1 million dollar Hasselblad

[divewizard]

This Hasselblad used on the moon durring Apollo 15 sold for $940,000.

 

[DCB]

WOW....

Not for the camera...but for the Land Rover, yep!

Peace

 

[Rob-F]

I meant to buy that, but I don't know where to get 70mm film. I understand that 60mm Biogon is a killer lens!

 

[zuiko85]

I thought they dumped the lenses and bodies on the lunar surface and only returned with the film backs. This to save weight for much more valuable moon rocks. I suppose the back could have jammed on the body making return with the whole unit necessary.

 

[Rob-F]

I wonder who the seller was. Those are not supposed to be in the hands of the public. I believe any that are, are considered stolen.

 

[bwcolor]

What.. no filter? For that price they should at least include a filter.

 

[Harry Caul]

Yikes

http://www.space.com/25192-apollo-moon-camera-auction-sale.html

 

[Noll]

I thought they dumped the lenses and bodies on the lunar surface and only returned with the film backs. This to save weight for much more valuable moon rocks. I suppose the back could have jammed on the body making return with the whole unit necessary.

Ditto this. Though maybe this order changed on later missions? Anyone have a lead on this?

 

[FrozenInTime]

Ditto this. Though maybe this order changed on later missions? Anyone have a lead on this?

Did one of the cameras not jam up on the job - so they brought it back for investigation; if that's the case, someone just payed a lot of money for a lemon 😉

 

[johannielscom]

I wonder who the seller was. Those are not supposed to be in the hands of the public. I believe any that are, are considered stolen.

The lengths that some thieves go through, stealing cameras from the moon... tsss...


😀


At least it looks a lot better than the cr*p Hasselblad are selling to China these days!

 

[santino]

there were 14 cameras on the moon and according to austrian press just one was able to make it back. it has been sold to a japanese at westlicht for the amount of 660.000 euros.

 

[johannielscom]

In other words, it never went there and it's a worn-looking fraud?

Maybe the guy that wasn't Ansel Adams but somebody's uncle Earl shot it all those years!

 

[ChrisLivsey]

No lens hood ! No Luigi case !
Catalogue I suppose said "Near mint - but I know nothing about cameras"

Seriously: I wonder why they left the flash sync on the lens ?

 

[robert blu]

If I remember it correctly when I was young there was an advertising from Hasselblad saying more or less :" you want one of our cameras? you can have it for free: just go to the moon and pick up one!"
robert
PS: yes, it was many years ago...

 

[mfogiel]

There are still free Hasselblads on the moon.

 

[redisburning]

historic instruments get played some times.

it would be nice if these treasures could be used on special occasions for photography. seems unlikely, though.

 

[xayraa33]

No finder was used for all those on the moon shots.

The astronauts just aimed the Hasselblad when held at waist level and fired away.