Category: Lunar

The Falcon has Landed – Working with film from the Apollo 15 Moon mossion

Jon C. Haverstick

I recently had the amazing opportunity to work with some very interesting historical media. A retired NASA engineer friend contacted me having found a box of photographic films in his desk drawer. Turns out the box contained two partial rolls and several cut slides of 70mm film from the 1971 Apollo 15 mission! What a […]

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Zeiss lens used for Apollo moon missions sells for $453K at auction

Gannon Burgett

If you think that 400mm f/2.8 is looking expensive in your B&H cart, you might want to think again. Earlier this week, a 50mm f/8 lens used by NASA in its Apollo moon missions sold for just under half a million dollars. NASA has always had access to some of the best camera gear on […]

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