Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 18/11/2004, at 4:19 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote: > Collins "dropped" either a SuperWide or a 500c in low Earth orbit > during a Gemini mission not sure if it is still orbiting but I am sure > the collective wisdom of the list will know. > Collins talks about this in detail in chapter 8 of his 1974 book "Carrying the fire: An astronaut's journey". He only mentions it was a Hasselbad though, not what kind it was. > Lunar Blads had relatively minor modifications and were used without > any protective housings > Actually there were massive modifications for those cameras used on the moon's surface - in particular the mirrors were removed, which in a HBlad requires major surgery (as it completely changes how the lenses stop down and work). See these links: <http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=008wYK> <http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/moon/index.htm> And for Apollo / moon photos: <http://www.apolloarchive.com/apollo_gallery.html> Regds, Andrew Nemeth <http://nemeng.com/leica/> [ Leica FAQ ]