Excellent video. I have saved it for reference for that day when my wife says "okay, you can blow some money on that silly camera." She will think I am crazy for buying any old camera.

Wrong… the later fed 2 you could change the shutter any time… not the early fed 2. The one with the high flash socket and self timer is a later one… best to be careful a lot of cameras of this era have the same problem… kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nM6ijbKU2ciamHU.htmlsi=4gI-gpSZ0s4ULR-N

Optical zoom is 4x Detail but importance.

Hello ! Thanks for this very nice video ! I bought a Sony F828, a IR filter and (of course !) a magnet ! I've started to try all these things and it's really nice ! Sorry to post so late !

Bet that’s fun I the winter 🛷

best tutorial thanks man!

Great video! Couple questions, I have an F707 with a Chrome filter (blue filter) that makes plant life go this lovely red. An issue I’ve had is the focussing even when zoomed a little and using f8.0 I still get fairly blurry images. Any advise?

Se coloca no modo sepia , ou negative film ou a outra cor solar , ou no nighshot e se usar o imã indicado , o que acontece ? Esse problema de tela cinza de uma pessoa aqui respondendo pode ocorrer usando esse imã? Obrigado se puder responder.....*

Se coloca no mdo nightshot e usar o imã , o que acontece?

thats so interesting about zooming in a touch to get focus. I've been bashing my head against the wall for days trying to figure that out with mine. When in night shot mode, its so crispy. Put an IR filter on and it's suddenly so soft and infinity is blurry! thank you

I have been doing this with a 717 and 828 (much better - uses CF cards) for years. I never use the custom WB feature, as I do it in Post. With the 828 I save images as TIFFs. And I use the magnet a second time to change it back. It toggles. No need to turn it off. I have never seen an issue with IR focussing. That second line on old cameras for IR FILM wasn't that far away. You can adjust the aperture and focus, so do that! BTW I use a 720 filter.

Troubleshooting question in case anyone else is having the same problem: I used the magnet hack and my screen went totally dark. It looks like the gray shutter inside the lens is stuck in place and can’t move out of the way. Maybe I did something to the magnet that controls the shutter? Let me know if anyone has any advice, thank you! And great video!!! Thanks so much for all the detailed info, I can’t wait to use it!

I have the F828 for sale with accessories if anyone is interested!

Very good video, thanks a lot!

I thought these models only took up to 128mb cards. I wonder if a 1-2gb card will work in my 707 model?

Cover the lens or you might burn a hole in the shutter.

Hi Thank you for your video I have a dsc-v1 and a h9 that have too nightshot Will it work?

I realize that this is an old video, but I hope you are still answering questions. I dug up my old f-717, bought a magnet and am just starting to try the IR trick. My first few photos were just OK! Did you make a video on post processing? Also, what ISO do you use for IR? You have a great "radio announcer voice"! Thanks again for the great video.

USSR is not Russia, and FED2 made in Kharkiv Machine-Building Plant "FED" ( Ukraine) :)

Is this for a video recording hack

thank you!, very helpful

Great video, just bought this camera. Thanks for the info...

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You mean Shutter Speed... Had me scratching head for a moment....

I have one too. Actually you don't need to cock the shutter first before changing the speed on this particular model. You only need to do this for the older types where the shutter shows the right speed only after cocked (but the wrong speed if uncocked). However if you are unsure, always cock before changing the shutter speed.

I juist got one of these cameras given to me (I generally shoot an 80D). I want to play with this CHDK but my firmware is only 1.1.0. After searching Canon's site, the 1.1.1 firmware can not be found. I assume they removed it due to this mod. Any idea where to get the 1.1.1 from? Thanks.

Congrats man ,very informative

you are genius

Invaluable video, thanks for the information that is finding its way useful into my brain many years later! Cheers man!

Nice and compliments. I started with IR on the F717 with your video. But here a few comments because it doesn't seem to work that way on all models. Here in Europe (on my model anyway) the suggested focusing method doesn't work. To get a sharp image I have to go to the aperture preference and set it to f8. A light tele is not necessary. This gives a reasonably sharp image with the dreamy appearance. The image can be made even sharper by selecting the 'sharpness' option in the menu and setting it to +2. If you leave the camera on the automatic or automatic with program settings, the image will be completely out of focus, even with light tele. The camera then chooses its own settings in aperture and shutter speed and that does not work. Another suggestion: You can also just leave the white balance on green grass. Flip the internal filter back with the magnet (or turn it off/on if you prefer) and just turn the white-balance control button to sunny or artificial light and you're done. The white balance for IR then remains available for the next session. Those magnets have a north and south pole. For example, mark the pool where the internal filter folds away. This way you always know how to direct the magnet to fold or replace the filter. It's a matter of taste and what you want to arrange how. But perhaps a hybrid use is the best of both methods. For false color IR with a 720 nm filter I use the suggested method. For the 760 and 850 nm I prefer to use the ND filter method. You don't even need an ND filter at all for the 950 nm. This filter is dark enough. All these filters from 760 nm onwards produce a monochrome image ranging from olive green/white to deep blue/white. This is good for converting it to monochrome grayscale. You will get extremely sharp images with the nightshot mode. Sometimes you get a light spot in the center of the image. This can be easily eliminated with a Dodge and Burn tool in image editing software. Using a tripod is almost always recommended. Except when it is downright sunny, otherwhile there are almost always relatively long shutter speeds.

can i ask you what camera you are using to film? looks nice

Feds are actually Ukrainian for the most part. They were just built in the United SSR. Nice video. I live in Europe and they're plentiful and cheap here.

It's especially good for portrait, but really, the nightshot mode, with manu controls also gives a very film vibe to photos, then it's me, I always edited them on photoshop to get that sepia, "not very monochrome" feel to it. And that's really an option I missed when I upgraded to a Alpha A77, still not that IR mode. Gotta behead a A55 and eventually convert it. That would be fun.

Cały świat oszalał na punkcie aparatów z ZSRR . Biedactwa doczekały się uznania . Putin powinien wznowić produkcję .

There are several other lower cost highly durable welding lenses as well. Some shade the welding light in a silvery color, some green, gold, blue, and probably another but who needs all that. The Gold and silver lens are pretty nice. Can be found in plastic type as well. Also made are round style for torch and plasma cutting. About 1 1/2 or so in diameter. Great video, Great Idea!

How do I set the iso on this camera?

Is it better than smartphone camera?

Does this camera need batteries to operate?

Can you use this for video as well?

Hi how does the NEG ART feature works on these Sony cameras ?, looks almost like Infrared photos

You know what the sigma SD Quattro also has a large IR filter you think I can get away with doing this on that one without worrying about damaging the camera

This is fascinating. I still think the original Sony rd1 was a game-changer how does the scammer performed for stills I can pick one up for 80 bucks might be worth messing around with

Thank you man! great video! I just bought a fed 2 and you helped me figure out so many things! Love it!

thanks, great review!

About shutter speed im nit realy understand you say dont go short trip from B to 500, so its need go back 🤦‍♂️, but when say about 250 to B, its need go long trip, im not understant when what is corect, clockwise or not clockwise.

Sorry but is not a clone is a copy, there are very significant differences

Sir, Should i get the Canon AE1 or FeD - 2 USSR?

I've had a DSC-F707 for years. I don't remember the night shot mode being disabled on that one, but anyway... It's kinda ridiculous how much power misinformation can have when consumed by a technologically illiterate public.

I just want to know who is slaying Sitting on Top of the World? Nice!

Steepest in a town in America, not the world