Four Canon Digital Cameras, Same Lens, Same Scene, Infrared

Since we had a few Canon’s here for testing, we decided to photograph the same scene with the same lens in infrared to see how the different models handled it.
On a day when I was out in the country testing cameras, I decided to try something that made sense to me: photography the same scene with the same lens on the four Canon dSLR’s I had with me, the 1Ds Mark III, 350D, 400D and 450D. I was particularly curious in the progression across the 350D, 400D, 450D series, but since I had the 1DsM3 it made sense to use it too. Note that the 350D is my converted for infrared by MaxMax.com model.

So below you will find the images straight from the camera, a mono conversion from one channel and a 100% section from the image. You’ll find the RAW files up on our new Digital Infrared RAW Sample File page. All cameras used auto white balance, except the converted 350D. As usual, we used a Hoya R72 filter. The lens is the Canon 17-35mm f2.8L.

First the straight images:

1Ds Mark III (30 sec f4, 100ISO)
Canon 1Ds Mark II infrared camera test

Converted 350D (1/125sec f5.6 100ISO)
Converted Canon 350D Infrared Photography Camera Test

400D (30sec f4 100ISO)
Canon 400D Infrared Photography Camera Test

450D (30sec f4 100ISO)
Canon 450D Infrared Photography Camera Test

Next the monochrome images from one channel. These have been levels adjusted and sharpened:


1Ds Mark III

Red
Canon 1Ds Mark III infrared camera test

Green
Canon 1Ds Mark III infrared camera test

Blue
Canon 1Ds Mark III infrared camera test


400D (from the Green channel)

Canon 400D Infrared Photography Camera Test


450D
Red
Canon 450D Infrared Photography Camera Test

Green
Canon 450D Infrared Photography Camera Test

Now the center of the image at 100% (I’ve chosen the best monochrome channel, but applied no levels or sharpening):


1Ds Mark III

Canon 1Ds Mark III infrared camera test


Converted 350D

Converted Canon 350D Infrared Photography Camera Test


400D

Canon 400D Infrared Photography Camera Test


450D
Canon 450D Infrared Photography Camera Test

And lastly, here is a second scene, just the best monochrome image:



1Ds Mark III

Canon 1Ds Mark III infrared camera test


Converted 350D

Converted Canon 350D Infrared Photography Camera Test


400D

Canon 400D Infrared Photography Camera Test


450D
Canon 450D Infrared Photography Camera Test

All these cameras can produce great infrared images.

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