Roger Hance FRPS Photography . I am an award wining photographer from Essex. Although I cover many photographic genres, I tend to specialise in natural history and landscape photography. I currently use Olympus cameras and lenses I aim to upload videos that are both enjoyable and informative. I regularly give zoom presentations to photographic clubs/societies so anyone who feels they would like me to present a talk to their club can contact me via the contacts page of my web site at www.rogerhancefrps.com
Smashing pics. I love the look and steer away from club competitions also, for the same reason. I find ir film doesn't produce satisfactory results on the whole. Not least is the juggling with low isos.
Hi Roger, I tried the filters but it was rubbish to say the least! I have meaning to get to grips with this for years, so when my XT2 became spare after getting the XT5 I sent it off I have it now permanently fitted with the Fuji XF14 2.8 and love it, yes old cemeteries are great subject, very eerie!
Glad you enjoyed the video Richard and thank for commenting. Its a different and enjoyable way of taking pictures, and well worth the money getting a old camera converted.
Thanks Neil. It seemed daft having the old EM1mkIi sitting around doing nothing. It re-sale price was ridiculous, so it made sense to get it converted. I have always liked IR images, but its not to everyones taste.
@@rogerhance5883 Very true. I looked at trading in my old Canon 50d, but have since given it the Magic Lantern firmware. I did consider IR, and it’s still an option I might explore
As an IT person with a camera: real art lies in composition, in understanding your rig, and using its functions to create the desired result. That is how photography can be art. But depending on post-production is taking your supposed art into something artificial. As fake as a beautiful ginger lady with turquoise dyed hair, fake freckles and layers of lipstick and maskara. Be natural. AI isn't photography. I take endless photo cliché sunsets, because the Atlantic Ocean is 300 yards from me. I cannot often visit the Kgalagadi to shoot prides of lion, or to arrest an elusive African wildcat or caracal. Visiting the same boring beauty of Scotland or Wales never happened in the past 63 years for me; will I ever get to see it? Thanks for the countless boringly beautiful photos. At least now I can see it.
Fantastic, footage and variety of shots. I got a decent shot of a wolf wasp with bee in flight about 5 years ago using the predecesor to the OM-1, 300mm f4 and 1.4TC. It's much easier than using the 90mm macro. Fantastic working distance (1.2m minimum) and the wasp pretty much fills the frame. For bees wasps and butterflies I prefer the 300mm with or without the 1.4TC to the 90mm. If I were to use the 90mm I would use a flash and macro difuser for more detailed and greater DOF shots.
Great video Roger, I really enjoyed the images and its actually a really creative and unique way of taking photos. They almost look like there from another planet. Its something I would love to try out one day, clearly its not everyones cup of tea from the comment section but thats beside the point. If you enjoy taking them, thats what matters! Yours sincerely, James.
Thanks James. I knew some people would be critical and I say in the video that IR is an aquired taste. At the end of the day, we take pictures that we like, and thats the important thing. Thanks for the kind comment.
Hi Roger, (from Roger) I have a converted Canon camera to IR, but I use it for wildlife with IR flash at night using triggers and actually love the results, some I converted to colour in Photoshop, fascinating the effects
Thanks for the very kind comment Charlie. Not sure how much it would cost but if you contact Protech, I am sure they will give you a quote. I would think in the region of £215.
Thanks for commenting Barry. Glad you enjoyed it. When ProTech do the conversion, they will set a custom white balence, but its easy enough to do yourself. You just take a reading off of grass. Although the images will look monochrome in the viewfinder and on the LCD screen, they will have a slight colour cast. I convert my images to mono in Sliver FX software, and that takes the colour cast out completely. Hope that helps.
Hi Roger, I'm Ray. I'm new to your channel and this is the first video I watch. Stunning images! I'm familiar with IR digital photography. I had my Canon EOS 5D, which I got brand new in 2007, converted to IR in 2018 and have not looked back! Not everyone cup of tea, as you've said, but stunning nonetheless. I'm going to 'explore' your channel now. All the best. Ray.
Hi Ray, Thanks for watching, and glad you enjoyed the video. As you say, its not everyones cup of tea, but like you, IR gives another area of photography to explore. Have fun `exploring my channel. Most of the videos are natural history based, and although they are mainly based towards the OM /Olympus system, a lot of the techniques and information would be applicable to your Canon system. Thanks for commenting.
An alternative to getting the camera converted to a single wavelength eg the 720nm option, is to get a "full spectrum" conversion then you can put a range of filters on the lens, from 550nm- 850nm all give different 'looks' and with a mirrorless system you get WYSWYG in the viewfinder. There is also an option to "channel swap" in colour and get interesting images, from subtle to 'wild.'
Appetite whetted for this genre - again! I have considered an IR conversion many times before but never taken the plunge .... maybe I will this time having seen your pictures Roger. Must say, you have really made a compelling case as taking anything other than sports tends to be a no-no for me during the harsh light of summer. (and I am not a get up early person 🙂 - tried it in the past only to find that conditions were not as the weather forecast folk predicted once the sun came up and I was already on my way to where I wanted to photograph).
Thanks for commenting Alan. Like you , I am not a great fan of getting up early. I did it all my life for work, and didnt want to have to do it when I retired. Unfortunately, sometimes you have too. Its very frustrating getting up early, driving in the dark, walking to the location, and then finding either the light is rubbish, or the thing you want to photograph is not performing.
@@rogerhance5883 The results are first rate Roger and what an excellent re purpose of an old camera. Terrific images....Huge thanks for the heads up info too..saved me a lot of researching. Thank you
Thanks for commenting. I had mine converted just before my trip to Skye and Torridon. Glad I did because there were times when the light was far too harsh.
What do you see in the evf? In an IR conversion is the Bayer array removed as well? Do you have to use the RAW files, or can the image processor produce a jpeg?
Thanks for commenting. You see a monochrome image in the viewfinder or on the back of the LCD screen. The image will have a slight `magenta tone or colour cast`, but I correct that in post processing. I use Silver FX for converting my monos, and I find it gives a nice `punchy` black and white. I shoot IR in Raw, but you can shoot it as a Jpeg. I have to say I dont understand `is the Bayer array removed` ? I am afraid that going a bit over my head ! 😂
Thanks for commenting. With a converted IR camera, you will get a good idea in the vieewfinder and the LCD screen as to what the finished image will look like. The images will have a slight sepia/or magenta cast, but when I convert to monochrome in post production, the colour cast disappears.
Hi Roger, do the images come out of camera like the images shown or is there a special way of editing them. I bought a cheap already converted camera but the images are nothing like your photos.
Hi Stephen, Thanks for commenting. The pictures on the back of the screen will look different to how these pictures have finished up. On the back screen and viewfinder, they will have a slight colour cast, - often magenta. This is fairly normal for all IR converted cameras. To reduce this, take a white balance reading off of grass, and and set that on your camera. Even still , there will be a cast to the pictures. Once I have downloaded the pictures, I convert to monochrone using Silver FX software, and that takes the colour cast out completely. I find the settings, - High Structure Smooth or High Structure Harsh will give a nice punchy mono with a decent range of tones. Hope this helps.
@@stephenwilliams6682 I should have mentioned the colour cast and how I process the images in the video, but I try to keep all my video to about 10mins long. After that, I think people tend to get a bit bored.
Roger, I love infrared. I have a Panasonic DMC-GF1 converted, which I picked up off eBay in 2020. The lens I've been using on it is the 9-16mm Olympus lens, which I found to be a great lens for Infrared. Great set of pictures. If you would like to see my Infrared pictures follow the like to my playlist for Infrared. ru-vid.com/group/PLHn_vzksV3Wcr572u6YTQuAXQxijelEcO&jct=s0Yt4MODsPpaBi_-BZLwYA
Thanksfor commenting Mark. If I was going away to do landscape, I would still get up early in the morning for sunrise, or be out late in the vening to take `conventional shots`. Trouble is that when you go away to a location, and it bright and sunny, what do you during the middle of the day ? At least IR photography gives you another option.
Love your Photography but I'm not into infrared images, it smacks of a Photographer (not You) has run out of ideas and venues going forward, I really cannot see the point at all, same as these RU-vid Videos everybody goes to the same places whether in England-Scotland- Wales and they all photograph the same old places and the same compositions it gets rather boring at times, Photography is changing in many respects, I've been doing it for at least forty years, you don't need all that scaffolding on the front of your Lenses nowadays you don't need Magnetic Filters all this stuff is obsolete, we have. in built filters in the Olympus Cameras and with lightroom and photoshop its all there for you and I defy anyone to tell me what method has been used to achieve your goal. Okay rant over, great Video as always you try to give us something different every week and you succeed, regards, Colin.
Thanks for commenting, and you do have some interesting points. As I mentioned in the video, Infra Red is not to everyones taste. I know of at least two camera club judges who hate it, which is fair enough. Everyone to their own, and it would be a very boring world if we all liked the same type of images. Regarding taking the same shots as everyone, else in places in `England-Scotland-Wales`, again its a valid comment. It would be nice to find new locations that have not been photographed before, but most of these `honey spot` or `tripod holes` locations are often the best places to take pictures. O.K. so they have been done to death, and by other phtographers who have made better pictures than me, but the fact they have been done before should stop other photographers from taking the pictures. Having never been to Skye and Torrindon, it would have been rude not to have taken a few shots, and providing the photographer is happy with them, it should not decry him from taking a shot that been done thousands of time before. Thanks for the comment, and as I said at the start, you do have some interesting points. P.S. Regarding `running out of idea`- I am always trying to think of new ideas, but unfortunately, they never seem to materialise ! 😂
Different people work with different tools because their brains are wired differently. Some may like the analogue of attaching filters while others may like to tinker in Lightroom with their mouse. Different strokes for different folks. Regarding infra red, it's an interesting way of seeing the world as if we have a different set of eyes. Certain living things see the world in a completely different frequency range. It can be fascinating and actually encourage greater creativity.
The real skill and luck is finding that one moment where the same old location provides a unique lighting situation thar allows a photo to be created with a completely iujnique perspective. That usually requires great persistence and patience. @rogerhance5883
Roger, I was captivated, great photography and a really interesting subject. You clearly showed features we would not notice in such detail, well done.
Great shots Roger. I'm not a pro but have shot some amateur cricket & rugby with the EM-1 MKII & MKIII, with the MC14 & MC20 converters for cricket. It goes without saying that I covet the 150-400, but I was able to get great shots witht he Olympus system. For a sport like cricket, Pro-capture is a God send.
Bonjour Encore et comme toujours une vidéo très interessante. Est il possible de filmer à 60 images/seconde et de ralentir en post production (pour atteindre la même qualité) Bientôt une vidéo youtube sur les réglages de l'OM-1 pour la vidéo??? Merci. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello Again and as always a very interesting video. Is it possible to film at 60 frames/second and slow down in post production (to achieve the same quality) Soon a youtube video on the OM-1 settings for video??? Thanks.
Bonjour Philippe, Merci pour votre commentaire. Je ralentis souvent mon 40k 60fps pour lui donner un aspect plus « naturel ». Bien que cela ne donne pas un réel effet de ralenti, cela peut sembler tout à fait acceptable de le ralentir des 2/3. Je souhaite juste que l'OM1mkII fasse la mise au point automatique à 120 ips comme le G9mkII. Je suis tenté d'en acheter un, car on ne sait pas combien de temps il faudra avant qu'OM Systems ne sorte un OM1mkIII.