Alas, this was my conclusion as well. Fortunately, I ordered mine from Amazon, so they -- I bought two sizes -- were quickly and easily returned.
Oh, and congrats on the camera purchase!
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I did not think of Amazon. Checked it out now. They did not have it in 82mm size anyway, so I could not have gotten it through them. The cost was not that much, so I was not that concerned with getting just one.
I'm looking at getting the high quality 590nm filter from either lifepixel or kolari. They are both about the same cost. I guess they are about the same quality? So, flip a coin?
Kolari is closer to me.....
If anyone is using a Sony FF camera (or even APS-C), there's a good lens available.
I just got the new Tamron 24mm f/2.8 Di III lens, and it's a terrific IR lens.
Very sharp, good contrast and best of all, no hotspots at any aperture.
And it's $200 new.
Sony a6300, 830nm, f/4, 1/200s
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Well, I just realized that I still have Photoshop CS5 installed. It has the free Nik Collection plugin installed. So I loaded the D810 PSD file I created in CC into CS5 and tried the control point process. After a bit of fumbling around, here is what I got.
https://www.gophotog.org/allphotos/i...1_0150-CS5.jpg
A lot easier than trying to use layers in photoshop! Still a bit of a learning curve. But, I got more out of the time I spent with the Nik Collection, than the time I spent trying to get something out of photoshop.
I took my FrankenKamera VII with the Minolta MD 24-35 mounted to a nearby park this afternoon, where I wandered around for about an hour taking photos.
Including this one, which I rather like:
https://i.imgur.com/U41NH4l.jpg
Nice perspective, Jeffrey.
I like this one, too!
https://i.imgur.com/QSV7hHg.jpg
Sony a6300, Sigma 16mm, 830nm
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b8d2ae21_o.jpg