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From: peterb@pbear.UUCP
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Subject: Re: IMAX and the Shuttle flights
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Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 13:57:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 27 13:57:00 1985
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> One of the problems that they had filming the movie was the gyroscopic
> effect of the film reels in the camera.  Seems it was difficult to move the
> camera out of the plane of rotation.  Note that the camera can eat 1000 feet
> of film in a matter of 3 minutes.
> -- 
> Louis A. Mamakos WA3YMH   University of Maryland, Computer Science Center

One simple way to fix that is to have the film reels turn in oppisite
directions. This way the gyroscopic effect is almost cancelled.

Since they are going to make a newer camera, I don't see much difficulty
in modifying the take up reel so that it spins backwards...

Peter Barada
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