Give an old camera a new life? Maybe infrared photography?

[FowlersFreeTime]

4 years ago I gave my old a6000 to my mum, she has not used it once. She is absolutely addicted to the instant gratification of cellphone photography and sharing on facebook or whatsapp with family. So I think this Christmas I'm going to take it back. I know that sounds bad, but trust me, she won't miss it.

I'm kind of curious to try infrared photography, and I thought that maybe bringing this old camera body home and getting it converted would be a fun experiment. Looks like that would cost me around $300, which will eat into my savings for another lens, but perhaps it would be a better learning opportunity than simply trading it in for a few quick bucks.

Who here has done it? thoughts? guidance?

 

[Alan Clark]

My A7R came to me converted to full spectrum and I use it for infrared with Kolari clip-in filters, mostly mono (some of my images are on this site). I love the effect of dark skies and white foliage - some images do not work as well in visible light. If you also like the effect then I can recommend it. One drawback is that it is more weight to carry around if you also want to shoot in visible light as well.