ADVERTISEMENT
Save & earn with MPB; trade-in and buy pre-loved

Irix 300SR Is The First Space-Ready Irix Lens

The Irix 300SR is the first Irix lens designed especially for nanosatellites observing Earth.

| Industry News
ADVERTISEMENT

Irix 300SR Is The First Space-Ready Irix Lens: Irix 300SR space lens

 

Irix has created a lens that's specifically designed to be used on satellites in space that observe the earth from orbit. 

An experimental prototype of the lens, simply called Irix 300SR, will be featured in the main optical section of the Swiatowid nanosatellite that will be launched into a low Earth orbit by the Polish company SatRevoution. 

ADVERTISEMENT
MPB

One image can change us.

A picture, a moment can change the way we feel. Change how we see ourselves. Change our understanding and change the rules. Provoke and change history.

MPB Gear

MPB puts photo and video kit into more hands, more sustainably. Every month, visual storytellers sell more than 20,000 cameras and lenses to MPB. Choose used and get affordable access to kit that doesn’t cost the earth.

Sell the kit you’re not using to MPB. Trade in for the kit you need to create. Buy used, spend less and get more.

Buy. Sell. Trade. Create.

MPB Start Shopping

The lens measures 70x75mm, weights 250g and has an optical resolution of 300LP/mm. As for the satellite, it measures 10x10x20cm, weights just 2kg and has a 5.1MP CMOS camera. Plus, the lens may also be used on satellites equipped with an image sensor resolution of up to 35MP.

The role of the Irix 300SR is to capture high-quality images of the Earth's surface which can be used in urban planning, land surveying, smart cities and natural disaster monitoring. 

 

 

More information on the space mission can be found on the Irix website and for Irix lenses you can use back on earth, have a look at our review section

MPB Start Shopping

Support this site by making a Donation, purchasing Plus Membership, or shopping with one of our affiliates: Amazon UK, Amazon US, Amazon CA, ebay UK, MPB. It doesn't cost you anything extra when you use these links, but it does support the site, helping keep ePHOTOzine free to use, thank you.

View Directory Page : Irix
ADVERTISEMENT

Other articles you might find interesting...

Datacolor Introduces New Spyder Checkr Video
MPB Announces Hall Of Fame 2023 Inductees
Five Wins For Sony At The 2023 EISA Awards
Nikon Wins 3 EISA Awards 2023-2024
Vote In The MPB Hall Of Fame For The Chance To Win A Used Sony A7 III
Mylio Photos Introduces A New Way To Organise Your Images (A...
Nikon Wins Three TIPA World Awards
WhiteWall Receives Two TIPA World Awards

There are no comments here! Be the first!

Login

You must be a member to leave a comment.

ePHOTOzine, the web's friendliest photography community.

Join for free

Upload photos, chat with photographers, win prizes and much more.

ADVERTISEMENT