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At least you can leave the hood off and just use the adaptor....
The bit of design that seems daft to me, is that the adaptor has holes in it.
The holes allow the viewfinder to work better, but also let light in.
My Kood ND filter is only coated on one side and I suspect light bouncing around the inside of the filter is going to be a problem.
Hmmm - I remembered I had a 52mm R72 IR filter which is pretty extreme.
Quick test out the front door and I couldn't find any evidence of problems with light coming in the adapter holes.
And I can report the X10 is pretty cool at IR !!!!
Some zoom lengths are better than others and it is possible to find a length that completely avoids the IR hotspot and avoid flare artefacts.
LX3 was rubbish at IR - big hotspot in the middle of the image that couldn't be worked around.
5DII with the nifty fifty was also pretty rubbish; it needed huge long exposure times and still had a hotspot in the centre (but not as bad as LX3).
The X10 is definitely good enough to have a go at some proper images.
I only shot hand-held at stupidly high ISO - live view and auto focus worked fine! This shot is tarmac, wild strawberries and the pot contains brown and green grass (gardening :shake.
Hoya R72 IR Filter - ISO 6400, 8.3mm, f2.2, 1/17s - -1EV (looks like I used a bit too much) - Film style B&W with Red Filter - No post processing.
The bit of design that seems daft to me, is that the adaptor has holes in it.
The holes allow the viewfinder to work better, but also let light in.
My Kood ND filter is only coated on one side and I suspect light bouncing around the inside of the filter is going to be a problem.
Hmmm - I remembered I had a 52mm R72 IR filter which is pretty extreme.
Quick test out the front door and I couldn't find any evidence of problems with light coming in the adapter holes.
And I can report the X10 is pretty cool at IR !!!!
Some zoom lengths are better than others and it is possible to find a length that completely avoids the IR hotspot and avoid flare artefacts.
LX3 was rubbish at IR - big hotspot in the middle of the image that couldn't be worked around.
5DII with the nifty fifty was also pretty rubbish; it needed huge long exposure times and still had a hotspot in the centre (but not as bad as LX3).
The X10 is definitely good enough to have a go at some proper images.
I only shot hand-held at stupidly high ISO - live view and auto focus worked fine! This shot is tarmac, wild strawberries and the pot contains brown and green grass (gardening :shake.
Hoya R72 IR Filter - ISO 6400, 8.3mm, f2.2, 1/17s - -1EV (looks like I used a bit too much) - Film style B&W with Red Filter - No post processing.
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