Re: Filters

[James Lewis <jameslewis@xxxxxxxx>]

I've tried 87 and discovered I prefer the 25. IR effect is more pleasing with
the 25. And you don't have to shoot blind. (The 87 passes NO visible light.
It's like a piece of black glass.)

James Lewis
Nashville

tporter@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I'm looking to buy an IR filter and am wondering which one to get. Does
> anyone have any experience using several different filters for a side by
> side comparison of images? I have all the filter specs, but am wondering
> how they translate into IR images. All the books I've seen show the
> difference between yellow, orange, red (25), red 29, and opaque, but I
> haven't seen any image comparisons of the opaque filters.
>
> Is there much difference between shooting with an 87A versus an 87? I
> realize that there's a greater light loss with the 87A, but can you tell a
> big difference in the actual prints? eg. skin texture (or lack thereof)
> foliage, sky, etc.
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