Paul. I paid $250 for my converted G3.
Dave On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 4:08 AM, Paul Ewins <paulew...@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > Thanks David (and others). The reason for looking at a conversion is that > your view through the finder remains the same which gives you the option to > work in lower light conditions. I'd be interested in trying IR flash and I'm > not sure whether I'd be able to focus in light that dim (I.e. dim enough that > the flash would make a difference). There is one guy on eBay, Isaac Szabo > (szabophotograph) who says he can do it for $215 plus postage which seems > like a reasonable deal. Of course I'm paying air-mail both ways, but it > shouldn't be over the top. The spencerscamera.cm site has a lot of info on it > which is helpful in understanding the differences between the various > wavelength filters. > > Paul > > On 29/09/2010, at 11:51 AM, David Parsons wrote: > >> There are two ways to do it. 1. Buy a converted camera from them >> that they have already done. 2. Send in your camera to have >> converted. >> >> I know that there is at least one place that converts Pentaxes. There >> is a guy on PF that had one converted and there used to be a guy that >> would do it for a couple hundred (haven't seen him around lately). >> >> This is an old thread, but the links still work: >> http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/3344-pentax-ir-conversion.html#post439667 >> >> And the place linked: http://spencerscamera.com/default.aspx > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
