
Floresence photography Advice
#1
Posted 25 June 2010 - 02:05 PM
I am interested in photographing fluorescence in the 400-600nm range.I would need a light source emitting in the region of 450nm and photograph the resulting fluorescence range.
I need advice and suggestions to the source of light i would need and where to source filters from
Thanks
#2
Posted 25 June 2010 - 03:10 PM
Give Nigthsea a call. They sell all the bits to do fluorescence/phosphorescence photography.Good day
I am interested in photographing fluorescence in the 400-600nm range.I would need a light source emitting in the region of 450nm and photograph the resulting fluorescence range.
I need advice and suggestions to the source of light i would need and where to source filters from
Thanks
Bill
Bill
Canon 7d, Nauticam, Lots of glass, Olympus OMD-EM5, Nauticam, 60 macro, 45 macro, 8 mm fisheye, Inon, S&S, Athena Strobes plus lots of fiddly bits.
www.blueviews.net
#3
Posted 26 June 2010 - 03:09 PM
Good day
I am interested in photographing fluorescence in the 400-600nm range.I would need a light source emitting in the region of 450nm and photograph the resulting fluorescence range.
I need advice and suggestions to the source of light i would need and where to source filters from
Thanks
I've purchased dichroic filters from Omega Optical in Vermont in the past, but never for underwater photography (I used them for laser fluorescense applications).
If you are going to do this with an underwater setup, I would start by putting a band-pass filter on your strobe (cutting out everything but 450nm), a rejection-pass filter inside a flat port (cutting out the reflected 450nm light from the strobe so you can see the fluorescense), and a really high ISO setting on your camera.
#4
Posted 14 July 2010 - 12:56 AM
#5
Posted 20 August 2010 - 10:52 AM
thanks
BVA
Edited by Drew, 20 August 2010 - 11:34 AM.
Bill
Canon 7d, Nauticam, Lots of glass, Olympus OMD-EM5, Nauticam, 60 macro, 45 macro, 8 mm fisheye, Inon, S&S, Athena Strobes plus lots of fiddly bits.
www.blueviews.net
#6
Posted 08 September 2010 - 01:29 PM
Where did you get the filters? From the website?
thanks
BVA
If you are in UK you can contact Alex who will have them available soon.
Otherwise you can take a look at www.glowdive.com where you will find underwater ultraviolet lights and the filters needed to photograph underwater fluorescence. Website still in Spanish only, English version coming soon. Contact me at info@glowdive.com if you need more information.
Cheers,
Carlos
#7
Posted 17 June 2011 - 10:51 PM
I have thought about building a UV light ring for my camera.
How important is it to use a UV filter on the lens?
#8
Posted 20 June 2011 - 01:21 PM
Bill
Bill
Canon 7d, Nauticam, Lots of glass, Olympus OMD-EM5, Nauticam, 60 macro, 45 macro, 8 mm fisheye, Inon, S&S, Athena Strobes plus lots of fiddly bits.
www.blueviews.net
#9
Posted 12 June 2012 - 11:58 PM
Edited by Basileus, 13 June 2012 - 12:01 AM.
#10
Posted 01 July 2013 - 02:00 AM
I am thinking of getting into fluorescence photography as well and considering two types of lightning:
#1: DIY continous LED light using a 50W 460nm module - I have to find the right cheap "host" light yet.
#2: Blue filters, cutting off at <470nm for my INON S2000's - Here I am looking for the right filters that transmit >90% of the
blue (below 470nm) and <5% above 480nm. I browsed through the Lee brochure but haven't found any that fulfills my criteria.
Which one would be the more efficient for photography? In normal photography I'd never take a video light instead of strobes but here the LED version doesn't waste energy on unused colors while ~60% of the strobe's energy is not used. further advantage of the LED version is the video and focus assist capability.
Any suggestions on "host" light I could start with? (cheap, easy to build in a ~2*2" LED board, provides plenty of power - the best would be 36650 cells)