Dedicated B&W Lense?

[Vautrin]

no, the older cameras don't have the same blocking filter as the newer ones, which gives them the ability to produce an IR image that is why i suggested an older camera.

take a look at the Dimage it will do IR in camera along with Sony and a few others, all because the filtering isn't as strong as cameras made now.

Right, you can get an image but you need a really long exposure time, right?

The filter isn't as good but it's still there. Infared photography is easier either on film or (better) a digital camera with the filter removed

 

[ann]

the exposure tend to be around 10 sec at an iso of 200, and of course with an 89 filter one can't see what is in the viewfinder; however, the images are terrific with black and white conversions.

I have a converted camera which of course allows handhold and seeing what the lens is seeing.

It all depends on what the image is about which camera i decide to use.