We were watching TED talks last night.  The "Beasts, Bugs, and Bewilderment" series had a speaker talking about plants.  As he went on, he got to a point where he took pictures of flowers using a UV filter to show what some insects probably see(he also mentioned a time delay to get a good UV exposure).  It was amazing that some flowers respond to UV light and some don't.  

Now I want to start exploring with UV light, and have no idea where to start.  What kind of camera, lens, and filter do I need to take UV exposures?

For any that have seen my other posts, I have an Olympus XZ-2 point and shoot that has a ton of manual controls.  We are looking at getting a DSLR.  Originally we were comparing the D7100 to the 70D, and now are thinking that a lighter camera like the D5300 or T5i will be better.  

I know that there are some features in Photoshop Elements 12 that allow a "UV filter" to be applied to a black and white photo.  I seem to remember my sister's D7000 having that feature built in.  I don't know if it's the same as getting a UV exposure or not.

Do any of you have experience with this type of specialized photography?  What do I need to have, know, and do to get these pics?


EDIT TO ADD:
I found this website:  http://www.naturfotograf.com/UV_IR_rev07.html#top_page

It has some neat info, but the options are WAY out of my budget.  It gives you an idea of what I am after, so any help in getting these results on a budget will really help.  (It's actually a good tutorial, if you go back to the first page and read through them.)

Note that silicon-based sensors, such as the CMOS and CCD ones found in cameras, are not very sensitive to UV wavelengths.







 

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I'm actually sending my D200 to them for an IR conversion.  They do UV, IR and full band conversions.