
Originally Posted by
Mark Hilliard
OK, the camera body (5D) has been modifed by LDP and has had the IR blocking filter removerd from the sensor and a VISIBLE LIGHT filter installed in its place. This means that the camera is ONLY sensitive to IR from this point on. Where IR really shines is with water which turns dark, plants which turn white and it is unusual to see wildlife shots taken with this type of equipment. Once the image has been captured, (it looks red in its raw format) it is converted to B&W and normally processed as any other digital image. The exception to this rule (see the landscape forum here for an example) is the Faux Color Infrared which starts off as the standard infrared image but then the red and blue chananels are swapped. This presents as a striking monochromatic image with the blues still blue!