Well, I am sure we will be doing RAW and adjusting in Photoshop. Since the workflow involves both of us, it is not so much trouble. I like fiddling with pics and have even done retouching commissions. I have a nice printer, HP C6180, so we print our own photos.
I did find a place with that midrange flash in stock and ordered it. It is the one that can be a slave or stand alone and can be aimed.
I have a KODAK with Schneider-Kreuznach 4x Zoom lens-love that camera-the lens really is excellent. A question for you pros; if i put my camera in B&W mode, and paste a dark red (Wratten) filter over the lens, will i get a passible IR effect?
i really like IR photography-can it be done with a digital camera?
Depends on the camera. Digital camera CCDs are sensitive to IR light which can cause problems with auto-focus and blurriness when taking regular photos in the visible spectrum. To reduce these problems, IR blocking filters are usually installed in front of the CCD.
Some cameras have stronger blocking filters than others and these will require much longer exposure times which can result in digital noise and necessitates the use of a tripod. Some people have gone as far as to modify their cameras by removing this blocking filter. Needless to say, this procedure voids the warranty and its not always necessary.
Here’s a link to a small set of IR photos I took with both a digital Canon P&S and Nikon DSLR. The Canon shots required exposure times of around 4 secs in bright sunlight and required a tripod. The DSLR shots averaged a fraction of a second and I could manage to hand-hold them when shooting with a wide aperture in bright light.
Your best bet is to do a search on your camera model and infrared and see what turns up.