All digital cameras have quite good infrared photography capability, though exposures can be long, unmodified.

Infrared photography is a beautiful thing. Otherworldly, esoteric and striking. I truly love it.

A World of Infrared Photography Competition & Exhibition

Now open for entries

Converted for Digital Infrared SLR Photography Articles

The following articles look at depth into using a digital SLR camera that has been specially converted for infrared photography by www.MaxMax.com by removing the IR blocking filter and replacing it with a filter similar to the Hota R72.

 

Testing Diffraction Effects of Lens Aperture on Digital Infrared Photography

 

First light with my 350D converted to IR only

 

A Day of Shooting With My Infrared Converted Canon 350D

 

Some More Infrared Photography

 

Digital Infrared With A Converted Camera

 

It Doesn’t Need to Stop When the Sun Goes Down: Night-time Infrared Photography

 

The Joy of Sharing

 

White Balance and Digital Infrared Images

 

Using a Lensbaby with a converted infrared camera

 

Planes, Trains and Infrared Photography

 

Using Circular Polarizing Filters for Digital Infrared Photography

 

Shoot Anything, and See What Happens

 

Keep Observant - Shooting Skywriting in Infrared

 

Shooting Infrared at Hanging Rock

 

The Advantage of Infrared from a Plane

 

Being Back in the Groove

 

Sydney in Infrared

 

A Fisheye on Infrared (Faulty article but interesting pics)

 

A Fisheye on Infrared (Corrected Article)

 

The Sigma 10mm Fisheye Lens in Infrared

 

More Infrared Shots with Fisheye Lenses

 

Infrared with my Canon 100-400mm L Series Lens

 

A Reconsideration of Images

 

More Infrared Fisheye Images

 

Autumn (Downunder) in Infrared

Forums and discussion venues:

• Experimental Digital Photography Forums - also user galleries
• Infrared Photography - Yahoo
• The Infrared Photography Zone - Yahoo
• ShutterBug Digital Infrared Photography
• IR Photo Forum
• The Infrared Photography Community

Wayne's Latest

Wayne's latest is an image composite from 20 or so IR images shot with his converted Canon 350D.

Camera Tests for IR Photography Capability

We also make a point of testing all the digital cameras that come through here for review for their IR capabilities. Unless otherwise stated, all tests are done using a Hoya R72 IR filter so that exposure times can be compared. Below are the links to the individual camera IR tests:

• Canon G6
• Canon 30D
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• Canon 350D/Digital Rebel XT
• Canon 40D
• Canon 400D/Digital Rebel XTi
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• Canon 5D
• Fuji S3 Pro UVIR - Since the UVIR version of the camera is not being brought into Australia, I've included a link over to Kenneth Farmer's test of the camera.
• Fuji S5600
• Fuji S9500
• Kodak P880
• Nikon D3
• Nikon D40x
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• Nikon D50 dSLR
• Nikon D70s dSLR
• Nikon D200 dSLR
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• Olympus C-7070
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• Olympus E-3
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• Olympus E-330
• Olympus E-500
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• Olympus SP-500UZ
• Panasonic FZ30
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• Pentax K100D
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• Pentax K20D
• Samsung Pro815
• Sony A100
• Sony DSC-H5
• Sony DSC-N1
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• Sony DSC-R1  

Lens Tests

Coming soon. Tests of camera lens suitability for infrared photography with both unconverted and converted digital SLRs. We also show you the sharpest aperture when shooting in IR.

 

Camera Conversions

The following companies and individuals can convert a digital camera (SLR or compact) for infrared shooting:

• www.MaxMax.com - highly recommended, they did our 350D - USA and Intl.
• Hap Griffin - mainly for astrophotographers but also others - USA
• David Burren - knows his stuff - Australia
• Life Pixel - camera conversions, articles and stuff - USA and Intl.