Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Friend of mine did the mods to that 'blad as I recall. Peter On 26/08/2012 14:32, Mark Rabiner wrote: > "Buzz Aldrin practicing with a Hasselblad camera while Neil Armstrong works > on his rock collecting skills." > Anyone ever hear of this Leicaglow site or blog? > http://leicaglow.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/ap11-S69-25202HR.jpg or > http://tinyurl.com/8e8shs2 > He's into Leicas but also into space cameras here I see here. > Above a shot of these guys seemingly practicing being on the moon what > they'd do. Collecting rocks with a pooper scooper and figuring out how to > work Swedish cameras. > http://www.leicaglow.com/wp/ > > I also like this shot of Armstrong with his hands free Hasselblad 500 EL > mounted to his chest which I assume is an "RCU". > http://leicaglow.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/ap11-69-H-670.jpg > He's seeming to be glancing down at the groundglass. > I have that 70mm back right here it makes a nice paperweight. Though I > heard > there's used thin film which gave them more than 70 on a roll. > I was always ok with 70 on a roll. There was always one in focus. > I would love to have my Hasselblad attached to my chest for a day or week > and see how that alters my lifestyle. I doubt they'd let me into the movie > theater. > > When they landed on the moon I was working the lights in a production of > Brendan Behan's "the Hostage" and the actress came out and sang the Irish > song "don't much about with the Moon" but she changed "with" to "on" that > night and didn't not get into any trouble with the producer who really flew > off the roof when that kind of thing ever happened. This was in Lake Forest > a north suburb of Chicago. The Academy Playhouse. > So I was in a control booth and was not one of the one in six people on > planet earth who got to see it live on TV . I saw it later that night non > live. > > But years later in NY I saw the airplane hit the tower live. > > > > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig