[Leica] Leica needs to hire new marketing people.

[John McMaster]

I had a talk from NASA quite a few years ago, they said that Nikons were not used more than 6 foot off the ground ;-)

john

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I don't think any Nikon F made it to the moon, but I read they were used for EVA on Apollo 15 and later.  Hope the back was teathered!

I was so relieved when the F2 came out!

from my iPad

Sonny Carter

> On Jul 1, 2015, at 8:43 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> AS I recall, they took specially modified hasselblads and Nikon F's. Sure wouldn’t want to change rolls in either one with their gloves on.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Sonny Carter
> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 2:00 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica needs to hire new marketing people.
> 
> They planned to use modified MDa's for the moon walks, (even built 
> some) but decided Hassy with removable backs would be lighter.
> 
> They did take a trinovid monocular up there, though.
> 
>> On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 1:46 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote:
>> 
>> It is a bit full of itself, isn't it. And to nitpick, I don't recall 
>> Leicas going to the moon.
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Mark Rabiner
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 12:24 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: [Leica] Leica needs to hire new marketing people.
>> 
>> 
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMkQQSt6d8s
>> Leica "100" via La Vida Leica (lavidaleica.com)
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>> 
>> "A new Leica "100" advertisement, relating to the Leica 100 year 
>> centennial and celebrating the opening of the Leica Gallery in Sao 
>> Paulo, Brazil. It recreates 35 historical Leica photos."
>> 
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>> --
>> Mark William Rabiner
>> Photographer
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
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