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Nikons In Space

 

Written by Miskei, on 29-12-2009 17:02

Published in : , Photography Articles

Tags : Space, nasa, nikon, slr, camera, photography


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Nikon President Michio Kariya was pleased to announce just last week that NASA ordered eleven D3S digital SLR cameras and seven AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lenses to be used for photographic documentation.

Nikon cameras had been around in space and in the use of NASA for a really long time. Here's a rundown:

 

 

1971 Nikon Photomic FTN* (NASA specifications) was used on Apollo 15
1980 The "Small Camera", based on the Nikon F3 and equipped with a motor drive, and the F3 "Big Camera", which utilized long film, were delivered to NASA.
The "Small Camera" was used aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia launched the following year.
1991 The Nikon F4 and F4S were delivered to NASA
1999 The Nikon F5 and AF Nikkor lens were carried aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery to photograph extravehicular activities (EVA)
2008 D2XS digital SLR cameras were delivered to NASA. Six D2XS cameras are used in space to document activities such as inspection and maintenance.

 Now that reminds me that I have a Nikon F3 in the bazaar , anybody interested? Not sure if it was in space or not. It was on a ship for sure.


Last update : 31-12-2009 11:30


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