Nikon D70s

[Birna Rørslett]

Nothing a few more stops down wouldn't solve??

[ARTUROARTISTA]

as I said, if you get one for a low price, go for it. You always can change later for another camera with live view, that gives you more options.
Don´t wait too long, it is now the best time of the year for doing IR

Hola Thomas, I'm looking for a Nikon D200, but I've seen a Panasonic DMC-Gx7 ​​Lumix. Is this camera valid for converting to infrared?

[Thomas Stellwag]

Hi, I am not an expert for IR, so it is better to adress those questions to Birna or others, who do much more in IR

my initial proposal was mostly related to the register of a Nikon F vs the register of most other cameras.
With a Nikon F camera you need lenses from/for Nikon F without IR hotspot.
With the mentioned Panasonic M43 you are open the nearly the whole world of lenses, same applies for other mirrorless cameras.
So, if your Panasonic is already modified and you get a good price, why not?

[Birna Rørslett]

IR hot spots are a potential issue with any digital camera, be they DSLR, mirrorless, or medium format. No experience with the GX7, but I do know some Lumix lenses have a tendency towards a hot spot. This problem is caused more by the lens (and aperture) than the camera or filter used, or the position of the filter (front of lens, rear of lens, over the sensor). However all mentioned factors can on occasion contribute. Thus the field of IR photography is fraught with practical issues one needs to sort out one way or other. And did I mention focus shifts?

You simply have to try the various combinations to find what works. An insider tip is to search for older lenses as they frequently do better in IR. No guarantee, though.

[ARTUROARTISTA]

OK, thanks Thomas and Birna for the explanations, we'll see what happens, little by little.

[Birna Rørslett]

Just to exemplify you can get great results [at least, in the technical sense] with very modest, cheap, and dare I say, "old-fashioned", gear. This is a test shot with the Russian lens Jupiter-3 50mm f/1.5 @f/2.8 on the IR-modified Panasonic GF1. Straight b/w conversion in Photo Ninja. Do keep in mind the lens is around 50 years old (and came for free, as my friend Paul H. just donated it to me), and the GF1 is from 2009. So really pushing vintage class as far as digital cameras go.

It's just fair to say that a modified D70S will struggle to deliver such quality for IR photography. After all, the pixel count is significantly lower (6.1 MPix vs. 12-16MPix for the m4/3 models), and the peephole finder hardly offer any improvement either over the mirrorless options. There are plenty of good F-m4/3 adapters available so most Nikkors can be used on the Lumix models too. The only exception would be a Nikkor with 'E' aperture.

[ARTUROARTISTA]

Just to exemplify you can get great results [at least, in the technical sense] with very modest, cheap, and dare I say, "old-fashioned", gear. This is a test shot with the Russian lens Jupiter-3 50mm f/1.5 @f/2.8 on the IR-modified Panasonic GF1. Straight b/w conversion in Photo Ninja. Do keep in mind the lens is around 50 years old (and came for free, as my friend Paul H. just donated it to me), and the GF1 is from 2009. So really pushing vintage class as far as digital cameras go.

It's just fair to say that a modified D70S will struggle to deliver such quality for IR photography. After all, the pixel count is significantly lower (6.1 MPix vs. 12-16MPix for the m4/3 models), and the peephole finder hardly offer any improvement either over the mirrorless options. There are plenty of good F-m4/3 adapters available so most Nikkors can be used on the Lumix models too. The only exception would be a Nikkor with 'E' aperture.

I like photography, the geometry of man and forested nature. The truth is, I'm interested in infrared photography. I'm looking at a Nikon D200, and today I saw a Panasonic DMC-Gx7. I think a company in Elche does the conversion, but I need to confirm it. I have a few lenses from analog cameras, and Russian ones too. We'll see how this story progresses. Thanks for your clarifications, dear Birna; they're always welcome.