Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] cron vs lux
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 10:27:07 -0400
 
At 04:41 PM 09-06-98 +0200, Dominique wrote:
>>It is true (as far as I know) that an off the shelf 50 summicron was used
>>on an unmanned satellite (explorer?) that took video of the moon as it
>>crashed into it.  I think this was in the early 60s.

>RE:
>On Surveyors 1,2 and 3 guided devices were equiped with Summicron lenses
>2/50.(Leica fotografie, 1967/4, p.187, french edition).
>

Well there you go.  Thanks for the confirmation!  :-)

Dan C.