Kodak’s long-awaited “new” Super 8 film camera finally reaches production

Almost seven years ago, Kodak announced that it would soon be offering a digitally enabled movie camera that shot on good ol’ analog Super 8-mm film. Well, it’s taken a while, but prospective buyers can now reserve a Kodak Super 8 Camera of their very … Continue reading Kodak’s long-awaited “new” Super 8 film camera finally reaches production

Test Equipment, Shim Washers, and a 30 Year Old Space Telescope

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope. When you see all the great pictures today, it is hard to remember that when it first launched, it was nearly a failure, taking fuzzy pictures. The story of how that problem was fixed while the telescope was whizzing …read more

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The Photo Lab That Flew to the Moon

When planning a trip by car these days, it’s pretty much standard practice to spin up an image of your destination in Google Maps and get an idea of what you’re in for when you get there. What kind of parking do they have? Are the streets narrow or twisty? Will I be able to drive right up, or will I be walking a bit when I get there? It’s good to know what’s waiting for you, especially if you’re headed someplace you’ve never been before.

NASA was very much of this mind in the 1960s, except the trip they …read more

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