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jp - 02 Feb 2005 18:28 GMT

I am looking for camera in range of 300-400$
4-6Mpx new or used.What is your sugestion?
I like to use heliopan 1000 IR filter.
Thanks for any help.
George.

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stewy - 23 Feb 2005 11:59 GMT

anyone4tennis@hotmail.com wrote:

> I am looking for camera in range of 300-400$
> 4-6Mpx new or used.What is your sugestion?
> I like to use heliopan 1000 IR filter.
> Thanks for any help.

I've has good IR pictures with my Fuji S7000 so I guess the S5000 will work
just as well.

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Kevin McMurtrie - 24 Feb 2005 05:20 GMT

> I am looking for camera in range of 300-400$
> 4-6Mpx new or used.What is your sugestion?
> I like to use heliopan 1000 IR filter.
> Thanks for any help.
> George.

The old Oly C2000Z is excessively sensitive to IR. IR LEDs, hot coals,
heating elements, and dimmed light bulbs photograph as cyan in a dimly
lit room. It's only 2Mpix, though.

Canon makes astrophotography "a" versions of some of their DSLRs. A
filter is removed so light outside of the visible spectrum can expose
the sensor. If they make a 300Da, it might not cost too much after the
350D is released.

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Darrell - 24 Feb 2005 06:04 GMT

> > I am looking for camera in range of 300-400$
> > 4-6Mpx new or used.What is your sugestion?
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> the sensor. If they make a 300Da, it might not cost too much after the
> 350D is released.

The Canon 20Da is not IR sensitive. They changed the IR block filter to
allow passage of the H<alpha> band which is visible red at 636nm. The 20Da
is special order, Japan only, 3 month delivery upon order, no price
mentioned.

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