Too much Gas?
May 22, 2021 09:20:17 #
May 22, 2021 09:54:22 #
May 22, 2021 09:55:33 #
May 22, 2021 09:58:59 #
I had a strip of prints (probably from one of these) when i was a boy, given me by a career Army Aircorps / Airforce Uncle. They contact printed the negatives and fastened them into long strips. The detail and sharpness was amazing and could be further examined with a magnifying glass. They were used for all sorts of Recon.
May 22, 2021 10:06:47 #
We can only imagine the peril these recon folks were subject to “just to get the shot.”
May 22, 2021 10:20:13 #
Richard Engelmann wrote:
I can't find this on eBay. Rats!
I'm waiting for the digital model to come out...
May 22, 2021 10:27:17 #
May 22, 2021 10:52:25 #
May 22, 2021 11:09:48 #
Richard Engelmann wrote:
I can't find this on eBay. Rats!
Army surplus has them for sale.
May 22, 2021 15:03:39 #
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
I was thinking full frame sensor too
Chg_Canon wants the mirrorless
May 22, 2021 15:12:22 #
BigDaddy wrote:
Get yours before you run out of gas...
Kodak K24
Kodak K24
World War II era aerial camera for photo recon work by the Army Air Force. And yes the roll film was that big. Mostly it was B&W transparency film if I remember right from the class I took on Air Photo and Map Interpretation back about 1970. That was in the Geography Department of California State University at Los Angeles* when I was adding Geography to my degree while finishing my teaching credential.
*UCLA's lesser known cousin on the East Side of LA, tends towards less doctorial degrees and more things like practical science, engineering and teaching credentials or careers that only need a 4 year degree with just a bit of grad work or extension classes. When I graduated over 25% of the student body (including me) were Vietnam Vets and the average age of students was 28 (me) because so many of us were vets and therefore older.
The antiwar hippies tended to be polite and quiet on campus - the vets outnumbered them by a lot.
May 23, 2021 05:45:54 #
May 23, 2021 05:58:48 #
BigDaddy wrote:
Get yours before you run out of gas...
Kodak K24
Kodak K24
I found some more info...
https://www.diyphotography.net/this-giant-camera-weighs-75-pounds-and-it-shot-aerial-photos-in-wwii/
May 23, 2021 06:58:53 #
47greyfox wrote:
We can only imagine the peril these recon folks were subject to “just to get the shot.”
That's why they flew fast airplanes, P38's, Mesquito's, SR71, etc......
May 23, 2021 07:01:28 #
medphotog
Loc: Witness protection land
BigDaddy wrote:
I'm waiting for the digital model to come out...
Oh it's out there, it's called a SHARPS Pod. (Shared Reconnaissance Pod System). I'm familiar with it's daddy the TARPS Pod (Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System) and at 1800+ pounds it didn't have a neck strap either.
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.