Very interesting. Thanks for sharing this. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 8:39 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > http://news.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/rim_info/2015/20151127_009960.html > > IMHO, this camera is named incorrectly: > If the cut filter is removed and the IR filter must be placed over the > LENS, then that means that the camera has been modified to become a > Full Spectrum camera and you can put ANY filter over the front to > limit the wavelength of light reaching the sensor. This means > narrowband astrophotography is possible with it (astrophotography that > is not affected by city skyglow or moonlight). > > You are not going to BELIEVE the astrophotography that can be done > with this instrument. (In addition to the other possible uses of any > full spectrum camera.) Super move by Ricoh/Pentax. > > -- > Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

