Novelty Rocket with One Picture Camera

[lmsmith]

Hi ya, not a big rocket fanatic but have had a nagging desire to obtain one of these beauties. What it is essentially is a rocket propelled vessel with a camera attached. At the peak of it's height it takes a snap, launches a parachute and then descends to the ground where you retrieve it.

Basically a good buddy of mine a few years ago bought one or was given one for his b'day, the picture he got was outta sight, amazing! I'm since out of contact with the guy who's it was as he's doing a trip around the globe.

If anyone knows or has heard where I could get one of these I'd be uber happy!

Peace

Leon :rolleyes:

[Ltvscout]

Leon,

Estes sells this rocket. You can see it here:

http://www.estesrockets.com/cgi-bin/products.cgi?view,398

Any hobby shop should carry it.

[CPMcGraw]

Hi ya, not a big rocket fanatic but have had a nagging desire to obtain one of these beauties. What it is essentially is a rocket propelled vessel with a camera attached. At the peak of it's height it takes a snap, launches a parachute and then descends to the ground where you retrieve it.

Basically a good buddy of mine a few years ago bought one or was given one for his b'day, the picture he got was outta sight, amazing! I'm since out of contact with the guy who's it was as he's doing a trip around the globe.

If anyone knows or has heard where I could get one of these I'd be uber happy!

Peace

Leon :rolleyes:

Leon,

Currently Estes has two cameras available -- the Astrocam 110, which takes a cartridge of 110 film but shoots only one image per flight; and the Oracle, which is a digital camera capable of taking multiple digital images per flight, which are stored internally in a flash / RAM memory area. This reduces the total number of images it can take, as well as the frame rate.

The Astrocam 110 also can be found under the name Snapshot, typically through the large retail distributors like Wal Mart. The Oracle can be found through hobby stores, such as Hobbytown USA. Both of these cameras are packaged with rockets to carry them up; the Snapshot (Astrocam 110) comes as a starter set, complete with pad, controller, and (I think) a couple of motors.

In the very late '60s and early '70s Estes carried the CAMROC and the CINEROC, which were single-image and Super-8 movie cameras, respectively. Both are considered collectors' items today, the CINEROC especially so.

BoosterVision has a digital video transmitter / receiver system which produces very good quality imagery for rockets of BT-50 diameter and larger. The quality of the transmission is much better than the Oracle as it uses higher frame rates. The system broadcasts via a TV transmitter to a receiver near the launch pad, and the recording is done on the ground.

[gstarraider]

if you are looking to spend some money you might want to try this guy.

http://www.videohobbies.com/rockets.htm

and here is one he is selling on e-bay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6061939991&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1