Cameras/Lenses capable of IR.
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Cameras capable of IR.
01) Canon 10D
02) Canon 20D (Colour-expect a long exposure time)
03) Canon 30D (Long exposure time, color not confirmed)
04) Canon 300D(Colour-expect a long exposure time)
05) Canon 350D(Colour-expect a long exposure time)
06) Canon 400D-(Colour-long exposure time)
07) Canon 5D (Colour)
08) Canon A80 (Colour)
09) Canon D60 (Colour-long exposure time)
10) Canon G2 (Colour- No)
11) Canon S1IS (Colour with 2x ELP filters)
12) Canon S2IS (Colour)
13) Canon PowerShot A630 (no hot spot throughout the aperture range) - Jemapela
14) Canon PowerShot A640 (no hot spot throughout the aperture range) - Jemapela
15) Canon PowerShot SX120IS (no hot spot throughout the aperture range, tested with R72 held in front of lens) - Jemapela.
16) Canon PowerShot A650IS - Jemapela.
17) Dimage 7 and Dimage 5 (Colour)
18) Epson PhotoPC 3100Z (Colour)
19) Fujifilm S2pro, color (prone to hotspots, banding at high ISO)
20) Fuji s602 (Colour)
21) Fuji S9500
22) Fuji 6500fd
ISO: 100 (Good), 200 (Acceptable noise)
Hotspot:
1. Can Reduce by using larger aperture.
2. Most visible at ~50mm focal length. Can see hexagon shape distinctly. Therefore, avoid 50mm. Long focal length leads to small aperture causing hotspot also
3. CPL, Normal UV Hoya, ND8 all cannot reduce hotspot
4. Lens hood cannot reduce hotspot
23) Fuji FinePix F30 (Colour)
24) Leica Digilux 1 (Colour)
25) LX3 - Link to samples
26) Nikon 5700 - IR Mono
27) Nikon 8400 (Colour- No)
28) Nikon 8700 (Colour- No)
29) Nikon CP8800 (mono only.)
30) Nikon Coolpix 950
31) Nikon D1x color (similiar characteristic with D70).
32) Nikon D2H
33) Nikon D200 (colour) - Difficult to set CWB
34) Nikon D40 D40x (Colour) with 18-55 &55-200
35) Nikon D50 (Colour)
36) Nikon D70 (Colour)
37) Nikon D70s (Colour)
38) Nikon D90 Link
39) Nikon D100 (Colour)
40) Olympus E-300 (Colour)47) Olympus E-330 (Colour)
41) Olympus E-500 (colour)
42) Olympus 2020 (Colour)
43) Olympus 4040 (Colour)
44) Olympus 5050z (Colour- No)
45) Olympus C700UZ - IR Colour
46) panasonic Lumix FZ1
47) Panasonic Lumix FZ5
48) Panasonic Lumis FZ20
Panasonic G1 - Sample Shots. Credits to Marcdn for his nice shots
49) Pentax K100D
50) Pentax K10D - Thanks to night86mare for the update
a) K10D can do IR, but needs super long exposures
b) The kit lens is very good for IR: Pentax 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 SMC P-8A
c) There is hotspotting on this lens: Pentax 16-45mm f/4 ED AL SMC P-DA
51) Ricoh GR-D
52) Ricoh GX100
53) Sony DSC 505
54) Sony DSC 707
55) Sony DSC 717
56) Sony DSC 828
57) Sony DSC-V3
58) Sony T30
59) Sony A100
Please note:
Canon cameras = long exposures = many seconds (varies by filter + lens)
Canon EOS 5D requires much less exposure time than EOS 20D
Also, cameras labelled "no-colour" are tested with Hoya R72 filters only,
there are also Edward Long Pass(ELP) filter,
Cokin P007 filter (also a few others) that may be able to produce coloured IR images with these cameras labelled "Colour - no".
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Here are some lens that are known to be either good or bad for IR (Thank you, tomcat and Mysternaz,thw,Kevin,ngebor)
Good
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L
Canon EF-S 17-85 f4-5.6 IS USM (no hotspot's)
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Canon EF 28mm f/2.8
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 MKI
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 MKII (no hotspot what so ever)
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS
Canon EF 135mm f/2L
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS L
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro
Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM
Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L
Nikon 12-24 mm f/4.0 G IF-ED AF-S DX
Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 G ED AF-S DX
Nikon 24-70mm f/3.5-5.6 UC
Nikon AF 35-70mm f/2.8 D
Nikon AF 35-70mm f/3.3-4.5 (1986)
Nikon 70-210mm f/4.0-5.6 D
Panasonic 20mm F1.7 no hot spots
Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX
Sigma AF 15mm f/2.8 EX Fisheye
Lensbaby 50 mm f/2.8
Lumix 14-45 kit lens no hot spots
Nikon 20mm f/2.8 D
Peleng 8 mm fisheye
Phoenix 100 mm f/3.5 macro
Bad
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8 L
Canon EF 20mm f/2.8
Canon EF 35mm f/2
Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5
Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5
Canon EF 35-80 f/4.0-5.6
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4
Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Macro
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8
Canon EF 24mm f/2.8
Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 with visible hots spot
Sigma 10-20mm f/4.0-5.6 EX
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX
Sigma 30mm f/1.4
Sigma 20mm f/1.8
Sigma 50-500mm "Bigma"
Tamron 19-35mm
Tamron 70-300mm f3.x-xxx Macro
Tamron SP AF 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6 AD aspherical macro
Tamron AF 18-200 F/3.5-6.3 XR (IF) Di-II lens
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD macro
Tokina 12-24mm f/4
May Produce Hotspot:
Sigma 70-200 mm f/2.8
Tamron 17-50 f2.8 - Hot Spots at 17mm and 50mm
Updated 18-06-2009
Please post a question in the IR forum if you are not shure about a particular lens or camera.
Thank you and enjoy your IR
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Cameras capable of IR.
01) Canon 10D
02) Canon 20D (Colour-expect a long exposure time)
03) Canon 30D (Long exposure time, color not confirmed)
04) Canon 300D(Colour-expect a long exposure time)
05) Canon 350D(Colour-expect a long exposure time)
06) Canon 400D-(Colour-long exposure time)
07) Canon 5D (Colour)
08) Canon A80 (Colour)
09) Canon D60 (Colour-long exposure time)
10) Canon G2 (Colour- No)
11) Canon S1IS (Colour with 2x ELP filters)
12) Canon S2IS (Colour)
13) Canon PowerShot A630 (no hot spot throughout the aperture range) - Jemapela
14) Canon PowerShot A640 (no hot spot throughout the aperture range) - Jemapela
15) Canon PowerShot SX120IS (no hot spot throughout the aperture range, tested with R72 held in front of lens) - Jemapela.
16) Canon PowerShot A650IS - Jemapela.
17) Dimage 7 and Dimage 5 (Colour)
18) Epson PhotoPC 3100Z (Colour)
19) Fujifilm S2pro, color (prone to hotspots, banding at high ISO)
20) Fuji s602 (Colour)
21) Fuji S9500
22) Fuji 6500fd
ISO: 100 (Good), 200 (Acceptable noise)
Hotspot:
1. Can Reduce by using larger aperture.
2. Most visible at ~50mm focal length. Can see hexagon shape distinctly. Therefore, avoid 50mm. Long focal length leads to small aperture causing hotspot also
3. CPL, Normal UV Hoya, ND8 all cannot reduce hotspot
4. Lens hood cannot reduce hotspot
23) Fuji FinePix F30 (Colour)
24) Leica Digilux 1 (Colour)
25) LX3 - Link to samples
26) Nikon 5700 - IR Mono
27) Nikon 8400 (Colour- No)
28) Nikon 8700 (Colour- No)
29) Nikon CP8800 (mono only.)
30) Nikon Coolpix 950
31) Nikon D1x color (similiar characteristic with D70).
32) Nikon D2H
33) Nikon D200 (colour) - Difficult to set CWB
34) Nikon D40 D40x (Colour) with 18-55 &55-200
35) Nikon D50 (Colour)
36) Nikon D70 (Colour)
37) Nikon D70s (Colour)
38) Nikon D90 Link
39) Nikon D100 (Colour)
40) Olympus E-300 (Colour)47) Olympus E-330 (Colour)
41) Olympus E-500 (colour)
42) Olympus 2020 (Colour)
43) Olympus 4040 (Colour)
44) Olympus 5050z (Colour- No)
45) Olympus C700UZ - IR Colour
46) panasonic Lumix FZ1
47) Panasonic Lumix FZ5
48) Panasonic Lumis FZ20
Panasonic G1 - Sample Shots. Credits to Marcdn for his nice shots
49) Pentax K100D
50) Pentax K10D - Thanks to night86mare for the update
a) K10D can do IR, but needs super long exposures
b) The kit lens is very good for IR: Pentax 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 SMC P-8A
c) There is hotspotting on this lens: Pentax 16-45mm f/4 ED AL SMC P-DA
51) Ricoh GR-D
52) Ricoh GX100
53) Sony DSC 505
54) Sony DSC 707
55) Sony DSC 717
56) Sony DSC 828
57) Sony DSC-V3
58) Sony T30
59) Sony A100
Please note:
Canon cameras = long exposures = many seconds (varies by filter + lens)
Canon EOS 5D requires much less exposure time than EOS 20D
Also, cameras labelled "no-colour" are tested with Hoya R72 filters only,
there are also Edward Long Pass(ELP) filter,
Cokin P007 filter (also a few others) that may be able to produce coloured IR images with these cameras labelled "Colour - no".
...................................................................................................................................................................................
Here are some lens that are known to be either good or bad for IR (Thank you, tomcat and Mysternaz,thw,Kevin,ngebor)
Good
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L
Canon EF-S 17-85 f4-5.6 IS USM (no hotspot's)
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Canon EF 28mm f/2.8
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 MKI
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 MKII (no hotspot what so ever)
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS
Canon EF 135mm f/2L
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS L
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro
Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM
Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L
Nikon 12-24 mm f/4.0 G IF-ED AF-S DX
Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 G ED AF-S DX
Nikon 24-70mm f/3.5-5.6 UC
Nikon AF 35-70mm f/2.8 D
Nikon AF 35-70mm f/3.3-4.5 (1986)
Nikon 70-210mm f/4.0-5.6 D
Panasonic 20mm F1.7 no hot spots
Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX
Sigma AF 15mm f/2.8 EX Fisheye
Lensbaby 50 mm f/2.8
Lumix 14-45 kit lens no hot spots
Nikon 20mm f/2.8 D
Peleng 8 mm fisheye
Phoenix 100 mm f/3.5 macro
Bad
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8 L
Canon EF 20mm f/2.8
Canon EF 35mm f/2
Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5
Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5
Canon EF 35-80 f/4.0-5.6
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4
Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Macro
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8
Canon EF 24mm f/2.8
Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 with visible hots spot
Sigma 10-20mm f/4.0-5.6 EX
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX
Sigma 30mm f/1.4
Sigma 20mm f/1.8
Sigma 50-500mm "Bigma"
Tamron 19-35mm
Tamron 70-300mm f3.x-xxx Macro
Tamron SP AF 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6 AD aspherical macro
Tamron AF 18-200 F/3.5-6.3 XR (IF) Di-II lens
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD macro
Tokina 12-24mm f/4
May Produce Hotspot:
Sigma 70-200 mm f/2.8
Tamron 17-50 f2.8 - Hot Spots at 17mm and 50mm
Updated 18-06-2009
Please post a question in the IR forum if you are not shure about a particular lens or camera.
Thank you and enjoy your IR
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