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August 22, 2007

Houston---We have some Nikons

Astronauts aboard National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Shuttle missions will be taking pictures with recently ordered Nikon gear. The NASA order includes 76 Nikon D2XS digital single lens reflex cameras, 39 Nikkor lenses and 64 Speedlights.

If you are interested in space photography you may enjoy checking the official NASA Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth online collection of astronaut photographs of the Earth.
The site includes a listing of cameras used on previous missions.

Posted by flashdeadline at August 22, 2007 8:25 AM