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Minolta Rokkor-X 45mm f/2 for Infrared Photography

The Minolta Rokkor-X 45mm f/2 is a small vintage lens ideally suited to infrared photography due to its lack of hot spots.

Infrared Photography Live Stream (July 1)

A replay of the July 1 live stream, where I answered your questions, critiqued your IR images and edited your IR images live.

Which infrared filter do I have?

How do you know what type of infrared filter you have if you have an unmarked filter or if you purchased a used converted camera? Use this guide to help you identify the type of IR filter you have.

Your reference guide to infrared photography

My book Color Doesn’t Exist: A Practical Guide to Infrared Photography contains a wealth of information on the complex subject of IR photography, including filters, equipment, settings, and editing. Available in print and ebook editions.

$49.00

LR IR Color Swap Profiles

Improve your Lightroom workflow for infrared photography. Avoid round trips to Photoshop by swapping colors directly in... Read more

Used Infrared Gear from KEH

I've purchased many infrared filters and lenses from KEH. Here is a selection of currently available infrared gear.

Gear

Camera Conversions & Infrared Filters

Raw Editors

  • ON1 Photo RAW Get 20% off with code ROBSHEA20
  • DxO PhotoLab Easy-to-use infrared raw editor; recommend Elite Edition.
  • Nik Collection Plugin suite for Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, and more.

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Rob Shea

Learn infrared photography with video tutorials, photo shooting and editing guides, tips, tricks, raw editor reviews, and product reviews. Get free downloads to help you to process infrared images. Learn new techniques to simplify the complex editing workflow for color infrared images in Adobe Lightroom and other raw editors. Rob wrote the book on infrared photography, a definitive guide for photographers new to and experienced with infrared photography. Sign up for the newsletter! You can see the prior newsletters below.

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Infrared Book Now Shipping The new inventory for my book Color Doesn't Exist: A Practical Guide to Infrared Photography is now available for shipping! As a bonus for international readers, I've reduced the cost of shipping internationally by 23% and 31% in Canada. You can also use the code FREESHIP for free shipping on the print/eBook bundle. Color Doesn't Exist is the definitive guide to infrared photography. It covers equipment, filters, camera conversions, shooting, white balancing, and...

Infrared Lens Database A common challenge for infrared photography is selecting lenses free from hot spots. Some resources list many lenses, some cover only specific lens mounts, some offer detailed descriptions, and some offer test shots. Finding everything in one place is hard, so I created the Infrared Lens Database. Your raw image contributions made creating profiles for hundreds of cameras possible with the Infrared Profile Pack. Let's do the same for lenses! Let's build the most...

Most Popular Cameras for Infrared Photography 2025

Most Popular Cameras for Infrared Photography Here are the most popular infrared cameras from major brands, including Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, and Sony. I’ll also show the best options across sensor sizes: full-frame, APS-C, Micro Four Thirds, and medium-format. Find out which cameras photographers trust most for infrared photography. Infrared Book International Shipping Available Color Doesn’t Exist is an informative and pleasantly readable guide for the novice but...