Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And a Contarex. Hard to believe that they would budget sending something as dense as a Contarex into space, when I'm sure there were more "mass-efficient" options. regards, Vick -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark Kronquist Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 1:49 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Re:What about the Hasselblads in space? NASA also used Linhof 4 x 5 Contax SLR (original German) and Nikon F cameras... > Emanuel: That may explain what I was just looking at. Andrew's link > to the Apollo photographs sent me on a mission there to relive my days > as a young space nut. Fantastic stuff. > > In the Apollo 17 photos, part 2, I found a number of grainy black and > white images taken in the Command Module on the way back to Earth. > They were > *not* square, looked very much like vertical 35mm frames, and looked like > very fast film from that era. > > Those were the days. Thanks for the memories, Andrew! Roger, > Houston, we copy. . . > > --Peter > > In the matter of: http://www.apolloarchive.com/apollo_gallery.html > > Emanuel Lowi <lowiemanuel@yahoo.ca> wrote: >> There were Leica M4 cameras and 50/1.2 Noctilux lenses >> also modified by NASA (larger controls etc.) for use >> in extra-terra. No info on what missions they may have >> been employed, though. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information