Reconnaissance Cameras
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Reconnaissance Cameras |
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F49 Camera Used for daytime survey and reconnaissance, this camera was used in conjunction with other cameras. The Mk2 version was fitted with a 6 inch lenses. Camera Details: 9 inch x 9 inch image format. Shutter: Four-blade sector type. Magazine Size: Two magazine sizes could be fitted, 165ft giving approximately 200 exposures or the 250ft magazine that would give approximately 300 exposures. Of special note is that the camera could be fitted with two types of register glass. In one type the glass was marked with fiducial cross-lines which divide the glass into 1 cm squares. The crosses became superimposed onto the imagery and provide an increased accuracy for scaling distances. The other type was pain glass. Fitted in the Canberra PR7 & PR9 aircraft |
F95 Camera Within this range of cameras, there are various Mk's, they were designed for high-speed, low-altitude, oblique reconnaissance photography. In order to overcome image movement under these conditions, high shutter speeds combined with a rapid rate of shutter firing and film transport were embodied in the camera systems. The Mk.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 could be fitted with either a 4 inch or a 12 inch lenses Mk.7 could be fitted with 3 inch or 6 inch lens Mk.10 fitted with either a 1.5 inch or 3 inch lens. Also this Mk had IMC (Image Movement Compensation) system fitted. The Mk.1 was fitted with a magazine that would give 475 exposures, the Mk7 could have either a magazine that gave either 500 or 1000 exposures and the Mk.10's magazine could give a total of 1200 exposures. For all the Mk's the format of the film was 70mm wide, perforated along each edge and with a 2.25 inch square image area. Fitted in: Canberra PR.3 Mk.7 - Phantom Recce Pod, Jaguar Recce Pod & Harrier PFO & Recce pod. Mk.10 - Jaguar Recce pod, Vulcan. |
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F96 Camera Designed for medium to high level daylight reconnaissance. Mk1 Could be fitted with 6, 12 or 48 inch lenses. Mk3 Could be fitted with 12, 24 or 48 inch lenses. Both Mk's could be fitted with 250 or 500 feet magazines, giving 215 or 430 exposures Film format was 9 inch x 9 inch. Camera weight was approximately 61kg Fitted in: Canberra PR9 |
F97 Camera This camera was designed for night photography at altitudes between 400 and 2,000 feet. The camera is virtually two cameras in one. Illumination for the exposures was provided by 1.5 or 1.75 inch photoflash cartridges, which were ejected automatically from a discharger at regular intervals, giving an effective exposure time of 1/50 second. To understand the principle of this camera, imagine two night cameras arranged in an aircraft to photography the same strip of ground. If the shutters are operated alternately at regular intervals, the flashes can be arranged to explode at regular intervals so that the first exposure of one camera overlaps the first exposure of the other camera by 50% and so on throughout the whole photographic run. Fitted with a 5 inch lens, image format was 5 inch x 4.5 inch and the camera was fitted with a magazine which could hold 100 feet of film, giving 480 exposures. Fitted to Canberra PR7 Click here for an Operating Diagram of the F97 |
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F126 Camera Designed for medium to high level daylight reconnaissance and survey work. Can be fitted with either a 6 inch or 12 inch lens. The magazine is fitted as part of the camera body and as such could hold a maximum film length of 80 meters, giving 300 exposures. The exposed image format was 9 inch x 9 inch. Fitted in the Nimrod and the Jaguar Recce pod. |
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F135 Camera A twin lens camera designed for low-level daylight photo reconnaissance. Lenses are integral matched pair with a focal length of 38mm. The magazine can hold a maximum length of 30 meters of film, giving 1,000 exposures with images with a format of 2.25 inch x 2.25 inch (x2) The cameras combined weight is 12.3Kg. Fitted in the Nimrod and also the Harrier Recce pod. |
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