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From: briand@tekig4.UUCP (Brian Diehm)
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Subject: Re: What kind of film do the astronauts use?
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Date: Thu, 20-Feb-86 13:34:11 EST
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>I assume the IMAX film is some specially-made film, but
>since they also use a Hasselblad (which they even show them using at one
>place in the film) I hoped they might at least be using some familiar kind
>of film there... does anybody know what they use?

I distinctly remember when visiting the Air & Space Museum in January (yes, I
also saw "The Dream Is Alive" - fortunately while all the astronauts themselves
were still alive) that there was a flyer that showed the format size used in
IMAX as opposed to 70mm and 35mm movie formats.  Now I'm not going to insist
that I'm right, but I recall thinking that there was NO WAY that format would
fit a Hasselblad.  Also, the Hasselblad couldn't be being used for moving
pictures, could it?  I believed the Hasselblad they showed being used was one
of many different still cameras generally carried on all missions and used
freely for anything and everything, as well as specific planned shots.

IMAX is a HUGE format, and the resolution of the medium is tremendous.  If you
are a large-format fan because of resolution and lack of grain, DEFINITELY see
what this format can do - it will make you a believer in movie quality.

-Brian Diehm
Tektronix, Inc.

P.S. - "The Dream Is Alive" was a good enough show that when one month later the
       Challenger disaster happened, I realized that the movie had made me feel
       closer to the people, and the cause, and that therefore my grief was
       greater.  You gain and you lose, I guess . . .