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OV-104 (cn OV-104) The last slide of the one and only slide camera at the last space shuttle launch. I put a Minolta X-700:50mm lens & Fuji Velvia 50 (F/8@1/1000) on the pad. Secured to the ground with six 9 inch stakes and three 30 lb sandbags at each leg of the tripod. Camera was fired by the sound of the main engine start and shot all 36 frames with this being the last complete frame. Despite being a dull overcast day, the film captured a better dynamic range than digital hence resulting in richer color prints.

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A visitor from - posted Sun February 5, 2012: Nice touch with this capture. -Ron
A visitor from - posted Sun February 5, 2012: Incredible. Very well done.
A visitor from United States posted Fri February 3, 2012: I've always loved Velvia for slides. I'm sorry to see film disappearing from use. Beautiful shot Suresh.
A visitor from Spain posted Fri February 3, 2012: Excellent result for an excellent job.
A visitor from - posted Fri February 3, 2012: Should be Atlantis...This site will be missed by many...
A visitor from - posted Fri February 3, 2012: Technology of a gone era capturing technology of an era now gone as well. Will miss your work!
A visitor from Denmark posted Fri February 3, 2012: Nice, what was the shutterspeed?

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