Comments on: Apollo 11: The Big Picture http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/16/apollo-11-the-big-picture/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:26:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Remembering Apollo 11 – The Big Picture – Boston.com « Pasco Phronesis http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/16/apollo-11-the-big-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-200126 Remembering Apollo 11 – The Big Picture – Boston.com « Pasco Phronesis Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:14:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/16/apollo-11-the-big-picture/#comment-200126 [...] (H/T Bad Astronomy) [...] [...] (H/T Bad Astronomy) [...]

]]> By: Friday Link Love 7/17 | Brad’s Reader http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/16/apollo-11-the-big-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-199624 Friday Link Love 7/17 | Brad’s Reader Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:40:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/16/apollo-11-the-big-picture/#comment-199624 [...] Apollo 11: The Big Picture (some really cool photos from the Apollo 11 moon mission!) [...] [...] Apollo 11: The Big Picture (some really cool photos from the Apollo 11 moon mission!) [...]

]]> By: Ones for the Road « The Way Things Break http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/16/apollo-11-the-big-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-199477 Ones for the Road « The Way Things Break Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:39:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/16/apollo-11-the-big-picture/#comment-199477 [...] Remembering Apollo 11 [via BA] [...] [...] Remembering Apollo 11 [via BA] [...]

]]> By: TexasOdysseyCoach (Gene) http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/16/apollo-11-the-big-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-199476 TexasOdysseyCoach (Gene) Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:30:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/16/apollo-11-the-big-picture/#comment-199476 Thanx for the link Phil! @ Charles Boyer I was 13 when they landed, I was already into photography. The cameras were modified (tho' not much, no finder, no leather... they left the aluminum alone, and a special HUGE shutter release, they had to be able to fire the thing.) Hassie 500 ELMs with a superwide lens and 70mm film backs. They only brought the backs home, left the camera bodies there. At the time Hasselblad had a nice glossy brochure out touting that NASA took their cameras to the moon, and left them there.... free for the taking !!! HAAAA !!!! I might still have the brochure packed away with my 500EL or 500ELM, i'll have to look for it, if I find it, I'll send a link to Phil. Thanx for the link Phil!

@ Charles Boyer
I was 13 when they landed, I was already into photography. The cameras were modified (tho’ not much, no finder, no leather… they left the aluminum alone, and a special HUGE shutter release, they had to be able to fire the thing.) Hassie 500 ELMs with a superwide lens and 70mm film backs. They only brought the backs home, left the camera bodies there.

At the time Hasselblad had a nice glossy brochure out touting that NASA took their cameras to the moon, and left them there…. free for the taking !!! HAAAA !!!! I might still have the brochure packed away with my 500EL or 500ELM, i’ll have to look for it, if I find it, I’ll send a link to Phil.

]]> By: Charles Boyer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/16/apollo-11-the-big-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-199445 Charles Boyer Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:55:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/16/apollo-11-the-big-picture/#comment-199445 "The astronauts used Hasselblad cameras, which were “medium format.” The resolution is much better than a standard “35mm” format. Plus, Hasselblad was the cadillac of cameras at the time." True, however, my post was to illustrate the base film to MP equivalent for a well-known format. I would simply do the math from there, it's fairly easy. I do wish that the astronauts had been able to haul up and use a Wisner 11x14 view camera, the resultant shots would have been even more stunning! “The astronauts used Hasselblad cameras, which were “medium format.” The resolution is much better than a standard “35mm” format. Plus, Hasselblad was the cadillac of cameras at the time.”

True, however, my post was to illustrate the base film to MP equivalent for a well-known format. I would simply do the math from there, it’s fairly easy.

I do wish that the astronauts had been able to haul up and use a Wisner 11×14 view camera, the resultant shots would have been even more stunning!

]]> By: Dan I. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/16/apollo-11-the-big-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-199432 Dan I. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:21:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/16/apollo-11-the-big-picture/#comment-199432 And that's getting shared on Facebook for sure! And that’s getting shared on Facebook for sure!

]]> By: Naked Bunny with a Whip http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/16/apollo-11-the-big-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-199426 Naked Bunny with a Whip Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:56:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/16/apollo-11-the-big-picture/#comment-199426 @Chris A: Unless they know something we don't. *music sting* @Chris A: Unless they know something we don’t. *music sting*

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