I'm looking at getting into IR photography, and am trying to decide what cutoff frequency filter to buy. Has anyone done a comparison of the same scenes using different filters?
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Well, I haven't personally, but the folks over at Life Pixel have. In summary:
830nm - Deep blacks. Very contrasty in B&W.
Hoya R72/Wratten 89b /720nm - The most 'common' choice. Good all-around tone range, but less saturated than a 665nm filter.
665nm - More saturation and color range. B&W will be less contrasty than the 720nm.
590nm - Vibrant, intense colors. less over-all contrast. More possibilities for interesting surreal color shifting in post.
Pictures of all of the above options can be viewed at the Life Pixel website. Full disclosure: I am a customer of Life Pixel, having gotten my Canon 20D converted by them a couple years ago (went with the 720nm, Hoya R72 equivalent and I completely love it!). I don't get anything for mentioning them... Just a happy customer. :-)
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