Why are there so few companies making UV cameras and lenses?
A. There is not a big market for UV imaging products at this time. Many companies try their hand at marketing UV imaging products, but subsequently exit the business due to the low volume. Case in point: Nikon manufactured a special lens called the UV-Nikkor some years ago. They stopped making them. Today good examples sell for 1.5 times the price when they were new. Canfield Scientific used to sell a digital SLR with UV response, but no longer. Q.
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