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Full-spectrum violet

Full-spectrum violet

What new color palettes could be achieved with full-spectrum (visible, UV and IR) cameras? This is a question I often ponder. Some months ago I had read a…

Brocken spectre

A Brocken spectre

Clouds and fog have many valleys in Switzerland firmly in its grip. Above it, however, there is often perfect winter weather. A few days ago I was in…

Wildlife in IR

Wildlife in IR

My infrared Nikon D70 finally arrived today. I bought the camera specifically for shooting wildlife and for using it with the Tokina 300mm f/2.8 AF AT-X lens. The…

Simon Marsden

Homage to Simon Marsden

I remember coming across the eerie images of Simon Marsden as a little boy. In the school library, I was flipping through a magazine (probably GEO) and came…

UV bandpass Kolari

Entering the realm of UV

After an in-depht test session with the Kolari UV Bandpass filter and the Nikon 28mm f/2.8 AI-s lens I can answer the question I had asked in the…

Nikon 28mm

The Nikon 28mm and infrared

Is the Nikon 28mm f/2.8 AI-s, which is arguably one of the best Nikon lenses, suitable for infrared photography? Well, there’s a controversy about this question. If you…