What camera did NASA use on the moon?

What camera did NASA use on the moon?

Hasselblad Data Camera
HASSELBLAD ON THE MOON A silver Hasselblad Data Camera (HDC) with Réseau plate, fitted with a Zeiss Biogon 60mm ƒ/5.6 lens, was chosen to document the lunar surface and attached to astronaut Armstrong’s chest.

Why Hasselblad cameras are so expensive?

Larger sensors capture more detail, and Hasselblad’s is one of the biggest available. Its cameras are what’s called medium format. Basically, it means the sensor is big, and it’s what makes these cameras so expensive. Your smartphone camera sensor is around this big.

What camera went to the moon in 1969?

On the Apollo 11 mission, taken onto the lunar surface, was a silver Hasselblad Data Camera (HDC). Fitted with a Zeiss Biogon 60mm ƒ/5,6 lens and the earlier mentioned 70mm film magazine, containing the specially formulated thin-base Kodak film, which allowed for 200 images per magazine.

Why is Hasselblad so famous?

The company originally became known for its classic analog medium-format cameras that used a waist-level viewfinder. Perhaps the most famous use of the Hasselblad camera was during the Apollo program missions when the first humans landed on the Moon….Hasselblad.

What is the most expensive camera in the world?

1923 Leica 0-Series no. 122
What is the most expensive camera ever sold? The most expensive camera sale award goes to the 1923 Leica 0-Series no. 122, which sold at auction for US$2.97 million. It is a pristine example of the Leica 0-Series where only around 25 were made.

Who owns Hasselblad now?

DJI
Vorndran Mannheims Capital
Hasselblad/Parent organizations
Back in November 2015, the Chinese camera drone company DJI announced that it had acquired a minority stake in the legendary Swedish camera brand Hasselblad. The following July, the two companies teamed up to launch a monster $4,599 medium format drone.