Comments on: Nikon D300 Infrared Photography Tests

By: Duncan Fowler

Duncan Fowler — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:35:52 +0000

Thanks for the sample photos.

I have a D300 and the 72 filter. Questions:
What is best ISO to use? I saw you were using 100.
Any wisdom of focus and Framing? Like do it before you put on the filter or aim and shoot?

I am bringing my 1st IR shots into Photoshop CS4 tonight. Any words of wisdom?

loved your shots. Thanks again
Dunc

By: Wayne Cosshall

Wayne Cosshall — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:25:19 +0000

You have the choice of either modifying the camera or not. Leaving the camera normal lets you use it for color and then put a Hoya R-72 or similar filter on the lens for infrared. Your exposures will be long (30 sec) so you’ll have to use a tripod but it works brilliantly so long as you enjoy blur of moving objects. If you modify the camera by having the IR filter fitted internally then the camera can only be used for infrared. You get nice, short exposures though and can shoot IR with flash, etc. Which to depends depends on how into infrared you are.

By: Yichen

Yichen — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:14:37 +0000

hi~
sorry for asking a question 2 years later …: ) I’m about to buy a d300s (maybe a 2nd hand d300). And i’m looking forward on IR shots, do I need to modify anything on my d300 for IR picture?
Thank you

By: Wayne Cosshall

Wayne Cosshall — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:39:54 +0000

I haven’t tried it but I am sure you can because I have not found a digital you could not.

Try a Hoya R-72 filter, 15seconds, f4 and 100ISO and see how the image looks.

By: Salwek Gorka

Salwek Gorka — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:07:16 +0000

Hi, is it possible to take IR photos wit nikon d3000 and if yes will be same effect as nikon d300? please help