A bit the same with infrared. About 10, 15 years ago, several startups came out with cheaper ir-cameras. Flir then came out with the first gen Lepton chip, lowe

A bit the same with infrared. About 10, 15 years ago, several startups came out with cheaper ir-cameras. Flir then came out with the first gen Lepton chip, lowered the price for a while, so they where cheeper than the competition, i think none of the startups survived. Now you pay again a much to high price for a thermal camera ..