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by foobar1962 2676 days ago
Nikon released a lens in 1984 that offered transmission and correction from UV to IR -- from ultraviolet, through visible light, to infrared (near IR, not heat).

http://www.company7.com/nikon/lens/0105f4.5uv.html

This product was originally announced in 1984 as the Nikon 105mm f/4.5 UV-Micro-Nikkor, and from September 1985 it was marketed as the Nikon UV-Nikkor, then the lens sold then for $2,200.00 USD, then about half the cost of a full sized car.