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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Ben Andrews

RARE PHOTOS: Nasa chose an old dslr as its primary artemis ii camera here s why | Rare Historical Photos

Earth's surface and space with Nikon D5 .

Much has been made of the incredible images coming from the Artemis II spacecraft, but what about the camera tech that has been deemed worthy of making it aboard this momentous mission? Maybe some exotic specialist photographic hardware has been developed especially for NASA, or failing that, then surely the astronauts must be using the very latest and best equipment that the mainstream camera industry has to offer?

(Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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