Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yet..... One day there will be a moon litter patrol that will clean up after us. That must be cool to look up at the moon and think something you had a part of is there. Aram -----Original Message----- From: Brian Reid Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2019 9:30 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] It went to the moon! And it came back. In 1972 I helped make a scientific instrument that was taken to the moon. It didn't manage to come back. On 2019-02-14 21:07, Peter Klein via LUG wrote: > While in Wetzlar, we were shown the Leica Archive. It contains > memorabilia from the entire history of the Leitz/Leica company. This > container included a Leitz monocular that went to the moon on an > Apollo mission. Also a wooden mock-up of the M3 made during its > design phase. And a prototype lens turret for screw mount Leicas. I > got a special thrill seeing that monocular. > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/32155727787/in/dateposted-public/> > > Leica M8 and 35/2 Summicron v.4. Enjoy! > --Peter > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information