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Fuji announces the X-T1 IR for infrared photography!

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milandro Grand Master

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If I understand this correctly this is a camera that can only shoot IR?

 

If that is the case, it would have been so much better if the would have made possible for one camera to do both ( I know that you have to remove a filter on the sensor ).

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If I understand this correctly this is a camera that can only shoot IR?

 

If that is the case, it would have been so much better if the would have made possible for one camera to do both ( I know that you have to remove a filter on the sensor ).

 

No, that's definitely not an IR-only camera, more like a promiscuous spectrum one that captures everything from UV to IR (380nm – 1,000nm). For a "fine art" part of the intended use you'll need filters.

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As far as I understand the press release the camera sensor has an extended IR sensitivity of 380 to 1000 nm.

 

With an appropriate filter you can either shoot IR only (cutting off everything below 700 nm) or „normal“ mode with an IR filter (in the sense of filtering out IR wavelengths).

But this is only theory...

 

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Even if this isn’t ( and it isn’t) the Equivalent of Superman's X-Ray vision, the creative potential that the camera can unleash is ( just a guess at the moment) enormous.

 

I suspect that this camera will be changing a thing or two in popular way of dealing with “ special” effects 

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Hi All,

 

Regarding the imminent release of the new X-T1 IR, Fujifilm Japan informed me that there is a possibility that the camera may only be available to government agencies, forensic departments and other specialist companies. Depending on the laws of each individual country, the camera may not be available for the average consumer.

 

Can anyone shed any light on this?, (any wavelength will do...)

 

Have a great day

 

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well, aerial photography of woods or of buildings with infrared ( or not) was always subject to particular laws even in the film time.

 

You could in fact tell real trees from fake trees ( which were obviously hiding things).

 

There were agencies in all western countries ( I can only imagine what happened on the “ other side”!) which wanted to see the film and possibly remove sensitive shots or black out parts of a shot showing areas of special interest.

 

Of course all of this has become rather stupid since the private drones ownership ( the use of which is now being or going to be heavily regulated for good and bad reasons) that we are seeing.

 

Also, it is not that you couldn’t have your camera made into a special IR dedicated camera ( although, I am sure, that the official labs doing this are compelled to register all the cameras that they have tweaked).

 

But, if the sales of this camera would be limited to some extend wouldn’t surprise me all that much.

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This is probably just the standard X-T1 without the IR blocking filter in front of the sensor. Doing this modification costs about $500 on a normal X-T1.
I converted my old X-Pro1, but I can actually still see the emperors new clothes  ;)

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This is probably just the standard X-T1 without the IR blocking filter in front of the sensor. Doing this modification costs about $500 on a normal X-T1.

I converted my old X-Pro1, but I can actually still see the emperors new clothes  ;)

 

No I shouldn’t be as pointed out form the Admin and this other member.

 

 

 

As far as I understand the press release the camera sensor has an extended IR sensitivity of 380 to 1000 nm.

 

With an appropriate filter you can either shoot IR only (cutting off everything below 700 nm) or „normal“ mode with an IR filter (in the sense of filtering out IR wavelengths).

But this is only theory...

 

Andreas

 

 

No, that's definitely not an IR-only camera, more like a promiscuous spectrum one that captures everything from UV to IR (380nm – 1,000nm). For a "fine art" part of the intended use you'll need filters.

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Hi All,

 

I was definitely over excited about the prospect of a dedicated IR camera. I realise now that the X-T1 IR is definitely a specialist camera for specialist applications. For consumer use one would have to use a variety of filters depending on what you want to photograph. I have decided to convert a second-hand camera to IR only (LifePixel - standard IR filter). I am on a budget so investing in additional filters is out of the question.

 

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It is exciting that Fuji is adding the X-T1 IR to the lineup!  I own the Fujifilm IS Pro (IR camera) and love it!  I don't use it all that much...but when I do...I get fantastic results.  An IR camera is definitely a niche product unless that is the area of photography that one specializes in!

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There are many legitimate uses for a IR camera, being artistic, technical or forensic, but there must be some other applications which I cannot envisage.

 

I wonder which would be the  "unethical photographic conduct” which Fuji used as a reason to restrict the sale of these camera, Fujifilm IS Pro (and probably the X-T1 IR), besides revealing which trees in a landscaper are real trees and which are devices to hide something ( these days many innocent telephone masts for example!)

 

They would be also very useful to reveal which houses “ glow in the  dark” with heat ( hiding for example illicit plantations).

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