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Choosing a Camera for Infrared Use
Some specialized vendors, such as LPD LLC (maxmax.com) offer a variety of infrared-converted cameras. The models that they offer are all good choices. Maxmax.com can convert other camera brands and models, including a camera body you already own, or you can buy a pre-converted camera, ready for use. The “safe” route is choosing a camera model that they’re already converting; some cameras can be difficult to convert and it might cost extra to convert a camera which is not yet familiar to them.
You might save some money converting a camera you already own, and the warranty will be void anyway.
Certain camera models cannot be converted because the infrared-blocking glass is permanently bonded to the sensor (though solvents might handle even such cameras). These are the exception, not the rule. Examples include the Nikon D2x.
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Diglloyd Infrared Photography covers cameras and lenses for infrared photography.
The coverage explains all the issues involved in shooting for monochrome and in infrared. It is not a review of any particular camera or lens, though many examples are included.
- Monochrome vs color cameras.
- Post processing for monochrome.
- Guidance on workflow for infrared, including black and white and channel swapping for false-color images.
- How infrared renders, and why certain spectral cutoffs matter: false color vs black and white.
- Image quality issues to be on the lookout for in infrared.
- Numerous lens evaluations in infrared.
View an overview of infrared as well as filter spectral transmission plus examples from an optimal lens.