IR digital camera mod keeps autofocus intact

Step 3 Finished product

Here is a picture taken with my newly converted FujiFilm MX2700. I bought it in 1999 and now use a Nikon D70 instead as my normal digital camera. The IR filter I use is a piece of old Kodak Ektachrome slide film. This is simply a dark frame of processed film that has the same properties as IR filters. Perhaps I'll buy a proper IR filter one day, but as you can see the results are fine except for a bit of colour-cast.

So why not give this a go with an old digital camera? If you have to throw the hot mirror away anyway then there's nothing to lose.

Comments

[ozdigicams]

Hi, Great idea! You may want to use the Manual White Balance of the camera to remobve the colour cast. Just do a manual white baalnce on a white piece of paper, or even the green grass/foliage. Regards, ozdigicams