I come across this image and want to know what camera is this. It looks like a rangefinder. I copied this from a power point so I can not make a better
image of the camera.
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What camera is this?
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What camera is this? |
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Posts: 2141 (02/28/2008 04:43 PM) |
  That photo is from http://www.apolloarchive.com/apollo_gallery.html -
Gemini 9 Ed White during first U.S. space walk June 9, 1965 photo #S65-30431 not sure what it is.
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Zeiss Contarex | ||
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Posts: 21 (02/28/2008 07:06 PM) |
It's a Zeiss Contarex. Looks like they removed the prism - the crewman probably went hyperfocal and aimed in the general direction. It's mounted on
the "reaction pistol" - those cannisters of pressurized gas were used to evaluate how well a crewman could control himself in zero-g by squirting out
gas which pushed him in the opposite direction (answer: not very well). Some space photo stuff here.
-Kent 
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Posts: 2141 (02/28/2008 07:46 PM) |
Good call, I knew it was not a Nikon, they did not go until 71. But I just could not place it. But there it is mentioned in your link.
Unmodified Hasselblad 550C medium format cameras were first used on the last two Mercury one-man missions in 1962 and 1963. The Hasselblads proved the mainstay of the early space program and were used throughout the Gemini two-man spaceflights in 1965 and 1966. In addition to the excellent mechanical and optical properties of the cameras and their Zeiss lenses, the cameras were relatively simple to use, and film was pre-loaded into magazines that could easily be interchanged in mid-roll when lighting situations changed. In addition to the Hasselblads, on the second Gemini mission, history was made when the first picture of a spacecraft in orbit was taken by astronaut Ed White as he floated outside his spacecraft. He used a Zeiss Contarex 35mm camera mounted atop his gas-powered maneuvering gun. |
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Posts: 157 (02/28/2008 07:52 PM) |
Thank you, Kent, for the link. That was very interesting!!! John
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Posts: 21 (02/28/2008 08:59 PM) |
You're welcome, John.
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