G12 IR Test

[Steve40]

Well I went out and tested my G12, and the Hoya R72 IR filter today. I set the camera to Manual, ISO 100, shutter 1.6 (-1EV) seconds, Aperture F4, Focusing-Auto. I also took a piece of printer paper, and set a custom WB with the filter on the camera. The first was converted to B&W - the second was converted for the Blue Sky effect. It was late afternoon, and the color shading effect was from the setting sun, sort of cool. I rested the camera on the porch railing, so this is a semi hand held shot.

This will have to do, until I can go get something better. My daughter, and I are planning to go to the Lake Junaluska Methodist Assembly center sometime soon, I'll see what comes from that. There are some pretty good photo ops there if I remember correctly, at least more than off of the front porch.

[Fast Eddie]

Re: G12 IR Test

Both look good, prefer the more traditional look of number 1 though.

Have you tried setting a wb off tue grass yet?

Ed

[Ian]

Re: G12 IR Test

That looks cool, literally any chance of seeing a normal view of the same scene? The IR effect has made it look like it's been snowing or frosty.

Ian

[Steve40]

Re: G12 IR Test

No haven't tried WB, off of the grass yet. Or AWB, which would all would have different outcomes; especially with a unmodified camera. But I will, when I get out for some serious business. I just noticed!, you never think of our archaic power system here - until you take a photo, and see the wires so plainly.

PSE has a great healing brush, but I'm not sure of what you would have left, after you healed it (the image that is).

No Ian the only other shot I had was the unmodified original, that was sort of differing shades of bluish and brick colors. Which I have already scuttled. Unless I made it a point, to go out and repeat the shot.

[Pops]

Re: G12 IR Test

Just needs a snowman on the lawn to complete the visual perception.
I like them both but the first has the edge for me.

[Steve40]

Re: G12 IR Test

I have to be leaning toward the first conversion, also. With unconverted cameras, the false color thing is not as good as just normal IR is.

But there are lots of possibilities with different white balance settings, I will just have to experiment and see what comes forth.

Now I just need to experiment, to find the best F stop, for optimum resolution. Normally for the G12, it is just what I had the camera set on F4. With the G12, IR sensitivity is good enough to allow the auto focus to work normally; that's a plus.
And I could see well enough to be able to compose, without even jacking the LCD up to full brightness. With full LCD brightness it might even work if you were in full sunlight; well if you shaded it with your hand, or my old trust Marine fatigue cap. I have a lens hood, but that don't get it for the backside.

If you are wondering about the optical viewfinder, well with the big snorkel thingy that allows filters to be used with the G12 --- that don't get it either. You pretty well have to see in the LCD, or not much at all (25%). Or you could just "guess! by gosh".