Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I was out for a walk yesterday with my shiny new full-spectrum converted Nikon Z5 full frame mirrorless camera and my old trusty 14-30mm/4 S lens.
I was testing out my Zomei 950nm deep infrared filter to see if it was possible to record video at all. I've read that the long exposure times of the deep IR 950nm filter would make video impossible, but I was able to get 4K QHD video at 1/30 sec shutter, f/4, with ISO between 360-800.
The performance of this filter isn't too different from my 850nm by the same company, although the histogram feels more compressed with this filter. According to the live histogram, the dynamic range of a sunny day is about 1/3 what the sensor can handle.
I am setting the exposure compensation to about -2.00 EV for proper exposure by eye (total subjective judgement), but the histogram on the camera still reads this as being underexposed.
I'm still shooting straight jpegs though and seeing what I can do purely in-camera. I will start pushing RAW files in post on my computer after I learn what my full spectrum Z5 can do on it's own.
I used FL Studio 11 to create some ambient background noise to replace the howling wind.
I thought the weird IR black and white long-take had a weird surreal, dream-like, Lynchian quality to it.
Desaturation and curves adjustment added in post.
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kyleclements.com
I was out for a walk yesterday with my shiny new full-spectrum converted Nikon Z5 full frame mirrorless camera and my old trusty 14-30mm/4 S lens.
I was testing out my Zomei 950nm deep infrared filter to see if it was possible to record video at all. I've read that the long exposure times of the deep IR 950nm filter would make video impossible, but I was able to get 4K QHD video at 1/30 sec shutter, f/4, with ISO between 360-800.
The performance of this filter isn't too different from my 850nm by the same company, although the histogram feels more compressed with this filter. According to the live histogram, the dynamic range of a sunny day is about 1/3 what the sensor can handle.
I am setting the exposure compensation to about -2.00 EV for proper exposure by eye (total subjective judgement), but the histogram on the camera still reads this as being underexposed.
I'm still shooting straight jpegs though and seeing what I can do purely in-camera. I will start pushing RAW files in post on my computer after I learn what my full spectrum Z5 can do on it's own.
I used FL Studio 11 to create some ambient background noise to replace the howling wind.
I thought the weird IR black and white long-take had a weird surreal, dream-like, Lynchian quality to it.
Desaturation and curves adjustment added in post.
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kyleclements.com
