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Subject: [Leica] Using Leica at -15F or -25C What about the Hasselblad s in space?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Wed Nov 17 11:28:47 2004

On 11/17/04 4:59 AM, "Beddoe, Neil" <nbeddoe@lehman.com> typed:

> I understand that the Apollo missions took Hasselblads with them to the
> moon.  Does anyone know if they ever left the spaceship unprotected?  I'd
> love to find out if they coped with alternating between temperatures in the
> shade close to absolute zero and full unfiltered direct sunlight with brain
> frying levels of ionizing radiation.
> 
> Neil
> 


Well if you get up there, pick one up and make it work ...
It would sure beat the heck out of "takes a licking and keeps on ticking".


Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland Oregon
http://rabinergroup.com/





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