Artemis II Cameras

[waltesefalcon]

I saw this article and thought it might be of interest here.

Artemis II's Earth photos taken with a 10-year-old Nikon DSLR –not an iPhone

You can't beat a classic DSLR –even from space

www.yahoo.com

 

[Basil]

Yep, heard about that. Pretty amazing. From other things I've read they used the D5 and the Z9 because they were both well tested with NASA.

 

[GregW]

That's a rage bait article if I ever saw one. Like when my sister was mad that Bruce Springsteen got married. She thought she was next in line.

 

[waltesefalcon]

That's a rage bait article if I ever saw one. Like when my sister was mad that Bruce Springsteen got married. She thought she was next in line.

In defense of iPhone's I understand that they have better cameras than ever now that they've adopted Samsung cameras.

 

[GregW]

I was thinking about durability. Remember when you had to buy a bag of rice with your iphone? Antenna gate? Screens shattering from a 6' drop? I don't think they tested for survival in space.

 

[equiprx]

I saw this article and thought it might be of interest here.

Artemis II's Earth photos taken with a 10-year-old Nikon DSLR –not an iPhone

You can't beat a classic DSLR –even from space

www.yahoo.com

In space you can't hear it click.