fuji s6000fd/s6500fd -> IR conversion

Hello,

I would appreciate any how-to about converting s6000fd/s6500fd camera to
IR mode. All I know it is about removing IR blocking filter from the
camera (it sits just before the sensor), but I couldn't find any guide
on the internet how to do this.

Did anybody try to do this? A link to PDF Fuji S6000fd/S6500fd service
manual would be useful too.

thank you,
R.

On Dec 29, 11:17*pm, Reetah <ree...@reetah.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would appreciate any how-to about converting s6000fd/s6500fd camera to
> IR mode. All I know it is about removing IR blocking filter from the
> camera (it sits just before the sensor), but I couldn't find any guide
> on the internet how to do this.
>
> Did anybody try to do this? A link to PDF Fuji S6000fd/S6500fd service
> manual would be useful too.

This camera does not have an IR low-pass filter. It simply has an IR
coating on the lens. You need to scratch it off.

Beladi Nasrallah wrote:
> On Dec 29, 11:17 pm, Reetah <ree...@reetah.org> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I would appreciate any how-to about converting s6000fd/s6500fd camera to
>> IR mode. All I know it is about removing IR blocking filter from the
>> camera (it sits just before the sensor), but I couldn't find any guide
>> on the internet how to do this.
>>
>> Did anybody try to do this? A link to PDF Fuji S6000fd/S6500fd service
>> manual would be useful too.
>
> This camera does not have an IR low-pass filter. It simply has an IR
> coating on the lens. You need to scratch it off.

thanks for reply, this would be the bad news. how about s9600? I saw
some pictures taken with s9600 IR converted, and s6000fd/s6500fd has the
same optics (I also saw some s6500fd IR shots).

what is the source of the information that s6500 doesn't have IR
low-pass filter?

here is a sample link to s6500fd converted photos:
http://chemweb.ucc.ie/mpravda/irphoto/s6500fd/index.htm

thank you,
R.

On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:08:20 +0100, Reetah wrote:

>> This camera does not have an IR low-pass filter. It simply has an IR
>> coating on the lens. You need to scratch it off.
>
> thanks for reply, this would be the bad news. how about s9600? I saw
> some pictures taken with s9600 IR converted, and s6000fd/s6500fd has the
> same optics (I also saw some s6500fd IR shots).

It's interesting that you were considering these Fujis. Are you
aware of some other Fujis that have been designed specifically for
IR shooting? There is a moderately expensive Finepix DSLR and the
Finepix IS-1 is an IR version of their S9100/S9600. Same size and
weight and it also uses a 9mp sensor, articulating LCD and 4 AA
batteries. Fuji has an add-on hot mirror IR filter for it that
allows it to also be used as a normal (non-IR) camera.

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/IS1/IS1A.HTM

ASAAR wrote:
> It's interesting that you were considering these Fujis. Are you
> aware of some other Fujis that have been designed specifically for
> IR shooting? There is a moderately expensive Finepix DSLR and the
> Finepix IS-1 is an IR version of their S9100/S9600. Same size and
> weight and it also uses a 9mp sensor, articulating LCD and 4 AA
> batteries. Fuji has an add-on hot mirror IR filter for it that
> allows it to also be used as a normal (non-IR) camera.

Hello, no, I am not aware, I just have s6500fd in my hands and would
like to remove IR filter if possible. I am not experienced in IR
photography but I wanna try it if s6500fd IR conversion is simple and
painless.

thank you,
R.

"Beladi Nasrallah" <nasralla@inbox.com> wrote in message news:c3da9aac-586d-42e8-ac64-4a13e95b5c92@t1g2000pra.googlegroups.com...

This camera does not have an IR low-pass filter. It simply has an IR
coating on the lens. You need to scratch it off.


Interesting, but how do you know that? I have the same camera and cannot
find the lens configuration for it, nor anything else of it's "deeper tech", sts.
AAvK

On Dec 30, 12:08*am, Reetah <ree...@reetah.org> wrote:
> Beladi Nasrallah wrote:
> > On Dec 29, 11:17 pm, Reetah <ree...@reetah.org> wrote:
> >> Hello,
>
> >> I would appreciate any how-to about converting s6000fd/s6500fd camera to
> >> IR mode. All I know it is about removing IR blocking filter from the
> >> camera (it sits just before the sensor), but I couldn't find any guide
> >> on the internet how to do this.
>
> >> Did anybody try to do this? A link to PDF Fuji S6000fd/S6500fd service
> >> manual would be useful too.
>
> > This camera does not have an IR low-pass filter. It simply has an IR
> > coating on the lens. You need to scratch it off.
>
> thanks for reply, this would be the bad news. how about s9600? I saw
> some pictures taken with s9600 IR converted, and s6000fd/s6500fd has the
> same optics (I also saw some s6500fd IR shots).
>
> what is the source of the information that s6500 doesn't have IR
> low-pass filter?
>
> here is a sample link to s6500fd converted photos:http://chemweb.ucc.ie/mpravda/irphoto/s6500fd/index.htm
>
> thank you,
> R.

Don't sc****t anything off yet. I do not know what I am talking about.
I told this information only to stir ****. Usually, after such a
remark, five or ten people jump on the bandwagon, and start proving
with the details on their hands why I am wrong, and how the things are
in reality. And that's what you'd need. However, it did not happen
this time for some reason :-(