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Gear Talk => Camera Talk => Topic started by: richardHaw on November 02, 2016, 03:26:30

Title: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: richardHaw on November 02, 2016, 03:26:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUDPboHfcfk

Video is in Japanese by Daitocamera (one of my inspirations) :o :o :o

even if you don't understand the language it is interesting to see it in video form rather than pictures. ::) around 1/4 of the video is just him complaining anyway
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: Erik Lund on November 02, 2016, 12:34:45
Hmm not really working the link,,,,,
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: richardHaw on November 02, 2016, 15:01:46
link should be working now  :o :o :o
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: Erik Lund on November 02, 2016, 15:03:28
Not sure what it is;

Not available now - Try later,,,
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: Hugh_3170 on November 02, 2016, 15:08:12
It is working in Melbourne at this time.  Man he can talk!  ::)

It runs for 1:09hr?
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: Erik Lund on November 02, 2016, 16:15:33
It works from home, so it is most likely blocked by a filter,,,
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: Erik Lund on November 02, 2016, 16:17:34
Just looking for a few seconds at this video and it seems he has no clue at what he is doing,,,

LifePixel has tutorials,,,
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: Akira on November 02, 2016, 18:21:20
Apparently it was originally intended as a one-hour streaming live.  He couldn't complete the re-assemble of the camera.   :o :o :o

At the begining of the "show", he says that he had once converted another D200 for IR for his friend but forgot how he had done that.
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: Erik Lund on November 02, 2016, 18:25:00
Thank you Akira, poor guy  :)
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: richardHaw on November 03, 2016, 01:26:55
Apparently it was originally intended as a one-hour streaming live.  He couldn't complete the re-assemble of the camera.   :o :o :o

At the begining of the "show", he says that he had once converted another D200 for IR for his friend but forgot how he had done that.

i actually just listen to him complaining :o :o :o like a radio show
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: Akira on November 03, 2016, 01:47:13
i actually just listen to him complaining :o :o :o like a radio show

He looks like a typical "Otaku".   8)
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: richardHaw on November 03, 2016, 02:22:22
i think he is. :o :o :o

he is my kyushu junk shop rival. ::)

i like his videos. there are many times when he cannot complete his dismantling on time and would just add an edited version or pt2 with the working product.

to be honest, i just listen to him complain while he take apart stuff like "wow, this is really stuck!" or "why did they have to use so much glue!?" something like that.

https://richardhaw.com/2016/10/30/repair-nikon-pn-11-extension-tube/

here is mine, where I made a mistake of opening something from the wrong end
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: Erik Lund on November 03, 2016, 09:09:50
Ouch,,,
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on November 03, 2016, 09:54:35
If there is any consolation, I've done the same error to a PN-11. Thanks to my blunder, Erik got one (in pieces) for free !!
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: richardHaw on November 03, 2016, 13:15:10
If there is any consolation, I've done the same error to a PN-11. Thanks to my blunder, Erik got one (in pieces) for free !!

OK, that made me feel more than 2x better (seriously) :o :o :o

i want to slap my face back then haha
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: Peter on November 03, 2016, 22:53:27
I like this guy can't understand what he is saying and lost me after the third screw.
I would have to video tape myself dismantling my D200 so I could put it back together.

Pete
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: richardHaw on November 04, 2016, 01:51:52
I like this guy can't understand what he is saying and lost me after the third screw.
I would have to video tape myself dismantling my D200 so I could put it back together.

Pete

i mostly listen to this guy for entertainment. :o :o :o

he seems polite but he sometimes say mild expletives.
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: Erik Lund on November 05, 2016, 17:00:56
Actually the D200 is fairly easy to open and work on, especially compared to many later cameras,,,

And a capable performer if you don't need high resolution, the benefit of not having the aa filter is increased sharpness for many lenses in IR
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: richardHaw on November 06, 2016, 00:47:09
Actually the D200 is fairly easy to open and work on, especially compared to many later cameras,,,

And a capable performer if you don't need high resolution, the benefit of not having the aa filter is increased sharpness for many lenses in IR

which would be better? a D100, D200 or a D2XHS or whatever that camera was called. :o :o :o
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on November 06, 2016, 01:15:39
The D100 is probably not a good starting point. However, D200, D300, or of the bigger brothers D2H or D2X all could be candidates for IR conversion.
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: David H. Hartman on November 06, 2016, 08:45:34
If considering buy a camera for IR conversion the D300s has a conveniently located Live View button on the back of the camera while Live View is a bit fiddly on the D300 as it's selected on the Release Mode Dial.
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on November 06, 2016, 10:00:24
Thanks for the info, Dave. LiveView is definitively an advantage for IR work, in particular using lenses with a massive IR focus shift. Unfortunately, the latter situation is quite common.
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: richardHaw on November 06, 2016, 10:12:53
I see, thanks for the tip!  :o :o :o
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: Erik Lund on November 06, 2016, 11:47:47
The flex-cables in D300/D300s are a pain to re-seat in their connectors and there are a spiders-web of them, so take care when working on them.
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: richardHaw on November 06, 2016, 13:21:59
Thanks for the reminder, good thing those are still way out of my budget for now :o :o :o

the D2XS seeps appealing to be honest
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: Erik Lund on November 06, 2016, 13:48:07
I used to shoot D3 with D2Xs and D200 [IR] on the side on the NikonGear Safari in 2009,,, D3, D2Xs sold long ago,,,D200 still clicking away, last year I cleaned the rear display on the inside, it had hazed up a bit internally, now good as new.
Title: Re: IR conversion video of a D200
Post by: David H. Hartman on November 06, 2016, 16:47:41
Richard,

Neither the D2Xs nor the D200 have Live View if that's important to you.

You will probably find manual focus with the D2 series easier than the D300 series. I could use a 1.2 eyepiece on my D2H but can't on the D300s. I shoot through glasses. I can't see the in camera data the 1.2x eyepiece on the D300/D300s.

Dave