Infrared and 5D

Today happened to be a clear (though chilling!) day for a change, so I decided to take my Canon 5D for a walk in the park, and test some infrared shots.

Of course, many say that you can't do IR photography with modern digital cameras because of their built-in IR filters, but I think you can. Okay, the results might not be super, but I must say I like what I see.

So this is a shot taken with a rather cheap Hoya IR R72 filter I bought from Digitarvike for 30 €. Nice glow, no? This is a shot with 1.6 sec exposure, f/3.5 and ISO 100. I used the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens for the shot.

If you feel adventurous, you might wish to check LifePixel's excellent hands-on tutorial how to tras... oops fix your camera for infrared photography. But be warned, it will surely void your warranty. :-)