I find myself in a rather odd position, that is asking for advice rather then giving some, but here it goes…
I have a Nikon D5100 with the IR cut-off filter removed and replaced with a clear filter, so IR isn't blocked anymore. So far I've used it with refractors so adding a IR filter in front of the adaptor/corrector was never an issue. Now I'm trying my hand at using it with lenses and there where the issue comes along. With small lens I can deal with the issue by using IR filter in front of the lens itself. So far so good. With bigger lens, however, this is less straightforward. My choice lens is the Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 AFS which is well up to the job IR or no IR. Problem is that the colours are essentially wiped out for broadband subjects and all you end up with getting is a mushy yellowish image. The internal stock filter is of 52mm size so there isn't much choice for AP purposes here and most might not work (one I've tried is a disaster with massive red cut-off).
Question is, how do people handle the issue with excess IR in their images, if they have no means to add an IR cut filter up front?
I have a Nikon D5100 with the IR cut-off filter removed and replaced with a clear filter, so IR isn't blocked anymore. So far I've used it with refractors so adding a IR filter in front of the adaptor/corrector was never an issue. Now I'm trying my hand at using it with lenses and there where the issue comes along. With small lens I can deal with the issue by using IR filter in front of the lens itself. So far so good. With bigger lens, however, this is less straightforward. My choice lens is the Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 AFS which is well up to the job IR or no IR. Problem is that the colours are essentially wiped out for broadband subjects and all you end up with getting is a mushy yellowish image. The internal stock filter is of 52mm size so there isn't much choice for AP purposes here and most might not work (one I've tried is a disaster with massive red cut-off).
Question is, how do people handle the issue with excess IR in their images, if they have no means to add an IR cut filter up front?
