Hasselblad SW on Jetsetter

[helvetica]

I was looking at this travel website and noticed that they had a picture of a Hasselblad SW about on the "Welcome to Jetsetter" callout. That is a very specific camera to be up there, so I imagine some designer somewhere has a love for them! You don't generally see them or even hear them mentioned outside of people "in the know".

 

[FrozenInTime]

Even more specific that you might think : it's a special NASA version of the SWC

edit: found the link to where they stole the picture from http://www.hasselbladusa.com/about-hasselblad/hasselblad-in-space/space-cameras.aspx

"Hasselblad SWC
With a Biogon 38mm lens, made its space debut on 3 June 1966, on a voyage in Gemini 9. The camera was largely standard: Only the lining had been removed and the viewfinder was specially designed. The camera was used on four voyages in 1966."

 

[sc_rufctr]

Interesting but why did NASA bother removing the leatherette?
It may have saved them a few grams at best. It just seems so insignificant considering the other gear they were taking with them.

Anyway... Some good history there. I guess now they're using off the shelf point and shoots.

 

[ruby.monkey]

I was looking at this travel website and noticed that they had a picture of a Hasselblad SW about on the "Welcome to Jetsetter" callout. That is a very specific camera to be up there, so I imagine some designer somewhere has a love for them! You don't generally see them or even hear them mentioned outside of people "in the know".

I bet it was more a case of "We should have a camera here - fire up Google image search. Hey, that looks cool! Grab it!"

 

[FrozenInTime]

Interesting but why did NASA bother removing the leatherette?
It may have saved them a few grams at best. It just seems so insignificant considering the other gear they were taking with them.
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Outgassing and possibly flammability.