Sony W7

[PEC]

i have an old dsc-w7. Would it be possible to convert to IR?

Would it work ok as IR?

Thanks

[groovyone]

Most anything can be converted. My concern would be the lack of RAW support. RAW helps a lot to make your IRs into what you envision. I'd say 95% or so of mine are tweaked when they come out of the camera. You could still tweak the JPGs, but not as easily or effectively.

[bburton]

Originally Posted by PEC

i have an old dsc-w7. Would it be possible to convert to IR?

Neither MaxMax nor LifePixel, the two major IR converters, list the Sony DSC-W7 as one of the cameras they typically convert, so there may be difficulties with this particular model. And, once you're going the larger investment route, as Keith said, you'll want a camera which can take RAW photos -- a real help in the challenging post processing workflows intrinsic to IR files.

[PEC]

i found a place that will convert it for $110 to 720. Albeit, on Ebay (the seller of the service does have 100% rating though).

Advantages - cheaper then filters, faster shutter speeds - have a wide angle adapter and zoom adapter for it (very small footprint)

Disadvantages - No RAW, No custom WB

Man, decisions, decisions...

Just when I thought I had decided to go with 77mm 720 filters for both my DSLRs and my G11 I see this and think, here is a way to give new life to a camera in retirement :)

[groovyone]

You can usually resell the IR filters fairly easily if you try those first.