Hoya R72 IR Filter Prices.....

[aphex]

So i decided that i want to get a Hoya R72 IR filter to try and dabble in a bit of IR photography. I've seen expensive filters before, buy my god, the jump in prices between different steps is INSANE... I wanted to get the 77mm and step up from the others.

I have three lenses right now for my D70;
Nikkor 50mm 1.8 (58mm)
Nikkor 18-200vr (72mm)
Tokina 12-24 (77mm)

The Hoya R72 filter prices on ebay are as follows;
58mm - ~$40 or less
72mm - ~ $75
77mm - ~ $140

Crazyness... Retail on the 77mm is INSANE, upwards of $250.... And i thought my B+W Kasemaan MRC 72mm Circular Polarizer for $120 was expensive...

 

[tfinch2]

Heh, if you're buying a few IR filters in the 70+mm range, sometimes it's better to weigh the cost-benefit of getting a cheapy body and doing an IR conversion. Sure it'll cost a few hundred dollars more, but you don't have to do long exposures for one, and it's hard to justify spending hundreds of dollars on just filters that do a half-ass job.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Heh, if you're buying a few IR filters in the 70+mm range, sometimes it's better to weigh the cost-benefit of getting a cheapy body and doing an IR conversion. Sure it'll cost a few hundred dollars more, but you don't have to do long exposures for one, and it's hard to justify spending hundreds of dollars on just filters that do a half-ass job.

Hmm, i dunno, a new body would set me back nearly $400....

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Maybe try and find an IR filter plugin for Photoshop?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
Maybe try and find an IR filter plugin for Photoshop?

most of the people around have commented that there are two things that are very difficult to recreate in PS, circular polarizer and IR.