(Not only) for Hasse Wind: Aerial Reconaissance Cameras

[Olham]

Just found two interesting parts in the "Flieger-Album" website, about aerial reconaissance.

Still haven't found out, if the site can be read in English too - it seems not.

But even the pictures are interesting enough, and you, Hasse Wind, may have to re-activate

your school German. Enjoy!

 

http://www.flieger-a...hotographie.php

 

http://www.flieger-a...m1weltkrieg.php

 

 

 

 

It looks like they even used carrier pigeons in the early day, but I didn't find anything about how successful or not that method was.

 

 

Edited April 22, 2012 by Olham

[Wayfarer]

That reminds me, I haven't seen any update photos of the OFF2 pigeon lately.

[Hellshade]

That reminds me, I haven't seen any update photos of the OFF2 pigeon lately.

 

Slackers...

[Hasse Wind]

Very interesting! High tech of the early 20th century.

[Hauksbee]

That reminds me, I haven't seen any update photos of the OFF2 pigeon lately.

Rumor has it that it was shot and eaten by Capt. Edmund Blackadder.

[Maeran]

I suppose the pigeon camera might have had a timer but given that this is the era of photographic plates, it must have only given one exposure.

 

 

And no focus either. Is that real?

[Olham]

It is real, yes. You don't need a focus with a small lens opening (11) and a short exposure time (125th).

But still - when did it release?

[carrick58]

How did the pigeon look thru the view finder ? or roll the film for the next shot ?