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On Aug 6, 10:25 am, anira... RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:

> What brand is the camera of choice which are selected among most of
> the NGS' photographers?

the ones that take photos

> Did the NASA's Apollo mission on the moon use the Hasselblad brand?

and Nikon. This is promising:
http://apollo.sese.asu.edu/

> Was NASA recently shipped Nikon cameras for the ISS ?

apparently, yes.

> Does Kodak play a big role in the supplies of lenses for earth mapping
> satellites?

wouldn't have a clue, sorry.
does Kodak still make lenses?

> Where did the lenses which were installed for the Hubble telescope
> come from? Were they German or Japanese lenses?

Dunno. More than likely made in Japan.

> Just curious.

Me 2.
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Some of the Hasselblad equipment that went to the moon used to be on dislay
at the Hasselblad HQ in the UK.

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> What brand is the camera of choice which are selected among most of
> the NGS' photographers?
> Did the NASA's Apollo mission on the moon use the Hasselblad brand?
> Was NASA recently shipped Nikon cameras for the ISS ?
> Does Kodak play a big role in the supplies of lenses for earth mapping
> satellites?
> Where did the lenses which were installed for the Hubble telescope
> come from? Were they German or Japanese lenses?
> Just curious.
>
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On Aug 6, 9:53 pm, Gordon Freeman <G... DeleteThis @valve.invalid> wrote:

>
> >> Did the NASA's Apollo mission on the moon use the Hasselblad brand?
>
> > and Nikon. This is promising:
> >http://apollo.sese.asu.edu/
>
> Interesting resource. You can even see the studio lights in some of the
> Hasselblad shots of the lunar surface.
>
> In this one, the back wall of the studio is visible:http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS12-46-6868

is that from the same source? I don't think so.
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NGS photographers own their own gear, and some like Nikon, others like
Canon. Generally, Canon has a greater share of the market. However, there
are situations that call of larger format. Depends upon the subject and the
photographer.

Won't even try to answer the other questions.

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<aniramca.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> What brand is the camera of choice which are selected among most of
> the NGS' photographers?
> Did the NASA's Apollo mission on the moon use the Hasselblad brand?
> Was NASA recently shipped Nikon cameras for the ISS ?
> Does Kodak play a big role in the supplies of lenses for earth mapping
> satellites?
> Where did the lenses which were installed for the Hubble telescope
> come from? Were they German or Japanese lenses?
> Just curious.
>
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> What brand is the camera of choice which are selected among most of
> the NGS' photographers?
> Did the NASA's Apollo mission on the moon use the Hasselblad brand?
> Was NASA recently shipped Nikon cameras for the ISS ?
> Does Kodak play a big role in the supplies of lenses for earth mapping
> satellites?
> Where did the lenses which were installed for the Hubble telescope
> come from? Were they German or Japanese lenses?
> Just curious.
>
As far as NGS, I believe it is the photographer's choice of his own
equipment. Some still choose to use film.

I wonder if NGS allowed lower res cameras early on, in the 3-5mp range like
the Canon D30 and some early Nikons.
John
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aniramca.RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
> What brand is the camera of choice which are selected among most of
> the NGS' photographers?
> Did the NASA's Apollo mission on the moon use the Hasselblad brand?
> Was NASA recently shipped Nikon cameras for the ISS ?
> Does Kodak play a big role in the supplies of lenses for earth mapping
> satellites?
> Where did the lenses which were installed for the Hubble telescope
> come from? Were they German or Japanese lenses?
> Just curious.

I know that the UK military uses mostly Zeiss lenses for its aeriel
recconnaissance and survey imagery, although they also use Vinten equipment
too.
Seriously large format stuff producing 9x9 inch negatives.
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On Aug 6, 7:53 am, Gordon Freeman <G... DeleteThis @valve.invalid> wrote:
> Noons <wizofo... DeleteThis @yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> > On Aug 6, 10:25 am, anira... DeleteThis @gmail.com wrote:
>
> >> Did the NASA's Apollo mission on the moon use the Hasselblad brand?
>
> > and Nikon. This is promising:
> >http://apollo.sese.asu.edu/
>
> Interesting resource. You can even see the studio lights in some of the
> Hasselblad shots of the lunar surface.
>
> In this one, the back wall of the studio is visible:http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS12-46-6868

F----- kook.
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On Aug 6, 8:20 pm, Dave Cohen <u....RemoveThis@example.net> wrote:
> Fat Sam wrote:
> > anira....RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
> >> What brand is the camera of choice which are selected among most of
> >> the NGS' photographers?
> >> Did the NASA's Apollo mission on the moon use the Hasselblad brand?
> >> Was NASA recently shipped Nikon cameras for the ISS ?
> >> Does Kodak play a big role in the supplies of lenses for earth mapping
> >> satellites?
> >> Where did the lenses which were installed for the Hubble telescope
> >> come from? Were they German or Japanese lenses?
> >> Just curious.
>
> > I know that the UK military uses mostly Zeiss lenses for its aeriel
> > recconnaissance and survey imagery, although they also use Vinten equipment
> > too.
> > Seriously large format stuff producing 9x9 inch negatives.
>
> That lens in the hubble won't look much like the one in your camera
> although I suppose you could design a camera to use a mirror!!
> Dave Cohen

The reason I threw this question is because I recall that Canon used
to advertise in the NG magazine, and the ad's content is usually about
a NGS photographer using Canon camera and equipment. Correct me if I
am wrong, as I just recall this by memory, and the ads were shown in
the magazine far prior to digital camera era (1970s or 80s). I have
not been read or taken noticed on NG magazines in teh past few years,
and don't know if Canon still advertises their cameras there.
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Fat Sam wrote:
> aniramca.TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote:
>> What brand is the camera of choice which are selected among most of
>> the NGS' photographers?
>> Did the NASA's Apollo mission on the moon use the Hasselblad brand?
>> Was NASA recently shipped Nikon cameras for the ISS ?
>> Does Kodak play a big role in the supplies of lenses for earth mapping
>> satellites?
>> Where did the lenses which were installed for the Hubble telescope
>> come from? Were they German or Japanese lenses?
>> Just curious.
>
> I know that the UK military uses mostly Zeiss lenses for its aeriel
> recconnaissance and survey imagery, although they also use Vinten equipment
> too.
> Seriously large format stuff producing 9x9 inch negatives.
>
>
That lens in the hubble won't look much like the one in your camera
although I suppose you could design a camera to use a mirror!!
Dave Cohen
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Allen <allen.TakeThisOut@nothere.net> wrote:
>Dave Cohen wrote:
><snip>
>>>
>> That lens in the hubble won't look much like the one
>> in your camera although I suppose you could design a
>> camera to use a mirror!!
>> Dave Cohen
>
>As a matter of fact, back in the 1960s (might have
>extended into the 1970s), 500 mm focal length mirror
>lenses were being marketed by, among others,
>Spiratone. There may have been 1000 mm ones also, but I

There has for quite a few decades been a proliferation
of mirror lenses for 35mm SLR cameras. Some have been
relatively good (Nikon and Vivitar come to mind as both
having sold high quality catadioptric lenses at one
time). There have been everything from 250mm to 1400mm
models, but f/8 500mm models are the ubiquitous.

Today most of them are rather inexpensive (costing less
than $130 new), and not of particularly high quality in any
way. (They are almost all made by the same manufacturer
in Korea.)

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On Aug 6, 10:10 am, Noons <wizofo....RemoveThis@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> On Aug 6, 10:25 am, anira....RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Where did the lenses which were installed for the Hubble telescope
> > come from? Were they German or Japanese lenses?

Perkin Elmer made the systematically myopic main mirror for Hubble at
Danbury, Conn. Kodak made the unused backup mirror correctly (which
didn't fly). The latter was later used in ground based system tests to
help diagnose the problem with the Hubble after it was placed in
orbit.
>
> Dunno. More than likely made in Japan.

You do down fine US instrument makers unjustly with that throw away
line.

Regards,
Martin Brown
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Dave Cohen wrote:
<snip>
>>
> That lens in the hubble won't look much like the one in your camera
> although I suppose you could design a camera to use a mirror!!
> Dave Cohen

As a matter of fact, back in the 1960s (might have extended into the
1970s), 500 mm focal length mirror lenses were being marketed by, among
others, Spiratone. There may have been 1000 mm ones also, but I don't
recall. In the ads they looked like black Quaker Oats boxes with a
protuberance for mounting and also a tripod socket. I have no idea how
many were sold, but I must admit that I lusted after one. I don't recall
that I ever actually ordered anything from Spiratone, but I miss their
ads, usually four pages in Pop Photo and Modern Photo, containing all
sorts of camera accessories--extension tubes, filters, T-mounts and
lenses, all kinds of gadgets.
Allen
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