sol33
Established
I agree this is a great photo. But it was heavily retouched. It is actually a combination of various photos taken on different days, the smoke was added for the dramatic effect, a person was removed entirely and the soldiers arms were originally full of looted watches...
EDIT: Returning to the threads topic: I guess the Russians were so good at manipulating photographs, they just had no need for Photoshop or for digital photography.
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sevo
Fokutorendaburando
Which rule of war would that be? WWII was a exception in that the Nazis had broken just about every rule of war (and criminal law), and hence had to be treated special. But I'm not aware of a general rule that would e.g. permit the People's Republic of Vietnam to copy every US product patented prior to 1975...
rxmd
May contain traces of nut
Actually, outward similarities aside, the Buran was rather different from the Shuttle. It was based on a fundamentally different design approach - the Space Shuttle included a huge engine and basically launched under its own power with a huge external tank, while the Buran was launched by a separate booster. Outwardly looks similar to the Shuttle, but internally it was quite radically different, and I guess the similarity is because there were only so many ways you could build an orbiter with re-entry capabilities and a large payload bay.
rxmd
May contain traces of nut
I don't think there's anything special about WWII here. German intellectual property was expropriated quite conventionally as part of the good old war reparations, which was possible because Germany had been completely and utterly defeated. If Vietnam had been in any position to impose reparations on the US, they could have done the same.
Sparrow
Veteran
Yep, that's one of the reasons we got the M ... to reinstate some new patents
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Dear Rob,
No, we were only photographed with it, and weren't given a copy. I'm pretty sure it was 3x10 but now you've planted the doubt in my mind...
Cheers,
R.
QUAsit
Established
Digital Horizon has 3 sensors of 5 Megapixels each. I`ve seen prototype 3 days ago on Moscow PhotoExpo 2011 show.
In regard of other `attempts` in digital cameras or `cameras` in current time:
KMZ:
- Digital Horizon.
- Binoculars with digital camera recording, purpose: military and semi-military.
- Some `secret` modular digital camera close to 4/3 system for military and semi-military purpose (this is rumor)
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Forgotten project of Zenit-405D - 36*24 combined (from several sections) sensor M42 SLR. Was at stage of paper project at least.
VOMZ:
- Production of digital sensors for ... thermographic cameras to be used in tanks, helicopters, aircraft. You got the idea.
Space:
- Elektro-L meteorological satellite made by NPO Lavochkin, it has russian made sensor (multi-sensors + infrared sensor system) afaik
In regard of other `attempts` in digital cameras or `cameras` in current time:
KMZ:
- Digital Horizon.
- Binoculars with digital camera recording, purpose: military and semi-military.
- Some `secret` modular digital camera close to 4/3 system for military and semi-military purpose (this is rumor)
+
Forgotten project of Zenit-405D - 36*24 combined (from several sections) sensor M42 SLR. Was at stage of paper project at least.
VOMZ:
- Production of digital sensors for ... thermographic cameras to be used in tanks, helicopters, aircraft. You got the idea.
Space:
- Elektro-L meteorological satellite made by NPO Lavochkin, it has russian made sensor (multi-sensors + infrared sensor system) afaik
Roger Hicks
Veteran
QUAsit
Established
And frankly, I wasn`t impressed with D.Horizon thingie. Typical `russian style` prototype, seen too many of them.
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bobby_novatron
Photon Collector
The digital Horizon is definitely a niche product. That's a lot of money for a weird-looking panoramic camera. My 2002 Canon G2 can stitch panoramas in the software, and it only costs $50.