Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site seismo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!eagle!harpo!seismo!mo From: mo@seismo.UUCP (Mike O'Dell) Newsgroups: net.columbia Subject: IMAX/OMNIMAX camera Message-ID: <670@seismo.UUCP> Date: Sat, 10-Mar-84 11:10:08 EST Article-I.D.: seismo.670 Posted: Sat Mar 10 11:10:08 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 11-Mar-84 00:54:15 EST Organization: Center for Seismic Studies, Arlington, VA Lines: 18 At the Toronto IMAXathon, a person from IMAX, Inc. talked about the project. He indicated they were building a special camera with a lense turret to switch between IMAX and OMNIMAX optics. The intent would be prints of the movie for BOTH formats. The story at that time would be that the camera would be mounted on a payload pallet so it would not only look out of the cargo bay, but could be set out in free space so it can photograph the orbitter against the Earth, deep space, etc. Most *MAX films are about 20 minutes long, but the rumor is that this one may be over an hour in length. One other thing to contemplate: this mission is also the one where they will fix the Solar Observatory. We might get footage of Man working in free space, and we might well have the first free maneuvering photographer!! I dunno when the film will be released, but if it fulfills half of its potential, it may well be a Religious Experience. -Mike O'Dell