Spotted this replica Hasselblad camera while browsing the Hong Kong DJI store. While not a camera worn by the Apollo crew (these were all left on the moon) this exhibition camera is made to resemble those that were taken up to the moon. The Hasselblad 500EL cameras were body worn cameras which were worn by the astronauts as they carried out their moonwalks.
These cameras were modified to be operable on the moon, with larger controls and oil taken out to avoid evaporating while in the vacuum of space.
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Spotted this replica Hasselblad camera while browsing the Hong Kong DJI store. While not a camera worn by the Apollo crew (these were all left on the moon) this exhibition camera is made to resemble those that were taken up to the moon. The Hasselblad 500EL cameras were body worn cameras which were worn by the astronauts as they carried out their moonwalks.
These cameras were modified to be operable on the moon, with larger controls and oil taken out to avoid evaporating while in the vacuum of space.
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