New images from space captured with Nikon D3S

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You can see the rest of the images here (credit: NASA).

The full press release after the break:



MELVILLE, NY (July 7, 2010) – The images exhibited were captured with
equipment, including Nikon D3S digital-SLR cameras, NIKKOR lenses,
Speedlights and other accessories, kept aboard the ISS. To date, NASA
has captured more than 700,000 images with Nikon equipment carried into
space. Among these many images, those rare and precious photos that can
only be captured from space, as well as those captured under the
extremely low-light conditions of space that exhibit the superior image
quality of D3S noise suppression features are introduced.

Nikon has spent many years contributing to NASA’s study of space
through the development and manufacture of advanced and extremely
durable cameras and NIKKOR lenses. Production of NIKKOR lenses, which
make the most of Nikon’s optical technologies, reached fifty million
units last September. Nikon’s history with NASA began with the Nikon
Photomic FTN?, a modified Nikon F camera that was used aboard the
Apollo 15 in 1971. Nikon’s relationship with NASA continued even with
the transition to digital when NASA placed orders for Nikon D2XS
digital-SLR cameras in 2008. These cameras are still being used in
space today. In 2009, NASA ordered eleven D3S cameras and seven AF-S
NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lenses for use in recording activities aboard
the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. The D3S cameras were
the same products available to consumers with no special modifications,
and they were delivered to the ISS via the Space Shuttle Discovery
launched on April 5, 2010.

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.)
Primary images captured by Nikon products

Image of extravehicular activities on the STS-131 mission. View of
astronauts, as they work to tie down an Ammonia Tank Assembly on the
International Space Station during STS-131 spacewalk.

Nikon’s history with NASA

- 1971: Nikon Photomic FTN* (NASA specifications) was used on Apollo 15
- 1980: The “Small Camera”, based on the Nikon F3 and equipped with a
motor drive, and the F3 “Big Camera”, which utilized long film, were
delivered to NASA. The “Small Camera” was used aboard the Space Shuttle
Columbia launched the following year.
- 1991: The Nikon F4 and F4S were delivered to NASA
- 1999: The Nikon F5 and AI AF Nikkor lens were carried aboard the
Space Shuttle Discovery to photograph extravehicular activities (EVA)
- 2008: D2XS digital-SLR cameras were delivered to NASA. Eight D2XS
cameras are still used in space to document activities such as
inspections and maintenance operations.
- In addition, approximately 15 types of lenses, more than 35 all
together, are kept aboard the International Space Station for intra-
and extravehicular photography that supports NASA’s space activities.
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