Author Topic: Anyone wants to add a Hasselblad Moon camera to their collection?  (Read 1199 times)

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Check this out. If you want to add to your collection an original NASA Hasselblad 500EL Lunar camera like was used by Aldrin and Armstrong, there's one for sale on eBay right now.

This one obviously never flew into space but it's still a unique part of history
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hasselblad-500EL-ELECTIC-CAMERA-NASA-Lunar-Apollo-Mission-80mm-250mm-Rare-/281142070601?pt=Film_Cameras&hash=item41755f8d49&afsrc=1

And the article page
http://petapixel.com/2013/08/03/want-to-own-your-own-nasa-hasselblad-moon-camera
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Re: Anyone wants to add a Hasselblad Moon camera to their collection?
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2013, 10:09:01 PM »
...and the price will rocket to the moon!!
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Re: Anyone wants to add a Hasselblad Moon camera to their collection?
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2013, 10:26:09 PM »
Probably... this is not something you can find at any camera store.
And when compared to their newly produced Lunar camera which it turns out is just a Sony Nex re-wrapped in a Hasselblad skin for big money while sacrificing all ergonomics (I heard they handle like s***), I'd rather stick with the original 1960's version if I could.
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Re: Anyone wants to add a Hasselblad Moon camera to their collection?
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2013, 10:45:31 PM »
Whenever I look at this camera, I start imagining that four big wheels will show up at a touch of a botton... something like a "Transformer", and it will start exploring the moon on its own !  :P
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Re: Anyone wants to add a Hasselblad Moon camera to their collection?
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2013, 05:20:09 AM »
actually one of these NASA stamped blads ws in Camera Lane(melbourne australia) for 2 weeks going for $2100!

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Re: Anyone wants to add a Hasselblad Moon camera to their collection?
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2013, 05:38:48 AM »
I just hope they sell enough of their lunars and rebranded rx100 to fund some own R&D...
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Re: Anyone wants to add a Hasselblad Moon camera to their collection?
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2013, 09:08:24 PM »
No bids... what a surprise  ;D
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