Comments on: NASA Films Every Possible Camera Angle Of Shuttle Launch

By: David Keller

David Keller — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 04:38:25 +0000

nice post! imagine having to smoothly follow a shuttle with a 4000mm focal length on your video/film camera. that’s talent

By: david joseph

david joseph — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:22:46 +0000

Nasa use digital to take snapshots but in the case of serious work like this they are using film.

By: Donnie Bell Design

Donnie Bell Design — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:55:22 +0000

I’ve often wondered about the maintenance and damage done to the cameras in a launch, because they have more cameras pointed at the shuttle than paparazzi on a red carpet. Plus, how would you like to be the photographer for freaking NASA?!?

By: c.d.embrey

c.d.embrey — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:08:21 +0000

@ Patrick Hall Admin, probably a Photo-Sonics http://www.photosonics.com/index.htm they have 35mm cameras that top-out at Three Thousand Two Hundred Fifty (3250) FPS. 180 FPS is nothing unusual, they use 300 FPS cameras for both action and EFX work.

By: zack hughes

zack hughes — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:24:48 +0000

they use nikon photo gear in space.
and canon dslr’s for timelaspe in the VAB, and other various location across the space coast.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:05:47 +0000

Incredible! Thanks for posting this! This is one thing that I wish I would have had the opportunity to see, let alone photograph in person. This is as close as I will ever get i’m sure. Thank you again guys :)

By: Parkylondon

Parkylondon — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:29:05 +0000

Thank you for posting. 500inch focal length? That’s 12,700mm…

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:27:34 +0000

I would have normally thought that but NASA actually uses Nikon gear in space.

By: zack hughes

zack hughes — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:05:22 +0000

themselves*

By: zack hughes

zack hughes — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:04:55 +0000

its probably something nasa designed them self.