IR trial with newly mod D50

silence · 7th June 2009

Got back my D50 from David today. Very nice and efficent guy indeed. Tried some shots around my place.. I am very happy with the results though I think I still need to play around with the exposure combinations(today's weather too bad for outdoor).. Thank you for your help!!!! The camera's focus shift is not a problem. I think the nikon D50 kit len performs better..

All shots taken at ISO200 with D50 modded with ELP.. Basic processing done..

Taken while I was on my way back home in a fast moving cab...
F5.6 1/125sec Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 lens

My neighbourhood
F5.6 1/125sec Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 lens

My neighbourhood
F9.0 1/60 Nikkor 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 lens

fatigue · 7th June 2009

You must be really busy. No time to check the camera on the spot, no time to come out of the station, shooting inside a cab.

Thank you very much.
Nice shoots by the way.

mousedeers · 7th June 2009

Play around the WB setting and show us more photos.

silence · 7th June 2009

Originally Posted by fatigue

You must be really busy. No time to check the camera on the spot, no time to come out of the station, shooting inside a cab.

Thank you very much.
Nice shoots by the way.

Hahaha... I should thank you for helping me and churchwolf to mod our cameras.. I shouldnt be so busy today but my VCR player brokedown yesterday... And there's no more VCR player in the market.. in the end decided to get a hubstation tat can record shows instead.. All for the sake of my mum... So no choice... And it rained heavily in the west today.. I can only do some test shots from my house... hahaha..

silence · 18th June 2009

Yes.... I took more test shots around my workplace and force my colleague to be my model haha... I can just say I love my D50 IR camera.... Definitely will be doing more IR photos when I am free...

I find this so final fantasy feel...

A very beautiful sunset evening while on my way to the MRT station.. but not so nice in IR I guess?

View from my office...

Biopolis Phase III from my office.. my colleagues said this processing looked like post apocalyptic site.. I do agree..

Standard tree photo... haha... I guess I am not daring enough with PS processing...

mousedeers · 19th June 2009

last 5 photos are very sharp, what lens you use. Look like D50 and D70s and D70 are very good to take IR photo. I am going to get a D50 to mod to take IR photo.

silence · 19th June 2009

I use mostly my Tamron 17-50mm F2.8(shots 2-4) or the Nikon Kit lens 18-55mm F3.5-5.6... Aperture usually around F5.6-6.3. Then exposures between 1/40-1/160, ISO 200 - 400 depending on weather. But I personally think the Nikon kit len performs best as my tammy F2.8 tend to give a brighter spot in the middle of the photos for certain shots...

I tried using my Tamron 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 to do some test shots and all of them are so wrong tone... See this example.. It feels like "got shadows" and very "artificial".. I donna how to describe...

Anyone has comments why this photo turns out like this?

7th June 2009	#1
silence Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 55	IR trial with newly mod D50 Got back my D50 from David today. Very nice and efficent guy indeed. Tried some shots around my place.. I am very happy with the results though I think I still need to play around with the exposure combinations(today's weather too bad for outdoor).. Thank you for your help!!!! The camera's focus shift is not a problem. I think the nikon D50 kit len performs better.. All shots taken at ISO200 with D50 modded with ELP.. Basic processing done.. Taken while I was on my way back home in a fast moving cab... F5.6 1/125sec Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 lens My neighbourhood F5.6 1/125sec Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 lens My neighbourhood F9.0 1/60 Nikkor 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 lens Last edited by silence; 7th June 2009 at 09:07 PM.

7th June 2009	#2
fatigue Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Blk92 Bedok North Ave4 Posts: 1,202	Re: IR trial with newly mod D50 You must be really busy. No time to check the camera on the spot, no time to come out of the station, shooting inside a cab. Thank you very much. Nice shoots by the way. __________________ 9815-1974 camera/lens repairman http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=344970

7th June 2009	#3
mousedeers Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 738	Re: IR trial with newly mod D50 Play around the WB setting and show us more photos.

18th June 2009	#5
silence Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 55	Re: IR trial with newly mod D50 Yes.... I took more test shots around my workplace and force my colleague to be my model haha... I can just say I love my D50 IR camera.... Definitely will be doing more IR photos when I am free... I find this so final fantasy feel... A very beautiful sunset evening while on my way to the MRT station.. but not so nice in IR I guess? View from my office... Biopolis Phase III from my office.. my colleagues said this processing looked like post apocalyptic site.. I do agree.. Standard tree photo... haha... I guess I am not daring enough with PS processing...

19th June 2009	#6
mousedeers Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 738	Re: IR trial with newly mod D50 last 5 photos are very sharp, what lens you use. Look like D50 and D70s and D70 are very good to take IR photo. I am going to get a D50 to mod to take IR photo.

19th June 2009	#7
silence Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 55	Re: IR trial with newly mod D50 I use mostly my Tamron 17-50mm F2.8(shots 2-4) or the Nikon Kit lens 18-55mm F3.5-5.6... Aperture usually around F5.6-6.3. Then exposures between 1/40-1/160, ISO 200 - 400 depending on weather. But I personally think the Nikon kit len performs best as my tammy F2.8 tend to give a brighter spot in the middle of the photos for certain shots... I tried using my Tamron 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 to do some test shots and all of them are so wrong tone... See this example.. It feels like "got shadows" and very "artificial".. I donna how to describe... Anyone has comments why this photo turns out like this?