The camera that visited the moon and returned to Earth was sold at auction for 660 thousand euros

Yes, in this world a lot is sold and bought, including gadgets, which can be called “historical”. Now we are talking about the Hasselblad 500 camera, which was on the moon and returned to Earth, together with the astronauts of the Apollo 15 mission, in 1971.

This camera is not the only one that has visited the Earth’s satellite, but the only one that has returned to Earth.
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The remaining cameras were left on the moon by the astronauts in order not to carry extra weight with them. They took only a tape with a film. For example, in 1969, Armstrong also had a Hasselblad camera, but it was left on the Moon.


One of the photos of the work of the Apollo 15 group on the moon

And for some reason, this camera was brought back with them, and now the Japanese, the founder of the Yodobashi Camera network, have acquired it for 660 thousand euros.

The Hasselblad 500 camera is designed for 70 mm film, this device is equipped with a Biogon lens with a focal length of 60 mm and a relative aperture of 1: 3.5. One of the members of the Apollo 15 team, astronaut James Irwin, made 299 photographs on the Moon with this camera. Plus, 96 more shots were taken in flight.

The auction itself started with a price of 80 thousand euros, and the organizers planned to reach a price level of about 200 thousand euros. Well, it didn't work out that way - there were a lot of bets on the lot, and the one mentioned above won.

Via theverge