Last I checked, Kolari only offers the UT mod on select FF mirrorless cameras. They do full spectrum and IR mods on select digital backs (including the CFV 100c) but I don't think they do anything with the MF mirrorless.
freaklikeme wrote:
Last I checked, Kolari only offers the UT mod on select FF mirrorless cameras. They do full spectrum and IR mods on select digital backs (including the CFV 100c) but I don't think they do anything with the MF mirrorless.
Yes, their UT mod (Ultra Thin Coverglass) is only for full frame cameras, with the exception of the Red Komodo, which is a Super 35 cinema camera. I do not believe they ever offered the UT modification for medium format cameras.
Given the very questionable coverage of 44×33 with rangefinder lenses I cannot imagine buying a very expensive X2D2, modifying the coverglass in a way which comprises native lens performance and mounting very expensive manual glass to it only to take rubbish (subjective) photos of mostly static subjects.
That is why I perhaps incorrectly assumed @stgrove was interested in spectral conversions.
I would reach out to them and see how they respond. They are often willing to take on first-time projects. They did an 850 IR conversion on a GFX 50 for me back in 2018. It was their first look at the camera, but the conversion went great and the camera is still humming along.
Given the superior calibration profiling that Hassy does to generate its HNCS ... it is essentially perfect at
6500K = 6500K
5000K = 5000K
etc.
Imo, part of the reason you get the Hassy is for the color calibration perfection ... seems counterintuitive to purchase perfection so you can make it imperfect ... especially with someone else jacking the whole thing up. Plenty of other "donor" options that aren't "perfectly calibrated" to choose from.
You can also pay someone to get sandpaper to scuff up your APO lenses and get that vintage vibe.
RustyBug wrote:
Given the superior calibration profiling that Hassy does to generate its HNCS ... it is essentially perfect at
6500K = 6500K
5000K = 5000K
etc.
Imo, part of the reason you get the Hassy is for the color calibration perfection ... seems counterintuitive to purchase perfection so you can make it imperfect ... especially with someone else jacking the whole thing up. Plenty of other "donor" options that aren't "perfectly calibrated" to choose from.
You can also pay someone to get sandpaper to scuff up your APO lenses and get that vintage vibe.
But, hey ... whatever floats your boat.
Incredible colour inaccuracy, using custom filters and pushing spectral response all over the place with my GFX is some of the most fun I've had with a camera. It may not look realistic but reality can be boring.
That said, I was very uninspired by the stock rendering of this camera.
thrice wrote:
Incredible colour inaccuracy, using custom filters and pushing spectral response all over the place with my GFX is some of the most fun I've had with a camera. It may not look realistic but reality can be boring.
That said, I was very uninspired by the stock rendering of this camera.
Oh, I get the creative element of IR ... totally dig on it. I just think converting a Hassy's exceptionalism into the color accuracy of HNCS into IR ... is a bit antithetical. Your point being uninspired by stock rendering of the GFX makes it a great candidate for creative conversion.
I guess if someone is NOT inspired by the color accuracy of the HNCS ... sure, convert it. I tend to think the color accuracy of the HNCS is the source of inspiration for the Hassy ... but, that's just me.
Nice work, btw.
Maybe convert an X1D II or X2D alongside an X2D II ... but, I reckon my pockets aren't deep enough to think about converting an X2D II (meaning, I'd likely have multiple X2D II's at that point).
I've had my IR conversions, and am considering maybe another one ... but, those conversion targets have always been "last year's Cadillac", not this year's Rolls Royce.
Converting an X2D II ... no guts, no glory ... right?
stgrove wrote:
Just wonder if anyone has done this as I am contemplating doing it one day.
Another option is to wait a bit for the A7Rvi. After all, full spectrum conversion negates the ‘color science’ argument for using the Hasselblad and most report that there should be a resolution boost. Sony’s IBIS will probably receive a bit of an upgrade and the EVF should be first rate.
I will add a counter-point. I've been working with Infrared imagery for 15+ years and my full spectrum cameras were always Sony bodies. The most modern one is the A1. Sony color science isn't too impressive and it always created issues with the color response in the full spectrum imagery. Results were sometimes better or worse, depending on the light of the scene, etc.
I recently had a Lumix S1R MKII converted to full spectrum and it is markedly better at dealing with the colors that the unfiltered sensor renders. I have observed that WB is almost always acceptable with just the bare sensor, once you set manually for the scene, which is standard procedure for a FS camera. Certain vegetation renders differently than with the stock camera, but in general, WB is completely usable. With the FS Sony bodies, decent WB is tough even with a hot mirror filter. So it may be that the more robust color science of the Hassy would be an even bigger advantage for full spectrum work.
josh-himes wrote:
So it may be that the more robust color science of the Hassy would be an even bigger advantage for full spectrum work.
I wondered about this ... but, I guess we'd have to ask Hassy if they calibrated throughout full spectrum, or just within a given range for visible. There too, I suppose if I were doing full spectrum technical work, I might lean into Hassy's efforts as potentially helpful. From the "artistic" perspective of jacking around with color for fun, I still would think twice about if converting HNCS was the. way I wanted to go.
Still, I'm not sure I'd want to be the guinea pig for $10K (camera + conversion) to find out if it made a difference ... which takes me back to an X1D II, etc.
