Hoya 67mm Infrared R72 Filter

Hoya 58mm Infrared R72 Filter is just brilliant, if you've never tried IR stuff then I would recommend this filter as a good starting point.

This is an excellent infrared filter. It is well made and blocks all visible light, letting through only infrared. If you hold it up to the light it looks completely black to the naked eye, but on my Pentax K-70 with some long exposures it delivers beautiful infrared photographs. I can recommend this filter.

When I used to shoot in b&w I liked using a red filter sometimes for the effect on clouds, stone etc. In digital I never seened to get the same effect converting to b&w in photoshop, but this filter allows me to do so and I am enjoying using it.

This a well made, good quality infrared filter. It looks virtually black when you look through it. In order to use the filter you need to:- mount the camera on a sturdy tripod;- focus on the subject;- put the filter on the lens;- switch off autofocus .. if you leave autofocus switched on the camera may start hunting when you press the shutter release;- switch off any vibration reduction / image stabilisation system on the lens or camera .. they introduce movement when the camera is mounted on a tripod;- try a test exposure - when shooting at f16 and ISO 100 I start with a 180 second exposure .. if you try ISO 400 then an equivalent time would be 45 seconds- activate the shutter release using a cable release or the camera's self- timer mode to prevent moving the camera.- check the image on the back of the camera and if necessary try other exposure times. When trying other exposures it's worth bearing in mind that if the image on the back of the camera is too dark and you double the exposure time you are only increasing the exposure by one stop.Straight out of the camera the image will just be red and to get an interesting picture you'll have to manipulate it in Photoshop or GIMP or your image editor of choice. There are loads of web sites that will show you how to do this - just google "infrared photography tutorials"

Well to start off this Hoya R72 52mm is being used on my Nikon D7000 with a Nikkor f/1.8 35mm prime lens.The camera I'm using is rumoured on the internet to be one of worst for infrared photography with an IR filter due to it's modern IR blocking internal filter. I have to say this is largely a myth, whilst not as good as some images I've seen from converted cameras such as Nikon D70s ; my current combination has provided some very pleasing results.Feel free to view my Flickr to look at some examples, [...]This is a great filter that will satisfy all who have an interest in slightly abstract photography and all black and white enthusiasts - but I have found IR photography is really all about experimentation so just buy this reasonably priced filter and get trying things out!You will need to be using a tripod and remote shutter release with these filter and are only really usable on bright sunny days as it blocks so much light.The filter comes in a sturdy plastic box with foam inside to protect from scratching and was delivered promptly by post (Royal Mail) in a JiffyBag.

Heard its the only way to shoot ir images without modification. The filter shows very heavy vignetting on ff lens and camera which I am not expecting. All filters I use are from hoya and none expected this has this unexpectedly amount of vignette. It should be a very good filter for apsc users but limiting a 24mp ff sensor to shooting 10mp only isn't pleasing at all.

The filter filters out light below a wavelength of 720nm. It's great for having a go at Infra Red photography, and has worked very well on my Canon Eos-M camera. As others have said, you need to use a tripod as the exposures are long - I've varied between 5 and 30 seconds depending on light, aperture, and ISO.As my camera won't focus due to the image being too dark, it's been a case of framing the photo with the camera on a tripod, manually focussing, then carefully attaching the filter and taking the shot.You need to read up on the web about how to process the images for best results, but the filter is definitely very good, and allows some sharp pictures. Do a search on "Infrared" on photography forums like Talk Photography.Another forum member reported that they tried a cheaper filter and had major issues with uneven exposure across the frame, but when they bought the Hoya filter this completely resolved the issue.I've always tended to use Hoya filters and as ever, this one doesn't disappoint.

The filter is simple to use