Best Canon body for permanent IR conversion?

[K3nt]

Hi all,

I've found bits and pieces of information, but all very scattered. Can someone point me in the right direction here? I would need to find out which Canon EOS body lends it self for IR conversion in the best possible way?
I'm now talking about the conversion that would be done by one of the service centers, i.e. permanent.
I've read that some sensors/implementations yield better end results, but nothing conclusive found so far. Anyone have a more definite take on this subject?

Thanks in advance!

 

[bycostello]

5d3 would be best but what is your budget?!

 

[K3nt]

5d3 would be best but what is your budget?!

Thanks for pointing out that omission. I'm looking at the triple or double digit D's. :
Budget-wise... 500-700USD for the body.. excl mod work.

 

[mws]

The 50D is really quite a nice body, I've seem them go used lately for about 600-800

 

[tron]

There is (will be) also the 60Da

 

[K3nt]

The 50D is really quite a nice body, I've seem them go used lately for about 600-800

Thanks! I might look in to that. May be go to the service center to ask them what they would prefer.

 

[K3nt]

There is (will be) also the 60Da

Not quite what I'm looking for and the 60Da is priced well out of my range. 1500USD for a speciality body..

 

[Bennymiata]

I have an old Canon D60 whcih I rarely use anymore.
I wonder if that would be good to convert?

Any ideas?

 

[wickidwombat]

aparently the body doesnt make any difference as the remove the filter and replace it with a new one
i found these guys who give lots of great info and price is not too bad either

http://www.lifepixel.com/infrared-filters-choices

 

[stl_todd]

For the budget you mentioned I would look at a 50D, I have converted two in my lifetime, the first a 10D the second a 40D. Both worked well, however, having live view makes a huge difference. I would recommend either lifepixel.com or maxmax.com

 

[K3nt]

For the budget you mentioned I would look at a 50D, I have converted two in my lifetime, the first a 10D the second a 40D. Both worked well, however, having live view makes a huge difference. I would recommend either lifepixel.com or maxmax.com

Thanks for the info. I might be looking at getting one of the 50Ds and going for the lifepixel's Enhanced IR filter coversion. Looks pretty much like what I'm after. I just need to find some company in Finland that can do the lifepixel conversion. One would think they have cooperation with others around here too.

 

[Timothy_Bruce]

Live view is a must have I think or else focus is REALLY hit and miss !
A wideangle closed down to say f10 is a fixfocus and works reasonable.

 

[Canon-F1]

wrong forum....