IR conversion of an E-410

[Kobold_IR]

Conversion of an Olympus E-410 to an IR-Camera

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by Stefan Hübner<o></o>
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After the conversion of an E-1 of mine to an IR-Camera ( suppoorted by this very fine documentation :
http://forum.fourthirdsphoto.com/showthread.php?t=29059 by Jens Birch), the idea suggested itself,<o></o>
trying the same with an E-system-Camera with ‘liveview’ ..The idea was that the AF<o></o>
was no longer responsible and the sensor assumes the problem of the sharpness<o></o>
(but don’t run away with this idea … for it is not a compact-camera ... and there is
still a problem - I've solved for myself) .<o></o>
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The most important reason is, you can see the picture in the infrared colours <o></o>
before taking the picture.<o></o>
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Caution !!! :<o></o>
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By trying this conversion, the warranty of the producer expires .Therefore certain steps <o></o>
of this thread aren’t discribed .I don’t take any liability for the accuracy,completeness <o></o>
and the consequences of trying the following conversion .You will try it on your own risk !!!!<o></o>
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First I had to unscrew the rear panel( Abb.), all about 9.

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In this process 2 screws are hidden under the protection of the view finder. ( only the upper 2 are important ).


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By lifting of the rear panel you have to be careful cause of a trace pitch inside , which connects the
display and the interior of the cam . This must not be unfixed – you simply can flip the rear panel up .
(For better sight I’ve removed it )


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For the next step 4 screws have to be removed : 3 to fix the sensor , one (a) to hold the <o></o>
board - left aside the sensor .<o></o>
I only raised the board und pulled out the complete sensor … but<o></o>
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CAUTION :<o></o>
By touching the frame of the sensor and the board it can cause an electric shock ! ! !

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Now I lifted off the mount of the dust buster and then folded itself backwards . For I couldn’t get the
very damageable glas off – I had to be careful for not scratching the surface …

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Next step : I’ve changed the filters ( the blue one is the combined Anti Alias with the IR-blocking filter –
the red one is an Schottglas IR 695 nm ) .That's the biggest problem !!! Replacing the metallic retaining
frame is a very difficult process. To get it back at its place was harder than all !<o></o>
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And now it’s time to get all together now …<o></o>
For nothing has to remain !<o></o>
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With best regards,<o></o>
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Stefan


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[travelfotografer]

WOW! This is great stuff! Now I just need to look for a cheap E-410...

[Vandy]

Thank you for taking the time to share.

[Kaiser Soze]

How much would you charge for this?

[Riley]

its almost as much fun looking at the inside of the camera
thanks for taking the time...

[tspore]

Very nice, this will definitely get moved to the keepers section at some point. Thanks!

[scenicviewer]

Kobold,

Thanks for the tutorial. Where did you get the IR pass filter? Did you have to cut it yourself? Can a 720nm filter be used instead of the 695nm? How thick does the filter need to be? How much does the filter cost? I have an E-410 that I would like to convert, and wouldn't mind trying the conversion myself. Would like to have the filter in hand before taking apart the camera. Any info is appreciated.

[Riley]

on the same level, Im thinking AA less, where there has also been interest developing in this elsewhere.

Given (depending on your shooting regime) moire is likely to be present in <5% of your images, yet the AA filter dampens resolution 100% of the time, it just might not be as unreasonable as all that...