NASA Astronaut’s Photography Manual

Cosimo · 13 Sep 2011 at 11:51

So you need some advice on how to use your new camera:

http://www.hasselblad.com/media/2207875/astronauts_manual_singlepage_lr.pdf

Get snapping.

Phate · 13 Sep 2011 at 12:27

hehe - I follow a couple of astronauts on Twitter. Pics they post are amazing!

AHarvey · 13 Sep 2011 at 13:22

tbh you'd have to be a pretty **** photographer to make photos taken in space not look amazing

PermaBanned · 13 Sep 2011 at 17:04

Just in case you needed a depiction of a space-'blad in action

What i would give for a 500C/M... you can see the advantage of using film in space (besides the obvious

), instead of having the radiation destroy your sensor over time you can just keep the film shielded in some foil and take it out when you need it, then develop it when you get back. Following Astro_Ron at the minute, scheduled to come home in a few days but he's been busy:

http://fragileoasis.org/

And a nice list of cameras here:

http://www.hasselblad.com/about-hasselblad/hasselblad-in-space/space-cameras.aspx

D.P. · 13 Sep 2011 at 17:18

NASA also use a lot of Nikon bodies: http://www.nikon.com/news/2009/1221_NASA-D3S_01.htm
Over 35 nikon lenses are on the international Space station.

Cosimo · 20 Apr 2016 at 08:25

You still have time to buy first telephoto lens used by an astronaut on the surface of the moon:

http://www.space.com/32603-first-telephoto-lens-on-moon-auction.html