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NASA Mercury Hasselblad 500C No. 9

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US$4,800 From spacecamer­a.co

Starting in 1962, NASA began taking Hasselblad cameras into orbit to document the depths of space, with the cameras being heavily modified to survive the rigors of weightless­ness. Unnecessar­y extras like the leather covering and viewfinder were removed to reduce some of the bulk, and the cameras were also painted in anti-reflective black paint to minimise reflection­s. Now, you can get your hands on a working replica of one of those cameras, all for the rock-bottom price of US$4,800. It’s built to be just like the original and comes with an 80mm f2.8 lens too. And as a bonus, you’ll even get a “flown-inspace artifact” with the purchase. These replicas haven’t been into orbit, but they’re as close as you can get to a camera that has.

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