Mark Cassino Photography - Latest Comments on Digital Infrared with the Pentax K10 https://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/home/?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 mcc [Member] in response to: Digital Infrared with the Pentax K10 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:33:39 +0000 [Member] c704@https://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ <p>By all means try the R72 filter.</p> <p>The sensor in the K10D has a pretty effective IR blocking filter on it, which makes the camera less than ideal for infrared work. After my initial experiments, I returned to the 6 megapixel *ist-D for IR shooting.</p> <p>The R72 IR filter blocks much less IR light than the RM90. Since the K10D will block most of the IR light anyhow, using the R72 just makes sense. </p> <p>I tried a few test shots recently using the R72 on the K10D. The exposure times were much more reasonable than the K10D and RM90 - but still in the several seconds even at ISO 1600. If I took a custom white balance reading off a white card, with the R72 filter in place, I got nice white clouds, dark skies, and blue vegetation. Interesting, though there is a lot that can be done in Photoshop or with other white balance settings.</p> <p>I hope this helps!</p> <p>- MCC</p> By all means try the R72 filter.

The sensor in the K10D has a pretty effective IR blocking filter on it, which makes the camera less than ideal for infrared work. After my initial experiments, I returned to the 6 megapixel *ist-D for IR shooting.

The R72 IR filter blocks much less IR light than the RM90. Since the K10D will block most of the IR light anyhow, using the R72 just makes sense.

I tried a few test shots recently using the R72 on the K10D. The exposure times were much more reasonable than the K10D and RM90 - but still in the several seconds even at ISO 1600. If I took a custom white balance reading off a white card, with the R72 filter in place, I got nice white clouds, dark skies, and blue vegetation. Interesting, though there is a lot that can be done in Photoshop or with other white balance settings.

I hope this helps!

- MCC

]]> https://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/digital_infrared_with_the_pentax_k10?blog=2#c704 Matt c. [Visitor] in response to: Digital Infrared with the Pentax K10 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:05:25 +0000 Matt c. [Visitor] c703@https://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ <p>I purchased the K10 about a month ago and I have to say that I love it. I&#8217;ve been reading up on taking some IR photos, but according to your review the K10 doesn&#8217;t do as well. I haven&#8217;t used an SLR in over 10 years so I&#8217;m still learning my way around the K10. If you could e-mail me some settings to try with a IR filter and which filter you might suggest using, I would really appreciate it.</p> I purchased the K10 about a month ago and I have to say that I love it. I’ve been reading up on taking some IR photos, but according to your review the K10 doesn’t do as well. I haven’t used an SLR in over 10 years so I’m still learning my way around the K10. If you could e-mail me some settings to try with a IR filter and which filter you might suggest using, I would really appreciate it.

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