[mdlug] OT - IR jamming

[Dave Arbogast]

Well, I suspect you have to go totally manual even with the 35mm (Yes, 
still have my work horse from the day) as even if you are on manual 
focus your metering system could be fooled by high IR jamming. Sure wish 
I had the second chance last week.

-dave

Drew wrote:

>At 01:06 PM 2/17/08, you wrote:
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>>Kristian Erik Hermansen wrote:
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>>http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/HP-Developing-Picture-Jamming-Technology-to-Block-Unwanted-Photographs-.htm
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>>Another reason to hanging on to my old 35mms.
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>It seems that even digital cameras should be able to be unaffected, 
>if either there is no
>provision for receiving infrared signals or doing anything about 
>them, or else the IR
>sensor is blocked with something and you do the focusing and 
>everything else manually.
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>>This seems like a very broad patent, surprise. I recently saw something
>>like this in a movie.
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>They don't even have one to show yet, and they're filing for a patent 
>on it!? WTF?
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>- Drew.
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