Infrared Photography Competition

Hi All,

DIMi is running an infrared photography competition sponsored by
MaxMax.com with monthly IR filter prizes and a grand
prize of a digital camera conversion to IR mode, worth US$450. Details:
http://www.dimagemaker.com/comps/maxmax2006/maxmaxcomp.php
or
http://www.dimagemaker.com/competitions.php

Cheers,

Wayne

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DIMi is running an infrared photography competition sponsored by
MaxMax.com with monthly IR filter prizes and a grand
prize of a digital camera conversion to IR mode, worth US$450.

Erm, presumably you need an IR camera in order to take part in the
competition, and so the grand prize would, kind of by definition, be
worthless to its winner?

"Derek Fountain" wrote in message
reenews.net...
DIMi is running an infrared photography competition sponsored by
MaxMax.com with monthly IR filter prizes and a grand
prize of a digital camera conversion to IR mode, worth US$450.

Erm, presumably you need an IR camera in order to take part in the
competition, and so the grand prize would, kind of by definition, be
worthless to its winner?

Not necessarily so. Many digital cameras can take IR pictures using the
relevant filters. You can check if your digital camera can detect IR light
by shining the TV remote towards the camera lens. When the remote is "on"
you should see the glow from the sender when you look at it through the VF.
However, a specialist IR conversion unit or dedicated camera would be quite
a bonus.

Bill

Bill Again wrote:
.. Not necessarily so. Many digital cameras can take IR pictures using
the relevant filters. You can check if your digital camera can detect
IR light by shining the TV remote towards the camera lens. When the
remote is "on" you should see the glow from the sender when you look
at it through the VF.

With a DSLR????

However, a specialist IR conversion unit or
dedicated camera would be quite a bonus.

Bill

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"Bill Again" wrote:


"Derek Fountain" wrote in message
reenews.net...
DIMi is running an infrared photography competition sponsored by
MaxMax.com with monthly IR filter prizes and a grand
prize of a digital camera conversion to IR mode, worth US$450.

Erm, presumably you need an IR camera in order to take part in the
competition, and so the grand prize would, kind of by definition, be
worthless to its winner?

Not necessarily so. Many digital cameras can take IR pictures using the
relevant filters.

That is not IR Photography. There is a big difference between using a
filter and using the film.

"Pierre J. Proudhon" wrote in message
...
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"Bill Again" wrote:


"Derek Fountain" wrote in message
reenews.net...
DIMi is running an infrared photography competition sponsored by
MaxMax.com with monthly IR filter prizes and a grand
prize of a digital camera conversion to IR mode, worth US$450.

Erm, presumably you need an IR camera in order to take part in the
competition, and so the grand prize would, kind of by definition, be
worthless to its winner?

Not necessarily so. Many digital cameras can take IR pictures using the
relevant filters.

That is not IR Photography. There is a big difference between using a
filter and using the film.

Maybe so. But if all you have available is film then I guess that you just
have to put up with it.

Bill Again that's torn it

Pierre J. Proudhon wrote:
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"Bill Again" wrote:

"Derek Fountain" wrote in message
reenews.net...
DIMi is running an infrared photography competition sponsored by
MaxMax.com with monthly IR filter prizes and a grand
prize of a digital camera conversion to IR mode, worth US$450.
Erm, presumably you need an IR camera in order to take part in the
competition, and so the grand prize would, kind of by definition, be
worthless to its winner?
Not necessarily so. Many digital cameras can take IR pictures using the
relevant filters.

That is not IR Photography. There is a big difference between using a
filter and using the film.

Uh, what? If you mean simulating IR in software "filters," that's one
thing. Otherwise, actual IR photons don't care what kind of sensor they
hit, whether it's an electronic array or film.

--
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"Being an Auburn fan explains a lot about what is wrong with you,
Unclaimed ... You didn't chose to address any of my post except this
last little piece where I ridiculing you for being an idiot." - "Altie"
on rec.sport.football.college, 2006

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the_letter_k_and_the_numeral_4_doh@unclaimedmyste ries.net wrote:

Pierre J. Proudhon wrote:
In article ,
"Bill Again" wrote:

"Derek Fountain" wrote in message
reenews.net...
DIMi is running an infrared photography competition sponsored by
MaxMax.com with monthly IR filter prizes and a grand
prize of a digital camera conversion to IR mode, worth US$450.
Erm, presumably you need an IR camera in order to take part in the
competition, and so the grand prize would, kind of by definition, be
worthless to its winner?
Not necessarily so. Many digital cameras can take IR pictures using the
relevant filters.

That is not IR Photography. There is a big difference between using a
filter and using the film.

Uh, what? If you mean simulating IR in software "filters," that's one
thing. Otherwise, actual IR photons don't care what kind of sensor they
hit, whether it's an electronic array or film.

The results are different if you spent any time using IR film. All
Infrared film is sensitive to both some Infrared and visible light.

Digital IR photography typically relies on reflected NIR from sources
like the sun and incandescent lamps. Digital camera sensors based on
silicon are not sensitive to the far (thermal) IR wavelengths (typically
3.0µ and longer) emitted by objects at room to body temperatures. Heat
leaks from houses aren't visible in the NIR, and people, animals and
other objects at room to body temperatures don't glow in the NIR any
more than they do in visible light. To photograph them in the dark, you
have to provide proper NIR illumination using a suitably equipped camera
like the Sony DSC-F7x7 or an external NIR-only flash with no filter.

I can go on but you bore me.

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01.texas.rr.com, says...
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"Bill Again" wrote:


"Derek Fountain" wrote in message
reenews.net...
DIMi is running an infrared photography competition sponsored by
MaxMax.com with monthly IR filter prizes and a grand
prize of a digital camera conversion to IR mode, worth US$450.

Erm, presumably you need an IR camera in order to take part in the
competition, and so the grand prize would, kind of by definition, be
worthless to its winner?

Not necessarily so. Many digital cameras can take IR pictures using the
relevant filters.

That is not IR Photography. There is a big difference between using a
filter and using the film.

True, especially if you're thinking of Kodak IR film. With digital, if
you want halation and massive grain, you need to add it in processing.

Not a slam of HIE, I actually do like its halation and grain. But if
you have a good digital IR image, you really can add the halation and
grain afterwards.

As far as sensitivity to IR, digital cameras that still have their
internal IR-blocking filters are slower than Konica 750 IR film with an
87-series filter. But if you have a camera without the internal IR
blocking filter, digital can be as fast as HIE, and most digital sensors
are sensitive much deeper into the IR spectrum than film IR was.

--
is Joshua Putnam
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Updated Infrared Photography Gallery:
http://www.phred.org/~josh/photo/ir.html

On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 21:30:33 +1100, "Wayne J. Cosshall"
somehow managed to impart:

Hi All,

DIMi is running an infrared photography competition sponsored by
MaxMax.com with monthly IR filter prizes and a grand
prize of a digital camera conversion to IR mode, worth US$450. Details:
http://www.dimagemaker.com/comps/maxmax2006/maxmaxcomp.php
or
http://www.dimagemaker.com/competitions.php

Thanks Wayne but the Terms and Conditions seem to assume that the
world ends at the borders of the USA. I couldn't see any mention of
place of residence at all.

Dave.
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