Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hasselblad was the camera well known for going into space for NASA up to the Shuttle program when the Nikons took over. Before that they used Nikons to film the launches. From a safe distance. On 7/2/15 8:18 AM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote: > 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 -----Original Message----- 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) >> >> >> "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." >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photographer >> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/