It's been a while since I last went on a photo shoot. My last trip was October last year for the Canon photomarathon. So my 21 month old EOS20D was very under-utilised. The shutter count was probably less than 5K, unlike the 60D I owned before the 20D.

Somehow I didn't quite like the 20D. Guess I was sort of disappointed when I realised it couldn't manage a decent IR photo. Now that I have a bit of spare time and I want to start shooting again, I decided to get the EOS 5D. The full-frame CMOS and 12.8 million effective pixel specs were more than enough reasons to convince me to upgrade. My first set of photos were infrareds, taken from my roof terrace. The results were a lot better than 20D's but it still require long shutter, about 10 to 15secs. Handheld IR photography is totally impossible.

I tried to sell my 20D at some of the photography forums. But prices offered were way too low. Really doesn't make sense to sell it at all. So I decided to modify it into a IR-dedicated DSLR instead. Read that someone modify his camera DIY here. In theory it's quite simple. Just take apart the camera and remove that IR-filter that's blocking the IR to reduce photo noise. I've checked online and found 2 companies in USA and 1 in Australia that do modifications. I might do it myself. Still waiting for the Australian's quote before deciding.

Can't wait till weekend. Look out world! We photographers are a dangerous lot. We'll frame you, shoot you and then hang you up! heehee