Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had a talk from NASA quite a few years ago, they said that Nikons were not used more than 6 foot off the ground ;-) john -----Original Message----- I don't think any Nikon F made it to the moon, but I read they were used for EVA on Apollo 15 and later. Hope the back was teathered! I was so relieved when the F2 came out! from my iPad Sonny Carter > On Jul 1, 2015, at 8:43 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: > > AS I recall, they took specially modified hasselblads and Nikon F's. Sure > wouldn?t want to change rolls in either one with their gloves on. > > -----Original Message----- From: Sonny Carter > Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 2:00 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica needs to hire new marketing people. > > They planned to use modified MDa's for the moon walks, (even built > some) but decided Hassy with removable backs would be lighter. > > They did take a trinovid monocular up there, though. > >> On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 1:46 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> >> wrote: >> >> It is a bit full of itself, isn't it. And to nitpick, I don't recall >> Leicas going to the moon. >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Mark Rabiner >> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 12:24 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: [Leica] Leica needs to hire new marketing people. >> >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMkQQSt6d8s >> Leica "100" via La Vida Leica (lavidaleica.com) >> >> >> "A new Leica "100" advertisement, relating to the Leica 100 year >> centennial and celebrating the opening of the Leica Gallery in Sao >> Paulo, Brazil. It recreates 35 historical Leica photos." >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photographer >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >>