HASSELBLAD 500 EL/M 20 YEARS IN SPACE EDITION CAMERA
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
20th Century
Gray body with silver metal plaque marked "Hasselblad 1962-1982 20 Years in Space No. 0877". 12-frame film back Serial #RH3223209. Includes a Carl Zeiss Planar F/2.8 80mm lens, Serial #6671296, caps, a ProMaster tripod and a Hasselblad 500 EL/M cardboard box containing power cords, etc.
NASA began using Hasselblad cameras for space photography in 1962, and Neil Armstrong carried one with him onto the surface of the moon. The camera functioned perfectly under the extreme conditions of the lunar surface and captured some of history's most iconic photographs.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- Gray body with silver metal plaque
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- Length 7"
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 199888716
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.