Infrared Photography with Sony's Night-shot mode
This is really cool. Today I learned I could use my Sony f717
camera to take those neat Infrared photos with a floppy disk as
an IR filter.
I knew the camera could take such photos, as I've seen plenty of
examples on the Sony forums over at DPReview. What I didn't know
is that I could experiment with this mode without having to
shell out for an R72 filter first.
All you need is one of those old five and a quarter inch floppy
disks from that box of diskettes you've been clinging to in your
closet. Rip one apart today. One that's labelled DOS 4.01 would
be a really good choice. Get the round disk out of it. Then put
your camera into nightshot mode (not night-framing). Go outside
and hold the floppy best as you can over the front of the lens
flat. Then find some nice puffy clouds and trees to take a
picture of. It doesn't get any easier than this.
Give this a try folks! It's positively addictive. Now, I wonder
if I can do this with my Nikon D70?