WTF NASA?
 

Two DSLR's fail on a single spacewalk?

What kind of crappy hardware you got there?

Should have stuck a little P&S in a pocket as a backup.

NM

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"~~NoMad~~" wrote in news:fg5b31$ktu$1
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Two DSLR's fail on a single spacewalk?

What kind of crappy hardware you got there?

Should have stuck a little P&S in a pocket as a backup.

NM

yeah i guess DSLRs are totally useless man, you got a great point there,
sorry about your retardity.

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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:08:07 -0700, ~~NoMad~~ wrote:

Two DSLR's fail on a single spacewalk?

What kind of crappy hardware you got there?

Should have stuck a little P&S in a pocket as a backup.

NM

Would you happen to have a reputable reference?

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"ray" wrote in message
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:08:07 -0700, ~~NoMad~~ wrote:

Two DSLR's fail on a single spacewalk?

What kind of crappy hardware you got there?

Should have stuck a little P&S in a pocket as a backup.

NM

Would you happen to have a reputable reference?


Just Me. I was watching real-time NASA TV of the spacewalk where they were
inspecting the SARG rotary joint. When it came time to take pictures of the
metal filings inside the SARG the camera locked up and wouldn't work. The
other spacewalker was way on the other end of the station and so both
astronaghts translated half way to hand off the other camera which didn't
have a flash. When spacewalker got that camera back to the SARG area it
wouldn't work either. So: No pictures of the damage to the SARG.

NM

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~~NoMad~~ wrote:
Two DSLR's fail on a single spacewalk?

What kind of crappy hardware you got there?

Should have stuck a little P&S in a pocket as a backup.

NM




Well, space is not exactly the environment for which the cameras were
designed, so you need to cut them some slack.

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~~NoMad~~ wrote:
"ray" wrote in message
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:08:07 -0700, ~~NoMad~~ wrote:

Two DSLR's fail on a single spacewalk?

What kind of crappy hardware you got there?

Should have stuck a little P&S in a pocket as a backup.

NM
Would you happen to have a reputable reference?


Just Me. I was watching real-time NASA TV of the spacewalk where they were
inspecting the SARG rotary joint. When it came time to take pictures of the
metal filings inside the SARG the camera locked up and wouldn't work. The
other spacewalker was way on the other end of the station and so both
astronaghts translated half way to hand off the other camera which didn't
have a flash. When spacewalker got that camera back to the SARG area it
wouldn't work either. So: No pictures of the damage to the SARG.

NM



Probably all those metal particles attracted to the camera....

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"~~NoMad~~" wrote in message
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Two DSLR's fail on a single spacewalk?

What kind of crappy hardware you got there?

Should have stuck a little P&S in a pocket as a backup.

Or a nice chunky Hasselblad 500EL.

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"Deep Reset" wrote in
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"~~NoMad~~" wrote in message
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Two DSLR's fail on a single spacewalk?

What kind of crappy hardware you got there?

Should have stuck a little P&S in a pocket as a backup.

Or a nice chunky Hasselblad 500EL.




The problem with the Hasselblad is they could only see the pictures after
they landed. Not what they need.

John Passaneau

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"John Passaneau" wrote in message
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"Deep Reset" wrote in
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"~~NoMad~~" wrote in message
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Two DSLR's fail on a single spacewalk?

What kind of crappy hardware you got there?

Should have stuck a little P&S in a pocket as a backup.

Or a nice chunky Hasselblad 500EL.




The problem with the Hasselblad is they could only see the pictures after
they landed. Not what they need.

John Passaneau

Picky.
So, they could take a free-fall qualified mini-lab.

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John Passaneau wrote in
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"Deep Reset" wrote in
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"~~NoMad~~" wrote in message
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Two DSLR's fail on a single spacewalk?

What kind of crappy hardware you got there?

Should have stuck a little P&S in a pocket as a backup.

Or a nice chunky Hasselblad 500EL.




The problem with the Hasselblad is they could only see the pictures
after they landed. Not what they need.

John Passaneau


They can take along a developing tank and develop the negatives on board
then use their TV cameras to transmit the images to Earth.