Boston Camera

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The Boston Camera was a prototype airborne photo reconnaissance camera manufactured for the United States Air Force by the Boston University in 1951[1] and tested on the Convair B-36 and the C-97 Stratofreighter. The model carried on the first ERB-36D (44-92088)[2] had a 240" focal length, which was achieved using a series of lenses. The lens had a f8 stop and used a 1/400 shutter speed and could allegedly photograph a golf ball from an altitude of 45,000 feet.[citation needed] The camera used 18x36 inch negatives. The camera was never used operationally and was given to the Air Force Museum in 1964, along with a contact print of a golf ball on a course.

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  1. ^ B-36 Reconnaissance Aircraft and Camera. Fact Sheets. National Museum of the Air Force. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
  2. ^ Baugher, Joseph F. 1944 USAAF Serial Numbers (44-83886 to 44-92098). Encyclopedia of American Aircraft. Joseph F. Baugher. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
  • Jenkins, Dennis R (1999). Warbird Tech, Convair B-36 Peacemaker. North Branch, MN: Specialty Press. ISBN 1-58007-019-1.