Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am a space nut. Always was, always will be. I remember the first Mercury astronauts getting out of their capsule and being sprayed with an anti-bacterial chemical in case they came back with those horridly bizarre space bugs. In my prior life, I was lucky enough to have worked on a piece of electronics ( Lunar Gravimeter) that traveled to the moon, and was on the buggy the astronauts rode around. When turned on, it promptly failed. So much for my personal success on the moon. However, I have always been interested in the photography of early NASA. Contarex, Hasselblad, Nikon: I was always impressed in the specialization and modification of earthly cameras for the rigors of space. The Westlicht Auction now has a camera from the space program: http://tinyurl.com/kuvpp8y It is an example of what NASA thought of as being required to photograph in the alienness of Space..... Forget the price, enjoy what was our photographic heritage ... in space.... Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net