How I Modified my Camera to see the World in Pink

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[@MathieuStern]

Modifying a camera to full spectrum can be expensive, So If you don't have a camera you want to modify or just don't have the budget for it, I created the Infrared Lut, that can recreate the look of the IR chrome filter on any video footage and even on photos. Get it Here :www.mathieustern.com/luts/infrared

[@Skipsul]

I have been told the Sigma Quattro has this sort of capability natively, with its Foveon sensor.

[@TimmySheehyVisuals]

I assume it’ll be fine for Final Cut Pro? You’ve listed every other software, but just wanted to check before buying!

[@n1nj4l1nk]

What are the other two clip in filters? I'll be honest, I've never been a photo person but these two videos have been very interesting. I'd love to see two more of them.

[@marsgal42]

I've shot infrared on film with some really nice wood effect results. I tried a couple of rolls of Ektachrome Infrared years ago. They were amusing with plants rendering as fuchsia. Just for fun I put an IR filter on one of my digital cameras and exposed until I got an image. Deep red (as expected), hints of wood effect. I bought a cheap old DSLR and attempted to remove the IR filter myself. The camera never worked again...

[@chilecayenne]

I put an IR filter in front of my Leica M10 Monochrome....and got some VERY interesting results. I guess removing the bayer sensor allows a bit more light in and somehow the camera is a bit more IR sensitive....pretty fun stuff!!

[@danielfine6134]

If possible, could you talk briefly about how the normal images look compared with images before you made the conversion? This is my biggest concern. You have amazing photos, keep it up.

[@huwpenson2678]

you forgot to mention the intensity of the shadows, flares and that dark sunglasses become clear with infra red. epic video as always, i rarely use my 650nm converted Canon 40D, but now i will !!!

[@nienke7713]

I'm curious how the remaining filters look, as well as how no filter looks. And do they also have a clip on filter that allows you to use the camera as a regular camera?

[@b0bcat210]

So THIS is how they made those incredible scenes in dune part 2!

[@jackwright7014]

What are pictures like without a filter? These videos are so fascinating!

[@VirtualTurtle]

Wonderfully put together with great demonstrations and compositions! Would love to see how light under water shows up using these filters, since water absorbs different frequencies at different rates. Could be cool!

[@Veptis]

Would you want to go even deeper into the infrared? longer wavelength. Like 1.3-3.8μm where the world turns from reflective to emissive. Shortwave infrared filters are rare and used for food inspection and some limited forensic use. Beyond that you will need cooled midwave infrared cameras. There are various different detector types and materials, but all of them require to be cooled with a stirling cryo cooler, so it's prohibitively expensive to see the 2.5-6μm spectrum of light. Beyond that uncooled microbolometers work for the 7.5-14μm spectrum and using Germanium lenses give you a window to the thermal infrared that is purely emissive. Turning living humans into sources of light, leaving behind glowing finger and footprints.

[@FinersDiner]

I would love to see how this renders star photography!

[@photographyguru2135]

Woah, what a treat to see such a glimpse into the world, beyond the visible light spectrum! And what a morning to get a new Panic! single as well as this awesome video! 😎😎😄😄

[@MathieuStern]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thaticelandicguy]

love this series my friend!

[@br2v]

Hi Mathieu, great video again! Try to find a second hand B+W 403 filter or something similar from Hoya, or one of those Chinese UV-pass-filters , this totally blocks the visible part of the spectrum! but lets IR and UV through. With a white balance click on the foliage you'll obtain a normal blue sky with a white, or a bit yellowish vegetation and a black and white houses, rocks. Flowers could show surprising details. Especially Dents the Lion, or sunflowers. If you want to show invisible stuff that insects (bee-vision) and some birds of prey can detect a bit into the UV than utilize old Trioplans, those Old single coated East German Meritar 50mm f2.8, Wollensack et cetera or the Tessars. Some Russian lenses work great to, even the Helios 44m, Nikkor E series, AF-D 50mm f1.8 . You can shield of IR by adding some filters I use BG40 -old light blue filter for black and white photography. I expirimented since 2006 with a modified Nikon D200 and now with the Z6. But the D200 is better since it has no PDAF and no sensorlenses that block parts of the spectrum.

[@mfaizsyahmi]

Is it true that UV looks really foggy?

[@br2v]

@@mfaizsyahmi That's right/. Distant objects get fogier, less contrasty compared to visual part of the spectrum. IR has even more distant penetration (= higher contrast) than visual.

[@Coastfog]

"Dents the Lion" sounds like a badass cartoon character :D

[@AndrewJacksonSE]

Well these videos finally pushed me over the edge and I ordered a full spectrum camera and kolari filters.

[@tasteinparis7138]

Wow, this is amazing

[@MegaWazir]

the sound track really tracks with the images.

[@luxdalet]

So otherworldly and interesting! Your videos never disappoint!

[@MathieuStern]

Happy to hear that!

[@achen7286]

love this series so much!! My favorite one is the one that turn green into red one!!

[@wncryz]

Goddamn, I LOVE it!

[@MacM545]

My personal favorite filter for my modified camera has been 850nm and more into the infrared. I've tried using filters within $32. Most of them have worked for me. It's possible to use a full spectrum camera, along with hot mirror and IR filter, in order to obtain identical images to later stack into various combinations. For example, it is possible using such technique for obtaining images resembling a Hoya R72, Red filter, blue filter, IR Chrome, etc. Every technique can have its own benefits and disadvantages, but in my opinion, at least worth a try.

[@asmrcuriositycabinet3143]

Episode one was amazing, I am ready for Episode II

[@spacetaco048]

That would be so cool if they make a movie with all these crazy lenses :O

[@MrBarberousse]

I got myself a Canon Elph 180 converted by Kolarivision (Kolari Pocket). I had some fun with it but I haven’t used it in a while. Your videos made we want to use it once again.

[@TorpedoJohnes]

Wow! Very interesting, thanks a lot 🤝🙏

[@MathieuStern]

So nice of you

[@JordanBeagle]

You must live in an incredible area to able to get all those pictures of castles and other beautiful architecture

[@MathieuStern]

this was shot during a trip to Portugal + France, i wish i lived near some amazing castle like that :)

[@kinn11]

looks like everything is in autumn

[@iRasmus4]

Just breathtaking! What an awesome video! I wonder if infrared exposures like these would be possible to make with really long shutter times? Does 10+ stop ND filters work for this purpose, or would light in the infrared spectrum pass through ND filters without being significantly reduced?

[@thomasploner9424]

Interesting, thank you! If I want to start Infrared black and white imagery, should I go for an older camera and full conversion (720nm?) Or rather that filter system?

[@SinaFarhat]

Cool! Is there infrared light in the winter time too? Although probably much weaker then in the summer!

[@transientbeing1887]

Wow, we have a strong "shut up and take my money" situation right here!

[@MnSakib007]

More filter video please

[@dharmiksoni5968]

Hey Mathieu, great video again with amazing photos. Just one question, Is the LUT useable in Light Room?

[@MathieuStern]

Yes, it is! in LR, Photoshop, Premiere pro, and all the programs that can accept a .cube file

[@samsen3965]

Mathieu, could you or your IR guru friends tell me which is my best (Economically balanced) choice of older DSLR, Mirrorless, or even a point n shot, if I'm intending to turn the camera body into an IR?

[@samsen3965]

1:04 but can't the front lens more easily substitute that sensor filter (Of course limiting that lens interchangeability to some extent?).

[@thomas_dries]

This was such a cool video Matthieu! I have an old A6000 that hasn’t seen much use and I’m really considering converting it to full spectrum with Kolari! Out of curiosity, where did you get the storage case for all the rear filters shown at the start of the video? I could not find it on Kolari’s store.

[@MathieuStern]

I am not sure, they sent it to me like that Maybe ask them directly on their email ? They are fast to answer

[@thomas_dries]

@@MathieuStern Thanks for the quick reply Mathieu! It appears Kolari Visions is only offering the rear filters for full frame cameras and my A6000 has a CMOS sensor so I don’t think I need to worry about it anymore. Hopefully their front filters can fit on my Jupiter 9 85mm f2.

[@leighann5308]

Did you do in camera custom white balance or in post? What did you focus on to WB

[@wile123456]

What happens if you shift the nuance of the red channel to be green? Going backwards to the normal visible light look. The shades and nuance would be different, no? Could be an interesting experiment to see what kind of feel it creates

[@Zawmbbeh]

bumping this! these videos got me wondering what a “flat” full spectrum photo would sort of look like, or perhaps a photo with slightly extended range, perhaps it would be more lifelike?

[@BrunoKabahizi]

I want to buy LUT, but wanna know first what kind of files you get? Is it a haldclut? That's what I've used successfully in DarkTable

[@southbgmsandringtones3614]

From where you buy old vintage cameras

[@nilsqvis4337]

The out of camera pictures look interesting but are quite low in saturation, so they don't differ too much from the black and white. It would be interesting to see what happens if you drag up the saturation

[@taurunumboy9470]

that skin color and visible veins are giving me some prometheus vibes lol

[@bradcorbett7168]

so what do the remaining 2 filters do?

[@TheSilvio12]

can anyone give me the song name please? have been searching for it for months or even better the song with the original vocals love the look with the light pink by the way!

[@bogfinken]

So this is how we get the infamous strawberry malk... Very Cool pictures btw.

[@emilecrowther7706]

Richard Mosse already destroyed my want to ever do pink everything.

[@angelisone]

Does it comes in UV (pass) filter?

[@MrLuigge]

how about ultraviolet, how would it be?

[@Alec67]

Can this be used for video taking as well? It would be cool to take full spectrum into cinematography

[@MathieuStern]

Yes, but the A7II is not the best camera to shoot videos, i would love to have a full spectrum A7SIII :)

[@Alec67]

@@MathieuStern awesome, Thankyou for the reply 🙌

[@SatyamSaxenaLethalVenom]

@@MathieuStern mathieu, i just wanna say. you are my favourite photographer. your pictures inspire me a lot.

[@spectrazone]

@@MathieuStern I've been thinking the same thing; I recently got an A7SIII for myself, and have been considering whether I want to take the plunge and convert it. Certainly the idea of 10-bit infrared footage is very alluring.

[@DynastyUK]

I know it's for colour, but could you show us what these look like in black and white, normal and infrared? pleaseee

[@samsen3965]

1:09 I am dying to get this FD Canon with a unique concave front element, and every time it appears on eBay, someone outbid me at the last second!

[@simonpopot1868]

J'adore le résultat avec le ciel bleu et la végétation rose saumon, c'est fou! Y a t'il un moyen d'obtenir ce genre de résultat avec une LUT? La Infrared que tu proposes mène plutot au résultat de la premiere vidéo (végétation plutot rouge).

[@MathieuStern]

tu pourrais faire des modifications par dessus le filtre du LUT avec un autre filtre d'ajustement et jouer sur les couleur pour arrivé au meme saumon.

[@simonpopot1868]

@@MathieuStern merci de ta réponse rapide :) PS : j'utilise beaucoup tes LUTs, je les trouve géniales!

[@realFUGAR]

Your LUT is much more affordable 😆 Still would like an "onboard"/straight out of Cam Solution. Maybe with Smartphones? Smartphone LUT?

[@shrimaanyashraj]

can you share the raw files

[@kubagornowicz]

I found, that for IR images, the best way to convert to BW in Photoshop is by using calculations after channel swap - try it with the photo @1:49

[@dronemetrics5853]

Hello! Sorry to bother you..but, which is the correct channel swap for this kind of IR pictures?? thanks

[@kubagornowicz]

​@@dronemetrics5853 In channel mixer, in red channel change red from +100 to 0, and blue from 0 to +100, and the same in blue channel but the other way: red to +100 and blue to 0; and than play with hue for different colors for sky and foliage. Best effects you will get with bright noon sun.

[@luca__3044]

what does it look like if u use no filter at all?

[@paulkraft1475]

By any chance, did you encounter any significant IR Hot Spotting with your chosen lenses?

[@MathieuStern]

yes, the 28mm had some Hot spot, but no all the time, The Tokina seems to have 0 hot spot and the Canon 35mm f2 also ... 0 problems

[@pilhei]

random question: Is there any sensor filter that turns the camera back to what it used to be before the mod?

[@spectrazone]

Yep! The "hot mirror" filter blocks UV and IR. I could be wrong but it looks like the clip filter he's got in the top right is a hot mirror, they've got a cyan look to them. They can also be purchased as lens filters.

[@aftab277]

The world looks completely alien with this. Like some other planet.

[@arunashamal]

Bro! what does the humans look like in black and white? You missed that one. I am very interested in infrared for black and white portraits.

[@MathieuStern]

you take the blue version and turn it black and white, so the doll skin effect but in black and white

[@kenanbouvier]

What are the main advantages of modifying the sensor over the LUT?

[@MathieuStern]

the Lut is 15 euros vs 500 euros minimum for the modification, but also the mod is giving you more latitude

[@BigOlSmellyFlashlight]

the lut just changes colors but the sensor mod actually captures the infrared. a photo of a building with a green roof through the lut would turn it red but the infrared mod wouldnt unless it reflected a lot of infrared

[@samsen3965]

heh heh... the title did smell like IR. Intensely.

[@lechainonbaroque]

On se croirait dans un décor de Star Trek TOS :)

[@HumanMortal]

reply if part III is out thanks, - definetly a real human °-°

[@MiamiMillionaire]

the real strength of infrared cameras are night shots

[@MaidLucy]

Where's the UV Video? c:

[@SirMatthew]

I wonder what happens when you remove the filter entirely

[@samsen3965]

IR goes really well & fine with the landscape and botanical life but IMHO not at all with Humans or Animals.

[@aftab277]

Why don't they just make such lens as add on to add in front like other lenses.

[@sanjacobs6261]

You say "channel swap", but not what channels you are swapping?

[@benedict6897]

I asume there is no other way to do this than to modify the camera?

[@MathieuStern]

you can get my LUT ( link in description) and play with the adjustment to get a pink render

[@benedict6897]

@@MathieuStern Oh cheers!

[@dinoactual]

The video is about seeing the world differently, but then you immediately change the colours in photoshop. Why?

[@anuragbarhoriya3284]

Do you REMEMBER see through clothe ,camera using same technique infrared . Please do this.

[@zsombor_99]

Why "channel swap"? Just use the filter from the previous video instead, right? 🟥 ⬜