Nikon D1-R on E-Bay, never heard about it ???

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Nikon D1-R on E-Bay, never heard about it ???

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I found following auction on e-Bay. According to you, is it a so rare "official" version from Nikon, as the seller is pretending, or is it just a normal D1 which has been "customised" a bit by taking off the IR filter ? And what does this really bring ?

http://cgi.ebay.fr/Nikon-D1-R-Infrared- ... dZViewItem

I wish to all a happy 2006 year, with lots of vintage cameras.

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Post by Brian Sweeney »

An "Official" infrared camera would be well marked as to not be mistaken for a regula production camera. Kodak marked theirs with an "ir" after the model name on the serial number plate. Looking at the sample pictures, I suspect this is a modified camera with the cutoff filter removed. The IR portion of the image, i.e. the green foliage, is coming out bright white. A color IR camera would try to mimic IR Ektachrome and use a different Mosaic filter on the CCD.
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I agree with Brian. Looks like a standard, modified body.

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Now the price was reduced: D1 R.

How is it possible to say, that only 3 D1 R exist, as it is only a modification on demand?
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You can't

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spreefurt wrote:How is it possible to say, that only 3 D1 R exist, as it is only a modification on demand?
You can't.

Personally, I wouldn't pay much more than a normal D1 would sell for.

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