, very eerie!
Glad you enjoyed the video Richard and thank for commenting. Its a different and enjoyable way of taking pictures, and well worth the money getting a old camera converted.
Thanks Roger. Love the image at 3.50 showing a stand of trees that appear to be coated with hoar frost against a threatening sky.
Thanks Trevor. As always, you kind comments greatly appreciated.
Hi Roger, I'm Ray. I'm new to your channel and this is the first video I watch. Stunning images! I'm familiar with IR digital photography. I had my Canon EOS 5D, which I got brand new in 2007, converted to IR in 2018 and have not looked back! Not everyone cup of tea, as you've said, but stunning nonetheless. I'm going to 'explore' your channel now. All the best. Ray.
Hi Ray, Thanks for watching, and glad you enjoyed the video. As you say, its not everyones cup of tea, but like you, IR gives another area of photography to explore. Have fun `exploring my channel. Most of the videos are natural history based, and although they are mainly based towards the OM /Olympus system, a lot of the techniques and information would be applicable to your Canon system. Thanks for commenting.
Loved the images.
Thanks Robert . Much appreciated.
I use a Fugi 6x7 film camera, a rangefinder so you’re not looking through the R72 filtered lens. Handhold at 5.6 at 1/60. Love the surreal images.
Thanks for commenting. The advantage of using a rangefinder is you see a more normal picture at the time of taking.
Appetite whetted for this genre - again! I have considered an IR conversion many times before but never taken the plunge .... maybe I will this time having seen your pictures Roger. Must say, you have really made a compelling case as taking anything other than sports tends to be a no-no for me during the harsh light of summer. (and I am not a get up early person 🙂 - tried it in the past only to find that conditions were not as the weather forecast folk predicted once the sun came up and I was already on my way to where I wanted to photograph).
Thanks for commenting Alan. Like you , I am not a great fan of getting up early. I did it all my life for work, and didnt want to have to do it when I retired. Unfortunately, sometimes you have too. Its very frustrating getting up early, driving in the dark, walking to the location, and then finding either the light is rubbish, or the thing you want to photograph is not performing.
hi roger
what a fun and creative approach to photography. I think the images are very successful.
yours sincerely
Thanks for the very kind comment. Its much appreciared. Glad you liked it.
Great video Roger. looking forward to more :-)
Thanks a lot. Glad you liked it.
Nice video Roger, I've had an old camera body converted to infrared. Probably don't use it enough though. All the best Steve.
Thanks for commenting. I had mine converted just before my trip to Skye and Torridon. Glad I did because there were times when the light was far too harsh.
Hi Roger, (from Roger) I have a converted Canon camera to IR, but I use it for wildlife with IR flash at night using triggers and actually love the results, some I converted to colour in Photoshop, fascinating the effects
Hi Roger, Thats something I would never have thought of trying. Good idea.
An alternative to getting the camera converted to a single wavelength eg the 720nm option, is to get a "full spectrum" conversion then you can put a range of filters on the lens, from 550nm- 850nm all give different 'looks' and with a mirrorless system you get WYSWYG in the viewfinder. There is also an option to "channel swap" in colour and get interesting images, from subtle to 'wild.'
Fair enough comment. I have seen some very nice `channel swap` pictures.
Very interesting Roger not something I have done, but it seems a very good alternative to getting up very early in the Summer 👍
Thanksfor commenting Mark. If I was going away to do landscape, I would still get up early in the morning for sunrise, or be out late in the vening to take `conventional shots`. Trouble is that when you go away to a location, and it bright and sunny, what do you during the middle of the day ? At least IR photography gives you another option.
Hi Roger a well explained video ,what white balance do you use and with 720nm conversion do you get b/w pictures with no editing
Thanks for commenting Barry. Glad you enjoyed it. When ProTech do the conversion, they will set a custom white balence, but its easy enough to do yourself. You just take a reading off of grass. Although the images will look monochrome in the viewfinder and on the LCD screen, they will have a slight colour cast. I convert my images to mono in Sliver FX software, and that takes the colour cast out completely. Hope that helps.
Your photography skills are superb! I have an old Canon 50D and 7D. Either would be perfect for conversion! What sort of expense should I expect?
Thanks for the very kind comment Charlie. Not sure how much it would cost but if you contact Protech, I am sure they will give you a quote. I would think in the region of £215.
What do you see in the evf? In an IR conversion is the Bayer array removed as well? Do you have to use the RAW files, or can the image processor produce a jpeg?
Thanks for commenting. You see a monochrome image in the viewfinder or on the back of the LCD screen. The image will have a slight `magenta tone or colour cast`, but I correct that in post processing. I use Silver FX for converting my monos, and I find it gives a nice `punchy` black and white. I shoot IR in Raw, but you can shoot it as a Jpeg. I have to say I dont understand `is the Bayer array removed` ? I am afraid that going a bit over my head ! 😂
Nice vid.. What does the viewfinder look like when composing? is it like the photo's? And what are the pics like on the LCD screen?
Thanks for commenting. With a converted IR camera, you will get a good idea in the vieewfinder and the LCD screen as to what the finished image will look like. The images will have a slight sepia/or magenta cast, but when I convert to monochrome in post production, the colour cast disappears.
@@rogerhance5883 Thanx, good responce.
I di dnot know you could convert a camera. Interesting film and unusual.
Cheers Mike. Bit different to my normal nature videos, so not to everyones taste.
All you need to do is removing the interior UV/Bayer filter, and it's done. I think it's far more exciting to use infrared film.
@@Autorange888 It is a different way of taking pictures.
Hi Roger, do the images come out of camera like the images shown or is there a special way of editing them. I bought a cheap already converted camera but the images are nothing like your photos.
Hi Stephen, Thanks for commenting. The pictures on the back of the screen will look different to how these pictures have finished up. On the back screen and viewfinder, they will have a slight colour cast, - often magenta. This is fairly normal for all IR converted cameras. To reduce this, take a white balance reading off of grass, and and set that on your camera. Even still , there will be a cast to the pictures. Once I have downloaded the pictures, I convert to monochrone using Silver FX software, and that takes the colour cast out completely. I find the settings, - High Structure Smooth or High Structure Harsh will give a nice punchy mono with a decent range of tones. Hope this helps.
@@rogerhance5883many thanks for the information, 🙂
@@stephenwilliams6682 I should have mentioned the colour cast and how I process the images in the video, but I try to keep all my video to about 10mins long. After that, I think people tend to get a bit bored.
Good move....!!!
Thanks for commenting. I was pleased with it.
@@rogerhance5883 The results are first rate Roger and what an excellent re purpose of an old camera. Terrific images....Huge thanks for the heads up info too..saved me a lot of researching. Thank you
@@mxyptlk Thannk. Much appreciated. 👍
As an IT person with a camera: real art lies in composition, in understanding your rig, and using its functions to create the desired result. That is how photography can be art. But depending on post-production is taking your supposed art into something artificial. As fake as a beautiful ginger lady with turquoise dyed hair, fake freckles and layers of lipstick and maskara.
Be natural. AI isn't photography.
I take endless photo cliché sunsets, because the Atlantic Ocean is 300 yards from me. I cannot often visit the Kgalagadi to shoot prides of lion, or to arrest an elusive African wildcat or caracal. Visiting the same boring beauty of Scotland or Wales never happened in the past 63 years for me; will I ever get to see it? Thanks for the countless boringly beautiful photos. At least now I can see it.
Thanks for commenting. Sorry you found the Scotland pictures so boring.
Love your Photography but I'm not into infrared images, it smacks of a Photographer (not You) has run out of ideas and venues going forward, I really cannot see the point at all, same as these TH-cam Videos everybody goes to the same places whether in England-Scotland- Wales and they all photograph the same old places and the same compositions it gets rather boring at times, Photography is changing in many respects, I've been doing it for at least forty years, you don't need all that scaffolding on the front of your Lenses nowadays you don't need Magnetic Filters all this stuff is obsolete, we have. in built filters in the Olympus Cameras and with lightroom and photoshop its all there for you and I defy anyone to tell me what method has been used to achieve your goal. Okay rant over, great Video as always you try to give us something different every week and you succeed, regards, Colin.
Thanks for commenting, and you do have some interesting points. As I mentioned in the video, Infra Red is not to everyones taste. I know of at least two camera club judges who hate it, which is fair enough. Everyone to their own, and it would be a very boring world if we all liked the same type of images. Regarding taking the same shots as everyone, else in places in `England-Scotland-Wales`, again its a valid comment. It would be nice to find new locations that have not been photographed before, but most of these `honey spot` or `tripod holes` locations are often the best places to take pictures. O.K. so they have been done to death, and by other phtographers who have made better pictures than me, but the fact they have been done before should stop other photographers from taking the pictures. Having never been to Skye and Torrindon, it would have been rude not to have taken a few shots, and providing the photographer is happy with them, it should not decry him from taking a shot that been done thousands of time before. Thanks for the comment, and as I said at the start, you do have some interesting points. P.S. Regarding `running out of idea`- I am always trying to think of new ideas, but unfortunately, they never seem to materialise ! 😂
The reason why soo many go to the same locations is because it's all they know . As they never venture to places rarely even featured on YT .
@@colintraveller Fair enough comment.
Different people work with different tools because their brains are wired differently. Some may like the analogue of attaching filters while others may like to tinker in Lightroom with their mouse. Different strokes for different folks.
Regarding infra red, it's an interesting way of seeing the world as if we have a different set of eyes. Certain living things see the world in a completely different frequency range. It can be fascinating and actually encourage greater creativity.
The real skill and luck is finding that one moment where the same old location provides a unique lighting situation thar allows a photo to be created with a completely iujnique perspective. That usually requires great persistence and patience. @rogerhance5883
Smashing pics. I love the look and steer away from club competitions also, for the same reason. I find ir film doesn't produce satisfactory results on the whole. Not least is the juggling with low isos.
Thanks for commenting. Like you , I steer away from club ccompetitions. Been there, done that, got the Tshirt.