Space Station Photographers

Cosimo · 26 Mar 2013 at 11:15

Armed with their Nikons on the ISS today just before the release of SpaceX Dragon:

Excuse the quality but these were snapshots from the livestream.

Nikon products kept aboard the ISS

•1 Nikon D3S digital-SLR camera: Delivered to the ISS via the Discovery with Space Shuttle mission STS-131, which returned on April 20, 2010. Images are primarily those of the surface of the earth and nighttime scenes. Standard consumer product (no modifications).

• 8 Nikon D2XS digital-SLR cameras: Modified according to NASA specifications for recording extravehicular activities (EVA)

• 36 NIKKOR lenses (including three teleconverters)

• 7 SB-800 Speedlights

• 4 D2XS eyepieces: Eyepieces made exclusively for NASA Special eyepiece viewfinders that enable image framing and verification through a space helmet with extravehicular activities.

• Miscellaneous (filters, cables, etc.)

Cosimo · 10 Jun 2013 at 16:43

Targeting Earth Photographs From Orbit

Inside the Cupola, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, an Expedition 36 flight engineer, uses a 400mm lens on a digital still camera to photograph a target of opportunity on Earth some 250 miles below him and the International Space Station. Cassidy has been aboard the orbital outpost since late March and will continue his stay into September.

Image Credit: NASA

I know where I'd like to be.

Cosimo · 18 Jul 2013 at 10:35

"Say cheese"

Astronaut Chris Cassidy Takes a Photo

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 36 flight engineer, uses a digital still camera during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. A little more than one hour into the spacewalk on July 16, 2013, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano (out of frame) reported water floating behind his head inside his helmet. The water was not an immediate health hazard for Parmitano, but Mission Control decided to end the spacewalk early.

Image Credit: NASA

Cosimo · 28 Aug 2013 at 18:47

Cosimo · 12 Apr 2016 at 07:30

Jeff Williams about the cameras and lenses used to capture still and video imagery aboard the station:

Cosimo · 21 Apr 2016 at 07:14

Dan Barstow, the principal investigator for Windows on Earth on the International Space Station tells how the suite of software tools helps students, scientists and astronauts explore Earth from space:

Cosimo · 2 Jun 2016 at 07:46

Gear used by Tim Peake:

Cameras by Tim Peake, on Flickr