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Cratermaker
October 3rd, 2009, 04:12
And for you film aficionados, it was a film camera. But I doubt you would appreciate his reasoning for using one. :mixedsmi:

http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4-Heavy_DSP-23_camera.html

Wing_Z
October 3rd, 2009, 04:25
Wow, brilliant shot.
And if you think about it, it needn't have been...

cheezyflier
October 3rd, 2009, 09:16
And for you film aficionados, it was a film camera. But I doubt you would appreciate his reasoning for using one. :mixedsmi:

http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4-Heavy_DSP-23_camera.html


if i understood what they were talking about, using a film camera was essential to getting the shot. would a digital have survived well enough to store and retrieve the data?

Cratermaker
October 3rd, 2009, 13:14
if i understood what they were talking about, using a film camera was essential to getting the shot. would a digital have survived well enough to store and retrieve the data?
The way I read it, he used an old film camera because if it got destroyed, no big loss for him.

Panther_99FS
October 3rd, 2009, 13:56
And for you film aficionados, it was a film camera. But I doubt you would appreciate his reasoning for using one. :mixedsmi:


Great stuff!:applause:

Well, since I've promoted film here quite often, I've got no issues as to why he chose to shoot it the way he did - his choice....:mixedsmi: