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Old 20-07-2009, 02:16 PM
Dennis
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Originally Posted by mental4astro View Post
Though the photos that were 'taken' by Apollo 11, well, I'm not sure the cameras they had were upto the task. Alot riding on this & they needed pics. They did get their act together for later missions & used gear that could handle the conditions.
If you are referring to the still cameras, I think that the cameras the astronauts used were modified Hassleblads, the Rolls Royce of cameras back in those days. Not sure what film stock they used though?

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Dennis
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