It was a very informative experience for you and the reader, I guess. I came across this infrared-conversion via the cop-incident in the first place.

I have to say I somehow envy you for your reaction torwards the harrasing cop. I think your calm, polite and most of all patient answering of his b/s qurstions busted his 'scheme' for interogating perverts or whatever. At least his style of dealing with you as a potential offender sounds very much like rote-learning.

To go back to the XA2's infrared feature. I'd be curious what his reaction would've bee if you would have told him about your weakness for zombie-like black eyes, hehe.

I have to say I own a (can I say 'proto'?) XA without any digit and I've shoot some rolls but not yet developed any of it. At the moment it's my main film camera and I would hesitate to give a IR treatment a try

Nevertheless your curiosity for technical modification (I'd expect this was one motivation for you?) inspired me to contemplate about some 'minor' hacks which would be within my limited horizon of technical skill. Thanks for that K.

maybe you are also interested in the legal situation for (street)photographers in other countries (by 'other' I mean some without anglo-saxon legal-tradition). In my case the German laws for personal rights apply and in a similar case like your encounter the policeman probably would have a legal base to act like an a/hole.

http://watercooler.markushartel.com/street-photography-in-germany-what-a-bummer-judicial/

Cheers man and keep up the good work!