>>2981884The standard procedure is to use a lightource that contains a large ir portion (big incandescent lightbulb) and just filter it down to whatever you need - i.e. with a 850nm ir-cut filter. A 150W lightbulb gives off more IR than a specialised array of several LEDs will - unless you want to take photos in absolute darkness for some reason (wild animals? creepo kys voyeur sexstuff? nighttime concert ir flash candids?) - usually one doesnt mind seeing the shot subject with their own eyes while composing the shot.
>>2981895near IR is still a type of IR. that's like saying your camera isnt shooting in the VIS spectrum when it can only capture green. semantics and/or nitpicking for some pointless reason.
