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There is no film plane indicator mark on the top of the NASA modified That would stand to reason as I doubt the astronauts would be doing special effect creative shots. There is no multiple exposure lever on the NASA modified The camera derives its power from the insertion of the battery pack into the drive. There is no power switch on the advance lever of the NASA modified like there is on the consumer F3 The typeface is larger on the Motor Drive controller ( Continuous/ Single/ Off) on the NASA modified The center of the film advance lever is silver on the consumer F3 and black on the NASA modified The release button on the shutter speed dial is silver on the consumer F3 and black and slightly smaller on the NASA modified The window was most likely improved to support EVA (extra vehicular activities or use outside of the Shuttle such as on spacewalks) The F3 small camera also features an enlarged bubble magnification window for the film counter. The F3 Small Camera utilized the 72 exposure rolls. The film counter on the top of the camera winds to 72įrom what I understand, Kodak was contracted to develop a thinner emulsion film that was able to hold 72 35mm images from a standard cassette magazine this helped to minimize film changes. The width of the body is about 5mm wider than the consumer model Cameras with the -301 extension do not have a self timer.
#Nikon f90x vs f3 mod#
This modification in particular was considered the -303 mod and cameras that were equipped with it have the -303 appended to the SED Part Number engraving. The self timer LED on the NASA modified doesn’t appear on the body but instead appears on the drive itself, just to the lower right of the lens. The lens release button is black on the NASA modified and silver on the consumer F3 The levers for the Mirror lock upand Mechanical Shutter releaseare longer on the NASA modified, compared to the consumer F3 The depth of field preview button is black on the NASA modified and silver on the consumer F3 Out gassing is a very important issue in a closed vehicle or on an EVA where out-gassing can get on delicate objects. The leatherette material was removed because of issues with out-gassing of materials such as plastic and glue. Instead the body is completely matte black.
#Nikon f90x vs f3 skin#
The NASA modified has no leatherette skin that is normally found on the consumer F3.
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Here is what I learned in doing a 1:1 comparison to a consumer F3 model: What makes a NASA modified F3 small camera different than a regular consumer F3? Well some changes are obvious and others are much less so. The mission lasted from January 22-30, 1992 and included Canada's first female astronaut, Roberta Bondar STS-42 This mission was flown on the Shuttle Discovery and carried the SpaceLab module. STS-40 / SLS-1 This mission carried the SpaceLab module for the SpaceLab Sciences 1 mission, which was the first mission dedicated solely to biology The mission was flown on Columbia and lasted from June 5-14, 1991 The mission lasted from December 2-8, 1988 STS-27 This was the third flight of the shuttle Atlantis and carried a classified payload for the Department of Defense. This particular camera (serial number 1024), is part of my personal collection, and has been noted by NASA at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX as having been used on three Shuttle Missions:
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The ' Big Camera' has a specially designed film back which was capable of holding 250 frames It is called such in that it was capable of holding a maximum of 72 frames per film. and here we are! (it still amazes me that I can write a paragraph like that and not even question myself as to WHY i would want ANOTHER camera….This camera is referred to as a Nikon F3 'small' camera. I was drawn back to the F3 almost by a process of elimination - I tried an F4… too big, too bulky and festooned with features that I wouldn’t use… F5 too modern (I don’t own any AF lenses) F6… too expensive… I bought an F90X for a cheap auto wind on body and I like using it but I was still looking for something… I considered the original F body but I wasn't feeling that so if I wanted another top spec Nikon body that only left the F3….