Thanks so much guys for your feedback! Helps me a lot!

Egmont, those infrared highlights in the first one...yeah...i hate those and it's like that in the original. I'll have to see about tweaking it. :)

Guys, i learned some interesting information. I did a lot of experimenting this afternoon, trying to figure out this filter. I've been having so many problems.

Kemal and i both have Sony cams. We found out that our cameras pose a challege for infared shooting when using an infared filter. Digitals cams block some infared light. How each camera does it is different, and how much of the infared spectrum each cam blocks is different.

When we're shooting we catch the part of the infared spectrum that not being blocked by our cam, and the part that the filter is allowing to go thru. i wonder how wide of a range that is.

Anyway, seems like just using our infared filter is not the best way to take infared shots.

the recommendation is to shoot in night shot mode in conjunction with our infared filter and possible one or more ND filters. I have tried it, but the multiple stacking of filters caused vingetting.

Problem is Sony makes this cam so nightshot mode is done with AUTOMATIC settings. With 1/60 sec shutter speed being the fastest shutter speed on nightshot mode, that pretty much sucks!

Also, with Kemal's Sony (DSC-717), he'll have to cover the infared lens to prevent black spots from occuring on the image.

Gotta tell ya guys, after shooting today, i was really frustrated with my results. Guess i'll just have to keep at it! Thanks again for your feedback, ya'all!!! Sure do appreciate it! :)

Message edited on: 09/05/2005 23:57