Object Details
Manufacturer
Carl Zeiss G.m.b.H.
IMAX Corporation
Summary
This 30mm fisheye lens was used for interior cabin filming with the IMAX camera on twelve space shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s. Astronauts used the camera to capture film footage for five IMAX productions. The first of these, The Dream Is Alive (1985), still ranks as the most popular of all IMAX feature films. Four of the films were co-sponsored by IMAX, NASA, the National Air and Space Museum, and Lockheed Martin. By carefully training the astronauts not only to operate the camera but also to act as cinematographers to capture both the thrilling and ordinary activities in orbit, IMAX produced films that virtually put the audience inside and outside the shuttle.
Gift of the IMAX Corporation in 2011.
Credit Line
Gift of the IMAX Corporation
Inventory Number
A20120258002
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
Adhesive, aluminum, brass, glass, steel, tape, Velcro
Dimensions
3-D (Lens): 11 × 14.3 × 13.4cm (4 5/16 × 5 5/8 × 5 1/4 in.)
3-D (Front Cover): 4.2 × 14.3cm (1 5/8 × 5 5/8 in.)
Country of Origin
Canada
West Germany
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A20120258002