Infrared Modified A-Mount from Precision Camera!

As some may have read in this thread, Precision is now doing Infrared modifications of A-mount cameras.

I sent off my new-to-me A100 on Monday 6/1 (Next-Day USPS) and got it back today 6/9. Awesome!! The price was $249 + S&H which is much lower than anyone else converting any cameras that I have seen. So far I have just taken it for a quick spin in the yard, but I hope to take it around some more tomorrow. Before I had 30 second shutter speeds, now I have 1/160 f/9 easily at ISO 100! I'll be sure to post photos!

Thanks again to Mark Soares from Precision!!

Edited by groovyone - 10 June 2009 at 00:00

I am just running around my front and back yards now with various lenses. It was calibrated to the 28-75 f/2.8, but it seems the AF is doing very well with my 16-35Z, 24-70Z and I even tossed on the 16mm fisheye and 135Z. I am having a blast with it!

ricardovaste wrote: Photos?! You're a tease !

Downloading to my personal laptop now. (Posting from my work machine)

*So far they need some work, but that is just because my exposure is all over the place. I am batch processing them to show exactly what they look like in cam, then I'll try editing a couple.

Edited by groovyone - 09 June 2009 at 23:34

Wow, that's pretty impressive Alan!

thanks Mark :)

I think this would be too expensive for me, but the results frm Alan's filter seem like a good option too.

I wonder what the results would be if you hooked it up to a telescope and did some deep sky work with it.

Too soon in the year, but........if you get the chance in the fall.....try the Orion Nebula.....aka M42.

wow! Thanks mark! I see your point on the long exposure. The 'real deal' definately seems worth it. I will have to get one of these one day! Looking at the 'effect'/'tones' in #4, the potential seems enormous. Very surreal effect indeed, I love it. Good luck with some 'real shooting' scenarios, I hope it goes well and look foward to seeing the results/your thoughts on the conversion if you get time to :)

I did some quick a dirty IDC editing. I really need to work on my photoshop editing I think to get the right pop to them IR photos. I am going to try the before on the left and after on the right...

Sony A100 : Min 28-75 @ 30mm : f/4 : 1/500s : ISO 100


Sony A100 : Min 28-75 @ 28mm : f/9 : 1/60s : ISO 100


AF Test for 16-35mm (focussed on left petals)
Sony A100 : 16-35Z @ 35mm : f/2.8 : 1/640s : ISO 100


Sony A100 : 24-70Z @ 70mm : f/7.1 : 1/125s : ISO 100


AF Test for 135Z (yes, that is 1/3200s IR exposure)
Sony A100 : 135Z @ 135mm : f/2.8 : 1/3200s : ISO 100


AF Test for 16 fisheye
Sony A100 : 16mm fish @ 16mm : f/2.8 : 1/2500s : ISO 100