World's largest digital camera - GIF

[ToolTalkBot]

World's largest digital camera.




Previously:

An SLT camera disassembled - photo
Building a large format camera - video
Camera lens cutaway - photo
Camera lucida drawing aid - GIF
Chimney camera - video
Head motion tracking camera - GIF
KGB spy ring with camera - photo
Smartphone thermal camera - GIF
Truck rear retracting camera - GIF

[Frank S]

If it took 20 years to construct. That tells me in reality the main body, gimble mounting and everything else mechanical was probably scrapped dozens of times as the microelectronic technologies evolved. Even so, it is probably already obsolete technologically speaking. Now they need a 10,000-power telephoto lens to mount on it.
Aw-dang there goes another decade.

[nova_robotics]

If it took 20 years to construct. That tells me in reality the main body, gimble mounting and everything else mechanical was probably scrapped dozens of times.

I see you've never met anyone who works in academia. I bet they only built it once, and I'm surprised they got it done that quickly.

[Frank S]

I see you've never met anyone who works in academia. I bet they only built it once, and I'm surprised they got it done that quickly.

I tried to avoid them as much as possible. Most of the ones I had the displeasure of having to associate with, didn't have the common sense to pour the liquid out of their shoes after it ran down their pants. Allow a group of them in the same room and you might as well have had a congress of Baboons slinging feces at each other.