2010/4/6 Marc James Small > > And, before you raise that old canard again, no, the Rolleimot was NOT the > reason NASA opted for the Hasselblad on the APOLLO missions! > > Marc Hasselblad cameras were selected because they used interchangeable lenses and magazines, anyway they were cameras with several modifications regarding the regular models; Hasselblad developed a special program of reliability and safe operation of electrical components for the cameras. Most of them used 70mm film magazines, the SL 66 was still in development when the NASA selected the Hasselblad. Carlos --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list