| Written by Miskei,
on 29-12-2009 17:02
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Published in : , Photography Articles |
Tags : Space, nasa, nikon, slr, camera, photography |
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.
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