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The G-Whiz


The G-Whiz was an experience to confirm my belief that 110 cameras are a waste of time and effort for rocketry photography. I saw the Vivitar Opus 20 camera when I was visiting Hong Kong and loved it for its small size. It is the only motorized 110 camera that I have ever seen.

I decided it was time for it to go into a rocket. Because of the camera's size and weight I decided to build a very light weight camera rocket that would go up on a G motor, or perhaps even smaller.




Motorized 110 camera?


It worked, the G-Whiz is a camera rocket that takes a roll of 110 film per flight and every single picture is blurry. The shutter speed on the camera is so slow that it can’t take clear pictures.

 

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