IR filter with Sony 828?

I have seen an IR filter on Ebay with a claim that it can be used with my
Sony 828 camera to take landscapes which look very pretty.
Is this true?.... because I would like to try IR landscapes but thought it
required a camera modification to the sensor.
Please reply if you know about IR and a Sony camera.
Thank you
Helen

and sorry for posting twice...my mail sever went down and I thought it was
not posted.
So I will buy a Hoya R72 and switch to Nightshot to get those lovely IR
landscapes.
Thank you for replying.
Regards
Helen

Don't know about that ebay filter, but Sony f828 will do nice
IR landscapes if you fit it with a standard Hoya R72 IR filter
and switch it into "nightshot" mode (this mode removes an internal
IR-blocking filter.)

You should use a tripod, and if the scene is very bright, yuo may also
need to fit a ND (neutral desity) filter. Sony has restricted
"nightshot" mode to full aperture and shutter times 1/30 second or
less to stop people from using it during the day, but fitting an
IR- and/or ND-filter gets around that.
--
- gisle hannemyr [ gisle{at}hannemyr.no - http://folk.uio.no/gisle/ ]
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«To live outside the law, you must be honest.» (Bob Dylan)

and sorry for posting twice...my mail sever went down and I thought it was
not posted.
So I will buy a Hoya R72 and switch to Nightshot to get those lovely IR
landscapes.
Thank you for replying.
Regards
Helen

Don't know about that ebay filter, but Sony f828 will do nice
IR landscapes if you fit it with a standard Hoya R72 IR filter
and switch it into "nightshot" mode (this mode removes an internal
IR-blocking filter.)

You should use a tripod, and if the scene is very bright, yuo may also
need to fit a ND (neutral desity) filter. Sony has restricted
"nightshot" mode to full aperture and shutter times 1/30 second or
less to stop people from using it during the day, but fitting an
IR- and/or ND-filter gets around that.
--
- gisle hannemyr [ gisle{at}hannemyr.no - http://folk.uio.no/gisle/ ]
================================================== ======================
«To live outside the law, you must be honest.» (Bob Dylan)

In article ,
"Helen W" wrote:

and sorry for posting twice...my mail sever went down and I thought it was
not posted.
So I will buy a Hoya R72 and switch to Nightshot to get those lovely IR
landscapes.
Thank you for replying.
Regards
Helen

Don't know about that ebay filter, but Sony f828 will do nice
IR landscapes if you fit it with a standard Hoya R72 IR filter
and switch it into "nightshot" mode (this mode removes an internal
IR-blocking filter.)

You should use a tripod, and if the scene is very bright, yuo may also
need to fit a ND (neutral desity) filter. Sony has restricted
"nightshot" mode to full aperture and shutter times 1/30 second or
less to stop people from using it during the day, but fitting an
IR- and/or ND-filter gets around that.
--
- gisle hannemyr [ gisle{at}hannemyr.no - http://folk.uio.no/gisle/ ]
================================================== ======================
«To live outside the law, you must be honest.» (Bob Dylan)

There is no "standard" IR filter. There are many. Depending on the
effect, the equipment used and the available IR your choice could be
between:
RG 610, RG630, RG 645, RG 665, RG 695, RG 715, RG 9, RG 780, RG 830, RG
850, RG 1000

All of the above are available from heliopan as well as some other
filter manufacturers.

You may well find it a mistake to go with just a "standard" IR.

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To reply no_ HPMarketing Corp.

In article ,
"Helen W" wrote:

and sorry for posting twice...my mail sever went down and I thought it was
not posted.
So I will buy a Hoya R72 and switch to Nightshot to get those lovely IR
landscapes.
Thank you for replying.
Regards
Helen

Don't know about that ebay filter, but Sony f828 will do nice
IR landscapes if you fit it with a standard Hoya R72 IR filter
and switch it into "nightshot" mode (this mode removes an internal
IR-blocking filter.)

You should use a tripod, and if the scene is very bright, yuo may also
need to fit a ND (neutral desity) filter. Sony has restricted
"nightshot" mode to full aperture and shutter times 1/30 second or
less to stop people from using it during the day, but fitting an
IR- and/or ND-filter gets around that.
--
- gisle hannemyr [ gisle{at}hannemyr.no - http://folk.uio.no/gisle/ ]
================================================== ======================
«To live outside the law, you must be honest.» (Bob Dylan)

There is no "standard" IR filter. There are many. Depending on the
effect, the equipment used and the available IR your choice could be
between:
RG 610, RG630, RG 645, RG 665, RG 695, RG 715, RG 9, RG 780, RG 830, RG
850, RG 1000

All of the above are available from heliopan as well as some other
filter manufacturers.

You may well find it a mistake to go with just a "standard" IR.

--
To reply no_ HPMarketing Corp.

I made my own IR filter to see if I really wanted an expensive one.
I didn't, but look for "Infrared Experiment" at:
http://www.photoprojects.net/sony.html
Gene

Helen W wrote:

I have seen an IR filter on Ebay with a claim that it can be used with my
Sony 828 camera to take landscapes which look very pretty.
Is this true?.... because I would like to try IR landscapes but thought it
required a camera modification to the sensor.
Please reply if you know about IR and a Sony camera.
Thank you
Helen

I will have a look at the Heliopan site....really looking forward to having
a try with IR
Regards
Helen


"Bob Salomon" wrote in message
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In article ,

There is no "standard" IR filter. There are many. Depending on the
effect, the equipment used and the available IR your choice could be
between:
RG 610, RG630, RG 645, RG 665, RG 695, RG 715, RG 9, RG 780, RG 830, RG
850, RG 1000

All of the above are available from heliopan as well as some other
filter manufacturers.

You may well find it a mistake to go with just a "standard" IR.

--
To reply no_ HPMarketing Corp.

that is a very interesting link which I enjoyed reading...wish I was that
clever!
Regards
Helen


"Gener" "gfrhodes wrote in message
...
I made my own IR filter to see if I really wanted an expensive one.
I didn't, but look for "Infrared Experiment" at:
http://www.photoprojects.net/sony.html
Gene

In article ,
"Helen W" wrote:

I will have a look at the Heliopan site....really looking forward to having
a try with IR
Regards
Helen


"Bob Salomon" wrote in message
...
In article ,

There is no "standard" IR filter. There are many. Depending on the
effect, the equipment used and the available IR your choice could be
between:
RG 610, RG630, RG 645, RG 665, RG 695, RG 715, RG 9, RG 780, RG 830, RG
850, RG 1000

All of the above are available from heliopan as well as some other
filter manufacturers.

You may well find it a mistake to go with just a "standard" IR.

--
To reply no_ HPMarketing Corp.

The Heliopan site is in German only. For English we can mail you a
brochure.

--
To reply no_ HPMarketing Corp.

In article ,
"Helen W" wrote:

I will have a look at the Heliopan site....really looking forward to having
a try with IR
Regards
Helen


"Bob Salomon" wrote in message
...
In article ,

There is no "standard" IR filter. There are many. Depending on the
effect, the equipment used and the available IR your choice could be
between:
RG 610, RG630, RG 645, RG 665, RG 695, RG 715, RG 9, RG 780, RG 830, RG
850, RG 1000

All of the above are available from heliopan as well as some other
filter manufacturers.

You may well find it a mistake to go with just a "standard" IR.

--
To reply no_ HPMarketing Corp.

The Heliopan site is in German only. For English we can mail you a
brochure.

--
To reply no_ HPMarketing Corp.