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      02-18-2010, 02:54 PM   #1
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The actual footage of the camera starts at about 2:15.



It's strange to see such a heavy lens get handled so lightly.
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      02-18-2010, 03:01 PM   #2
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wow that is awesome. wonder what those other lens are.
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He says "800mm lens", and from watching the video, it is likely a 400mm f2.8 with a 2x teleconverter.
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That's so cool. Imagine how much better it would be with a Canon
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I've never handled a lens like that; how heavy are they (ballpark)?
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Lovely, our tax dollars floating around without a lens cap!
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At first I was like WTF?!?! And then I was like "ahhh I see what's going on..." I've always wanted to go into space and see what it's like there (or at the least experience weightlessness).
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I've never handled a lens like that; how heavy are they (ballpark)?
The lens alone is 10.2 lbs according to Nikon's website, so call it 11 lbs with the teleconverter. The body is either a D3 or D3X, which weighs around 3 lbs with a battery. So the total is around 14 lbs.



Now we can start a discussion about "mass" vs. "weight."
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That's so cool. Imagine how much better it would be with a Canon
Cheaper, yes! Better, not so much....

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actually, the body is a D2XS, this must have been made before they upgraded to D3S's. Nikon recently had a press release about their equipment in use by NASA and what they've been using before the release of the D3s.

cool stuff. thanks for posting!
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He says "800mm lens", and from watching the video, it is likely a 400mm f2.8 with a 2x teleconverter.
Ill agree with that as to the camera floating in air but what size is the one hanging on the wall?! That is huge!! Id say 600mm with a 2x converter?!
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Lovely, our tax dollars floating around without a lens cap!
That's better than our tax dollars paying the UAW workers to hand out pamphlets at the auto show on what "we" can do to help them...

On a side note, I can't read the thread title without "pigs in space" popping into my head for some reason. Damn muppet show... lol
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