Mastodawn

Why those gorgeous shots from Artemis are courtesy of a 10-year-old Nikon camera, rather than anything shipped since then: https://petapixel.com/2026/04/06/the-10-year-old-nikon-d5-dslr-really-is-the-best-camera-for-artemis-ii/

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The 10-Year-Old Nikon D5 DSLR Really Is the Best Camera for Artemis II

The Nikon D5 may be relatively old, but it's also uniquely powerful in low light.

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Zuthal 1d ago

@timbray this makes for an interesting contrast to Mercury/Gemini/Apollo, where NASA ordered custom-built, or at least custom-modified cameras for those missions from Hasselblad

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@zuthal @timbray

Even if you're going into space, you can't order a one-off custom matrix (at least not when it comes to expensive scientific equipment). So you have to use the best available on the market.