Did not notice that. If the seeing through the clothing was the reason, then one would think they should also have to stop selling the Fujifilm X-T1.
On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 4:01 PM, Igor PDML-StR <[email protected]> wrote: > > What I find interesting is the last phrase on that website > (in automatic Google translation): > > "In addition, not sold to the general customers for the purpose of personal > use." > https://goo.gl/icKkbz > > I wonder why... > The only guess is that the sensor is very IR-sensitive (maybe has > sensitivity into the deeper IR-range?), which creates > some privacy concerns (as it [presumably] was the case with some > military-surplus night-vision tools). > > Any ideas? > > Igor > > > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 8:39 AM, Darren Addy 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. >> > > -- > 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. -- 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.
