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Hasselblad Apollo 11, 40th

Paul,
be reassured, I will tell you as soon as I find two of these 60 mm Biogons :). This time I will not let the opportunity pass..

There will be no visit to the moon in 2010. As far as I know the U.S. plans to go to the moon are just being reviewed.

I am not sure regarding the sunny-16 on the moon. As there is no atmosphere on the moon that absorbs and scatters sunlight I would expect something like a sunny-22.

Ulrik
 
ulrik said:
I am not sure regarding the sunny-16 on the moon. As there is no atmosphere on the moon that absorbs and scatters sunlight I would expect something like a sunny-22.

Ulrik
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You are most likely right. I tried to subtly comment on the easiness of operation mechanical cameras in space, but I should have been more specific. I am guessing this is why they had no problem getting proper dof, without focussing - lots of light!
 
ulrik said:
Paul,
be reassured, I will tell you as soon as I find two of these 60 mm Biogons :). This time I will not let the opportunity pass..

Ulrik
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I am still grateful you decided to pass the opportunity to buy the 100 mm MK lens.
I bought the lens immediately but did not realise it has certain drawbacks.
The most important being a modified shutter that stays closed when cocked.
It did not take me long to decide the shutter needed to be exchanged for a regular one but only if this modification could be reversed without problems.

My modified 100 mm Mk allows the use of a standard body to take pictures.
No need for a focusing screen that takes the place of a film back.

Paul
 
Hello Paul,
am as well grateful for you pointing me towards the 508 mm Dallmeyer for the 1000F. But expect fierce competition if a Biogon 60 mm crosses my sight :).

To those who happen to live around Cologne: There is an exhibition about the moon in the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum that is worth a visit. I have been there yesterday night. There are pictures from the Apollo missions, paintings where the moon plays a role, old scientifc moon photographs, maps, moon globes, solar system models etc.

Ulrik



 
Hello Ulrik,

The Dallmeyer lens had already escaped from my memory.
I am glad it landed with you after a first unsuccesful attempt.

From what I heard 60 mm Biogons are only offered in pairs.
That means we will have to team up to stand a chance to get a pair of those.
I am sure that will not be a problem.

Paul
 
20th Anniversary "Moon Landing" Hassy arrived today...excellent condition, original box and packing, and then a nearly 45 year old camera design, ready for the 21st century with a few changes.
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Steve
 

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Hello Steve,



Welcome to the Club!

Good to see the collectors virus has made it all the way to you.
Congratulations on this beautiful commemorative 500 ELM camera.
An excellent idea to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first man on the moon.

That is one of the moments in a lifetime where people remember where they were to watch this on television.
I was on holiday in Italy and watched the moon landing in a bar in Domaso at the Lago di Como.


Paul
 
I just received my "APOLLO..through the eyes of the astronauts" book and it is quite nice for the $16.50 USD that I paid Amazon for it. As is appropriate for a "Hassy" picture book, it is square.
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The text is mostly about the photos but "Hassy" facts are also included. Photography was a low priority for the "engineer" type who ran the Moon missions. Their attitude was "Well..Photography is no good. What difference does it make? It's not important." so the astronauts had to fight for each film magazine that went on the flights.

The 70mm film magazines were 200 exposures each. The Apollo 11 mission returned with 1,407 exposures. The total Hasselblad exposures for the manned Apollo missions were 18,667.

Steve
 
Apollo 11 40th Anniversary

Continuing OT (apologies for being late to the party): The celebrations of the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission were very memorable. I encourage everyone to spend some time listening to the astronauts that went to the Moon. This is a heritage of mankind that will not come again soon, and is not an opportunity to be missed. I liken this to imagine living in Portugal or Spain in 1520 or so, and the eccentric old man who lives around the corner sailed with Christopher Columbus. The attached image of of myself with Buzz Aldrin. Buzz was 80 then, and he is still very sharp. Amazing...
 

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Good to remember the early days of aerospace.
I agree these are once in a lifetime experiences.

Saw the first man on the moon in 1969 while on holiday in Italy.
Every detail of the event is printed in my memory.


Paul
 
Yes I agree and thanks for reminding me again. When they first landed on the moon I sent away to NASA for 10 colour photographs and a book. I still have them today.
 
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Yes I agree and thanks for reminding me again. When they first landed on the moon I sent away to NASA for 10 colour photographs and a book. I still have them today.
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In those days you could request signed photographs from NASA / the astronauts. I still have a bunch of those somewhere.
 
Man you guys are old!
I was spitting up Pablum when they landed...
I do have a shuttle flown (multiple times in fact) NASA Nikon F3 Small camera though...and a Kodak DCS 460C camera that flew on the first 2 expeditions of the International Space Station. I've located Images shot with the latter that have EXIF data that match the serial number of my body. Uber-cool
 

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spudpotatohead said:
Man you guys are old!
I was spitting up Pablum when they landed...
I do have a shuttle flown (multiple times in fact) NASA Nikon F3 Small camera though...and a Kodak DCS 460C camera that flew on the first 2 expeditions of the International Space Station. I've located Images shot with the latter that have EXIF data that match the serial number of my body. Uber-cool
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NEAT!

Whats next in your collection? A HEC? ;-)

Wilko
 
spudpotatohead said:
Man you guys are old!
I was spitting up Pablum when they landed...
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We may be old but we had the pleasure to see the first man set foot on the moon in a live television broadcast.

Being more mature has other perks as well.
Don not ask which, in a couple of years you will learn what they are....:)


Paul
 
Yeah.. At least i had the opportunity to rollerskate on the Dutch motorways
(1973, the first oil crisis; we stopped all car traffic on Sundays)
 
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