Tag Archives: Nikon & NASA

Nikon lens spotted in the historic SpaceX DM-2 launch and docking

By [NR] admin | Published: July 13, 2020

There is a new NASA video that shows the “behind the scenes” footage from space during the historic SpaceX DM-2 launch and docking from the perspective of the ISS where you can see some Nikon gear after the 7-minute mark:

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Kill some time before the end of the year with these interesting Nikon related videos

By [NR] admin | Published: December 28, 2017

In the last days of 2017 I have nothing interesting to report, so enjoy a few Nikon related YouTube videos: → Jared interviews NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik – a lot of Nikon talk there and  a lot of interesting info. → SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch timelapse shot with the Nikon D810 and 14-24mm lens. […]

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Nikon D5 launched on its first mission into space

By [NR] admin | Published: November 13, 2017

From Nikon’s Facebook page: “We have liftoff – The Nikon D5 launched on its first mission into space! Ten Nikon D5 cameras are aboard the OA-8 mission to resupply the International Space Station, and will be used to capture images from orbit high above Earth.” Back in August Nikon confirmed that NASA ordered 53 unmodified […]

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NASA orders 53 unmodified Nikon D5 DSLR cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: August 25, 2017

  NASA ordered 53 Nikon D5 DSLRs – at $6,496.95 per camera, the total bill is over $340,000. Nikon & NASA have been working together for a very long time – here are the highlights of Nikon’s history with NASA: 1971 The Nikon Photomic FTN* (NASA specifications) and NIKKOR lens were used on Apollo 15. 1980 […]

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New Nikon in space video, search NASA’s photo archive and more

By [NR] admin | Published: April 18, 2017

Nikon Europe published a new video: Nikon in Space video: time-lapse view of the world | Nikon 100th Anniversary Nikon’s history in Space began with the Nikon Photomic FTN, a modified Nikon F camera that was used aboard the Apollo 15 in 1971 and Nikon cameras have been aboard every manned space flight since. This […]

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Nikon’s 100th anniversary logo, new website and promo video

By [NR] admin | Published: January 10, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzO6acfMzm0 Nikon released a new logo, dedicated website and a promo video for their 100th anniversary celebration. Here is the full press release:

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This Nikon I camera from 1948 is the earliest known surviving production Nikon in the world

By [NR] admin | Published: October 22, 2016

Update: the pictures shown by Westlicht for the first known Nikon I camera had a serial number 60924 and not 60922 as mentioned in their description. No sure what is going, but I was told that #60924 is not a complete original and has repair parts (it should have internally 3 exact same numbers and it […]

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Most pros used Nikons to record Apollo 11 blast-off to moon

By [NR] admin | Published: July 21, 2016

47 years ago the Lunar Module ‘The Eagle’ landed on the moon… Most pros used Nikons to record Apollo 11 blast-off to moon When Apollo 11 slowly lifted skyward from Cape Kennedy on its lunar flight, spewing violent clouds of smoke and flame in its wake, more cameras than pairs of eyes seemed to be aimed […]

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