Anyone shot Infrared object as a subject?

[Eythan Holladay]

Hello all - just got my Red the other day and like most, I feel compelled to shoot absolutely everything in sight.

So I noticed something when pointing at my range in the kitchen. It uses infrared burners than are.. well.. red to the naked eye, but the Red (R) sees them as blue / violet. I am guessing there is a filter like the ones DSLR still cams use, but I find this interesting none the less. Am I close?

Whatever it is I think it is cool, just odd. Looks like I have a Plasma Range.


... also I am completely obsessed with this camera

 

[Andrew Gentle]

Is that ravioli? That looks good!

 

[Tim Hole]

Its a question i have been wanting to know for a while actually. How RED deals with IR. DO they have a blocker built into the camera to stop spill, and will Scarlet be convertable for IR motion or still (not talking nightvision as such just to be knock that on the head!)

 

[M Korek]

"InfraRed object"..... thought you meant Sony

 

[Eythan Holladay]

@AndrewGentle - Flat green beans drowned with Pepper Sauce ... Mmmmm

 

[jbeale]

Yes, Red as shipped has more sensitivity to IR than most DSLRs, although it does have an IR-block filter, some people use an additional external IR block filter in certain shooting situations for example with warm color temperatures, and/or materials that reflect or emit lots of IR. Look up the (many) threads on "hot mirror", for example

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=13765
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=18972

 

[Eythan Holladay]

Thanks for the keyword >>

http://reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=22403&highlight=mirror

Above post pretty much describes this behavior to a tee. I am glad that I posted this. I did notice a bit of violet when I was shooting some magnolia leaves in my yard, but it never dawned on me that my frame was "contaminated". I figure that Michael Morlan's climate in TX is similar to Atlanta.

Now I have a better idea of the filter sets that I need to get. I have a lot to learn.