|
I had heard that the cameras were Hassleblads too. I do remember hearing about 'fears' that the cameras may not be able to protect the film, so the idea was to have these photos as a stand-by. Mind-you, they were taking photos since the Geminii project, so the fears were based on what? Penny pinching in the weight stakes to return the astronauts home may have ment turfing heavier, well protected cameras. The astronauts weighed the moon rocks before lifting off the moons surface to make sure that the new gross weight of the LM fell within limits. Rocks over photos?
The reason I say this is that I have always been bugged by the fading light in the background in these photos, which shouldn't be, & it is uniform in the subsequent missions.
|