Re: Any experience with Coolpix 950 for UV photography?

["Matt Jones" <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Colin,

I have found a supplier in the UK to replace my R72 (donated to a friend)
and also pick up a B&W 403 (UV pass and IR I think).  I will try these out
when they arrive and post some results on my website if they are any good.

Go to http://www.matanza.co.uk/temp for some picks I took this weekend with
my 950 and my 87c equiv.  I added some diffuse glow for a halation effect.
These will likely form part of another gallery topic on my mail site when I
have some more.

Cheers

Matt
----- Original Message -----
From: Colin McLaughlan <colinm@xxxxxxxx>
To: <infrared@xxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 5:45 PM
Subject: RE: Any experience with Coolpix 950 for UV photography?


> Hi Matt,
>
> Well Mr. Rørslett's site is simply stunning.  I don't think I can hold a
> candle to that.  His work with both UV and IR is amazing.  I am intrigued
by
> what the D1 can do and when they come down in price, in the next couple of
> years, I will look to buy one.
>
> If you are in the US can I recommend Filter Connection at www.2filter.com
> for any filters you might need for you digital camera ?  I got my filters
> for my E-10 and C2000 there and the staff are really helpful.
>
> The Hoya R72C is equivalent to the Wratten 87.  It is also considerably
more
> expensive than the Wratten 89 but I will be getting one of those soon to
see
> how it fairs with the E-10.
>
> Regards,
>
> Colin McLaughlan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-infrared@xxxxx [mailto:owner-infrared@xxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Matt Jones
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 1:08 PM
> To: infrared@xxxxx
> Subject: Re: Any experience with Coolpix 950 for UV photography?
>
>
> Colin,
>
> I too have had results like this from teh 950 and the R72.  The R72 only
> clips at 720nm, and is actually not opaque.  I think it is equivalent to
> Wratten 87.  I have a Heliopan that clips at 780nm and this gives
completely
> monochrome pictures even in colour mode, this one is more equivalent to
the
> Wratten 87C.
>
> Having had discussions off list about UV imaging, I have come to realise
> that a Wratten 18A or Hoya U370 are required to clip to UV light only.
Some
> images to inspire can be found at
> http://hawk.foto.no/pinhole/nikon/index2_PC.html
>
> I am currenlty looking for a smaller R72, mine is a littel too big to be
> practicle for my 950 but my Heliopan is just right and gives great
results.
>
> :)
>
> Matt
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Colin McLaughlan <colinm@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <infrared@xxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 4:26 PM
> Subject: RE: Any experience with Coolpix 950 for UV photography?
>
>
> > I have used by the Olympus E10 and the Olympus C2000z for IR
Photography.
> > The C2000z uses the same CCD as the 950.  You get a strange green tining
> on
> > the foliage with these shots and it is quite unusual so I held onto the
> > C2000z when I upgraded to the E-10.  So while not truely black and white
> > they do have a very unique look to them.
> >
> > You can see some of my C2000z IR pictures here:
> > http://24.234.70.244/ir_photo.htm
> >
> > I tried my hand at trying to recreate the look of EIR color film by
> > combining both IR shots and color shots from my E-10.  You can see those
> > results here:
> > http://photos.lycos.com/s.asp?r=vjmadn44v3a13bod0188nc11hc_155953
> >
> > In both cases I was using a Hoya R72 filter.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Colin McLaughlan
> > colinm@xxxxxxxx
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-infrared@xxxxx [mailto:owner-infrared@xxxxx]On Behalf Of
> > James Wooten
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 8:57 AM
> > To: infrared@xxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Any experience with Coolpix 950 for UV photography?
> >
> >
> >
> > - --- Timothy Stark <sword7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Hello folks:
> > >
> > > I have my experience with infrared photography with my new Nikon
Coolpix
> > >950 digicam.
> > > It was successful...  I read some articles about infrared on web site
> > >but notice that ultraviolet photography.  I was looking for UV images
> > >(samples) that Coolpix 950 takes but can't find them.
> >
> > I have used the Nikon 990 and 950 with the B&W 403 to try to shot UV
> > photos of flowers.  These pictures were taken outside in the sun.  The
> > images looked just like my IR images.  The problem is that the filter
also
> > allows IR light to pass and the 950 is very sensitive to the IR.  My
> > cameras have the internal IR blocking filters removed so that may have
> > some effect.  Another problem is that the front lense on the camera is a
> > fairly good UV blocking filter.  It might not hurt to replace this
filter
> > before trying UV.  In a studio/lab where the IR light is blocked and UV
> > provided, it might give better results.  Overall the experiment didn't
> > work.
> >
> > James
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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