They probably just haven't figured out how to avoid blown-out reflections in the glass! :-)
On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 8:26 PM <jco...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > > The e-passport system works most of the time, but it's not infallible, as my > wife found out in Europe this year. It's also a bit of a nuisance to have > to take off your glasses, cap/hat, etc. when using it. Why authorities > insist on having passport photos without glasses for people who wear them > all the time is beyond me. > > > John in Brisbane > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: PDML <pdml-boun...@pdml.net> On Behalf Of John Francis > > Sent: Friday, 16 November 2018 10:34 AM > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > > Subject: Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" > APS-C- > > camera line? > > > > On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 11:49:48AM -0500, John wrote: > > > On 11/15/2018 04:42, Rick Womer wrote: > > > > IIRC, in an interview at one of the big shows last spring, a Pentax > honcho > > > > said that a K-3ii successor was their first development priority. > > > > > > > > It???s also true, though, that Ricoh (and all the other office > equipment > > > > companies) are having a terrible time as the world abandons paper > > > > documents. > > > > > > > > Rick > > > > > > > > > > Ironic in light of the increasing demand for physical photo-IDs. > > > > I think that rather depends on where you are. > > > > I recently had to renew my (British) passport. Not only was I able to > submit > > my photograph as a digital image - the passport itself also contains an > > encoded > > form of the image, readable electronically. And apparently at some UK > > airports > > I could just walk up with the passport in hand, place it on the desk, and > look > > into a camera. My digital image from the camera would be checked against > > the > > biometric data encoded in the pasport, and if everything checked out I > would > > be able to proceed through the gate. I'm sure there would be somebody > > present > > to supervise things, but the whole verification process would be done > > digitally. > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
