Originally posted by aitrus3 Haha awesome
I like your last one there.
Originally posted by Vmax911 Second one sure is easier to look at. This IR stuff is intriguing.
Originally posted by bertwert I quite like that second shot you've shared there
Thanks!, that one is also posted somewhere else but I decided to put it in my gallery so I could cross post it easier. I'm hoping to actually get decent at this at some point but it's seriously a sideline thing.
The hardest part is the 2 hours of meticulous disassembly and then carefully cutting out of rubber, (and usually destroying) the built in ir/uv filter in the mirrorless eos-m without destroying any of the ribbons or micro sized connectors, and then carefully reassembling the whole mess and having it work. I used a slowed down video example of the operation and recommend at least a point by point I looked it up and the K5 is even more freaky to convert. I'm considering getting a second k5 for a backup before trying this operation on it.
Word of warning: Warning, there is soldering involved in the pentax takedown. I have 30+ years experience in component level electronics repair, so I'm not going to be pushing anyone to try this at home. If anyone decides to try it on their own be sure to find step by step instructions and understand them before you start, and use containers lined up to split parts into as many logical steps as possible....and clean...now clean again. now clean the air, now throw the cat out. Lifepixel is a much easier option and sells used gear too. I wish they had a k5 already done as they make very reasonably prices astrocams now that we can reliably tether them. I get enough HA (ionized hydrogen emits at near IR wavelengths) in the K5 without conversion that it may not even be worth the risk.