Request InfoCredit Toward IR Camera PurchaseFLIR SystemsNORTH BILLERICA, Mass., Sept. 3 -- Flir Systems has announced a new direct-from-factory infrared (IR) camera rental program with a flexible rent-to-buy provision through which up to 50 percent of the rental fee can be credited toward the purchase of a new Flir IR camera. For the first time in the scientific market, first-time rental customers can rent for one week and get a second week free, then apply 100 percent of their rental fee as a credit toward their purchase of a new camera. The offer ends Oct. 30, 2004. "The new scientific rent/buy program was created to accommodate a fast-growing...See full productRelated content from Photonics MediaPRODUCTSPhotonics Spectra March 2025 IssueOptical Gas Imaging CameraLightPath Technologies’ SF6 optical gas imaging camera can detect fugitive ammonia and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) emissions for industrial and manufacturing applications. 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