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I've been watching NASA's live feed from Artemis II. From time to time, a camera has wandered into the video feed. I've gotta guess that they're
Nikons, both because of NASA's longstanding relationship with Nikon, and because if they were Canons, they would have been sporting BWLs.

Has anybody spotted any Hasselblads? (For that matter, in this day and
age, is there any need for the higher resolution of the medium format
'Blads? On a space mission, you're also talking higher weight.)
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On 04/04/2026 16:45, Joe Makowiec wrote:

I've been watching NASA's live feed from Artemis II. From time to time, a camera has wandered into the video feed. I've gotta guess that they're Nikons, both because of NASA's longstanding relationship with Nikon, and because if they were Canons, they would have been sporting BWLs.

Has anybody spotted any Hasselblads? (For that matter, in this day and
age, is there any need for the higher resolution of the medium format
'Blads? On a space mission, you're also talking higher weight.)

if they havent gone full digital then one factor might be the
availability of 70mm film stock ?
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On 07 Apr 2026 in rec.photo.digital, Abandoned Trolley wrote:

On 04/04/2026 16:45, Joe Makowiec wrote:

I've been watching NASA's live feed from Artemis II. From time to
time, a camera has wandered into the video feed. I've gotta guess
that they're Nikons, both because of NASA's longstanding
relationship with Nikon, and because if they were Canons, they
would have been sporting BWLs.

Has anybody spotted any Hasselblads? (For that matter, in this day
and age, is there any need for the higher resolution of the medium
format 'Blads? On a space mission, you're also talking higher
weight.)

if they havent gone full digital then one factor might be the
availability of 70mm film stock ?

On their way into the moon, I heard one crew member enumerating the
camera equipment. In addition to a D5, one of the items I heard
mentioned was an 80-400 lens. That got a grin out of me, because I have
the same lens in my bag. It doesn't get used a lot, because it's hefty.
But I have it!

I haven't heard any mention of film on this mission. For that matter, I
also haven't done any searching for film since my D70 days, a couple of decades back. I enjoyed darkroom work when I did it, but I don't miss
it one bit. Part of that is the immediate feedback I get from digital.
I have to guess that NASA feels the same way.
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On 4/7/2026 9:46 AM, Abandoned Trolley wrote:

if they havent gone full digital then one factor might be the
availability of 70mm film stock ?

They've gone full digital, but if you happen to know any lab which will
develop 15' lengths of 70mm (including Tech Pan), I'd love to know
about them.
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On 12/04/2026 04:13, Michael Benveniste wrote:

On 4/7/2026 9:46 AM, Abandoned Trolley wrote:

if they havent gone full digital then one factor might be the
availability of 70mm film stock ?

They've gone full digital, but if you happen to know any lab which will develop 15' lengths of 70mm (including Tech Pan), I'd love to know
about them.

I thought Tech Pan was discontinued about 15-20 years ago - and I didnt
know that it was ever available in 70mm

I assume that "Technidol" (or whatever it was called) has also
disappeared off the face of the earth ?

I did modify a standard Patterson 120/220 reel so that it would take
70mm, but the length was limited to about 2 metres which worked OK ...


I later picked up a Jobo 70 mm centre loading reel which I used for a
bit of "dip and dunk" for a while and I also had a Hewes strainless
steel reel for a while, but I never got round to any reliable daylight developing method and I sold them on eBay :-\
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On 4/12/2026 4:25 AM, Abandoned Trolley wrote:

I thought Tech Pan was discontinued about 15-20 years ago - and I didnt
know that it was ever available in 70mm

I assume that "Technidol" (or whatever it was called) has also
disappeared off the face of the earth ?

Discontinued Since 2004, and 70mm longer than that. I still have 40' of
it in my freezer, as well as some Technidol LC packets.
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On Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:45:38 +0000, Joe Makowiec wrote:

I've been watching NASA's live feed from Artemis II. From time to time,
a camera has wandered into the video feed. I've gotta guess that they're Nikons, both because of NASA's longstanding relationship with Nikon, and because if they were Canons, they would have been sporting BWLs.

I do recall a news item mentioning a specific model of Nikon camera
because it had been rated for radiation resistance. Ah, found it: the
Nikon D5. An older camera, not their current flagship.

John Savard

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