Unibrain fire-i IR24 Mar
After much waiting (like four days, they were actually very quick, but as i have mentioned, i am very impatient) I got the fire-i camera:
There it is, with my 3-ply film-negative visible light filter professionally taped onto the 4.3/no IR lens.
Here are the obligatory IR shots:
First, here is the apple remote illuminating me making a silly face. Here is a hint tho: maybe dont use the apple remote when doing this kind of shot. iTunes went mad, and i found out if you hold down the play/pause button for too long, your computer will go to sleep.
And here is the standard: 'Hey IR makes liquids look clear! shot', usually done with a cola of some sort. Shown here to also work with single malt scotch.
Quick review: the unibrain fire-i is a pretty damn good camera. I highly recommend it for any of your fire-wire camera needs. One thing however, it is not autofocus. (which in this case, is a good thing) but you can see form the above images if you are just waving the thing around and not focusing it, then it can get a bit blurry. However, in the multitouch table it is fantastic. (and another problem i had with the iSight: autofocus. It wouldnt shut off! and since i had remove some of the optics, it could never find a good focus so it would constantly go from end to end of its focal length, which was quite annoying. You can turn that stuff off, but it is a giant pain in the ass. Just get the fire-i)
My full name is Ben Britten Smith.
Hello Ben,
Where did you order the camera from? I’ve only seen PointGrey camera’s like this. The cost on them is rather high for hobby work.
hey Bill,
I got it from unibrain.com. they have their own online store, and you can get just the OEM board camera. I got the board cam color, and the 4.3 no ir lens for about US$130. You can definitely get a cheaper camera and modify it for IR use, but for me it was worth it to just be able to screw on the no-ir lens and be on my way.
cheers!
-b