2007-08-29 18:56:18 · 5 answers · asked by presidentrichardnixon 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Apollo 11 carried a number of cameras for collecting data and recording various aspects of the mission, including one 70-mm Hasselblad electric camera, two 70-mm lunar surface superwide-angle cameras, one Hasselblad El data camera, two 16-mm Maurer data acquisiton cameras, one 35-mm surface close-up stereoscopic camera, and a television camera.
During the mission, nine magazines of 70-millimeter film and 13 magazines of 16-millimeter film were exposed. The 16-millimeter film taken during lunar module descent provided the first accurate knowledge of the exact landing point of the lunar surface. The 70-millimeter photographs taken on the lunar surface provided panoramic views of the surface near the landed LM and allowed detailed topographic mapping of the lunar surface near the landing point.
2007-08-30 02:45:10 · answer #1 · answered by Moose 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would imagine that they had several pre-loaded backs for the Hasselblad.
A TV camera mounted on the lander took the shots of Armstrong descending the ladder.
Technically, the first camera in space was a Minolta rangefinder. It was manufactured by Minolta for GAF, which sold it as the Ansco Autoset. John Glenn chose it from seven he'd bought at a drugstore. It accompanied him on 20 Feb., 1962 when he became the first American to orbit the earth.
2007-08-30 00:59:13 · answer #2 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While all above me may be right. I heard a different story that made more sense. The scientists didn't know how prolonged low gravity and no atmosphere would effect the film. The were concerned about warping and bending of the film. The cross hairs were a specific distance apart so that if the pictures were indeed warped they could be straightened more eaisly.
2007-08-30 01:07:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ace got it pretty well.
As far as the camera, as I remember it was Hasselblad with motor drive. Back then, I could have given you the model, the film, lenses, everything - but it's been way too long.
Vance
2007-08-29 20:44:09 · answer #4 · answered by Seamless_1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good point Mr Ace.
does anyone know how many rolls of film the astronaughts shot? apparently heaps of them. did they take preloaded cameras or did they spend alot of time changing films? - medium or what the format was.
who took the shot off Mr Armstrong taking the first step?
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2007-08-29 19:31:03 · answer #5 · answered by Antoni 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋