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On 20 July 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 space program, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people ever to set foot on the Moon. Their iconic 'giant leap' was captured forever by the camera the astronauts carried with them: the Hasselblad 500EL. 'Hasselblad & the moon landing' looks at the history of the Apollo 11 mission through the lens of the Hasselblad and narrates the parallel tale of the challenge to create a camera that could work in space. While the Apollo 11 astronauts left their three cameras behind on the Moon, they brought back film magazines containing 1,400 photographs. The finest of these are shown alongside the mission timeline and transcripts of the conversations between the astronauts and Mission Control.

Discover the great advantages and benefits of working in the medium film format or with the large digital sensor units in Hasselblad digital cameras and digital backs. Presented in an easily accessible format, this book shows the working and manipulation of the various cameras. Detailed illustrations dissect the equipment and provide insight into the ways in which these superb cameras and lenses are best utilized to create professional quality images. This edition of the Manual will bring you up to date with the latest features available within the popular Hasselblad camera systems emphasizing that camera and lens are the most important tools for creating exciting images whether you work digitally or with film. The complete Hasselblad camera system is discussed by renowned author and Hasselblad insider, Ernst Wildi, who provides a solid foundation of both traditional photography and digital capture techniques. Inside you'll also find inspiring photographs from well-known photographers, illustrating a variety of photographic techniques using a Hasselblad camera.

Discover the great advantages and benefits of working in the medium film format or with the large digital sensor units in Hasselblad digital cameras and digital backs. Presented in an easily accessible format, this book shows the working and manipulation of the various cameras. Detailed illustrations dissect the equipment and provide insight into the ways in which these superb cameras and lenses are best utilized to create professional quality images. This edition of the Manual will bring you up to date with the latest features available within the popular Hasselblad camera systems emphasizing that camera and lens are the most important tools for creating exciting images whether you work digitally or with film. The complete Hasselblad camera system is discussed by renowned author and Hasselblad insider, Ernst Wildi, who provides a solid foundation of both traditional photography and digital capture techniques. Inside you'll also find inspiring photographs from well-known photographers, illustrating a variety of photographic techniques using a Hasselblad camera.

The aim of this study is to validate the possibility of using the 100 Megapixels Hasselblad Hd-6 middle format camera and Agisoft PhotoScan in the Cultural Heritage documentation. The subject of this investigations is the fresco decoration in one of the rooms in the Bieliński Palace in Otwock Wielki, near Warsaw (Poland). The frescos cover the walls of a room of 11,5 × 5,5 m in one of the wings of the palace. The results of the data analysis convincingly show that a higher resolution can be obtained using a Hasselblad which, additionally, gives better results caching the details of the documented object. This high detail of the documentation is possible to achieve when a more precise reference system is implemented and a higher resolution on image pyramid is chosen. Hence, one of the conclusions of our investigation is that a standard geodetic reference system might not be sufficient when a high detail documentation is in demand. This problem, of the choice of an appropriate reference system requires further studies. For the documentation of frescos, the use of full frame cameras and the method presented in the paper has numerous advantages. First of all it is an efficient way of documenting different aspects wall frescos, and it provides not only means for documenting, but also a basis for further analysis, that would be otherwise unavailable. All of these are in turn important factors in the investigation into the objects past and significance of historical objects. Despite the obvious drawbacks, that is the time and high-speed computers necessary to its proper application, the discussed method remains a valuable tool for scholars and curators dealing with frescoes and architecture.

Newly acquired high resolution Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) images allow accurate determination of the coordinates of Apollo hardware, sampling stations, and photographic viewpoints. In particular, the positions from where the Apollo 17 astronauts recorded panoramic image series, at the so‐called “traverse stations”, were precisely determined for traverse path reconstruction. We analyzed observations made in Apollo surface photography as well as orthorectified orbital images (0.5 m/pixel) and Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) (1.5 m/pixel and 100 m/pixel) derived from LROC Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) and Wide Angle Camera (WAC) images. Key features captured in the Apollo panoramic sequences were identified in LROC NAC orthoimages. Angular directions of these features were measured in the panoramic images and fitted to the NAC orthoimage by applying least squares techniques. As a result, we obtained the surface panoramic camera positions to within 50 cm. At the same time, the camera orientations, North azimuth angles and distances to nearby features of interest were also determined. Here, initial results are shown for traverse station 1 (northwest of Steno Crater) as well as the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiment Package (ALSEP) area. Key Points We did a cartographic study of the Apollo 17 site for a new Traverse Map Astronaut and surface feature positions were identified in LROC NAC orthoimages Mapped sampling sites and ALSEP locations provide reference for other data sets

We carried out an extensive cartographic analysis of the Apollo 17 landing site and determined and mapped positions of the astronauts, their equipment, and lunar landmarks with accuracies of better than ±1 m in most cases. To determine coordinates in a lunar body‐fixed coordinate frame, we applied least squares (2‐D) network adjustments to angular measurements made in astronaut imagery (Hasselblad frames). The measured angular networks were accurately tied to lunar landmarks provided by a 0.5 m/pixel, controlled Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) orthomosaic of the entire Taurus‐Littrow Valley. Furthermore, by applying triangulation on measurements made in Hasselblad frames providing stereo views, we were able to relate individual instruments of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiment Package (ALSEP) to specific features captured in LROC imagery and, also, to determine coordinates of astronaut equipment or other surface features not captured in the orbital images, for example, the deployed geophones and Explosive Packages (EPs) of the Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment (LSPE) or the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) at major sampling stops. Our results were integrated into a new LROC NAC‐based Apollo 17 Traverse Map and also used to generate a series of large‐scale maps of all nine traverse stations and of the ALSEP area. In addition, we provide crater measurements, profiles of the navigated traverse paths, and improved ranges of the sources and receivers of the active seismic experiment LSPE. Plain Language Summary We have identified the exact locations where the Apollo 17 astronauts acquired panoramic image sequences while they were on the lunar surface in December 1972. For this, we analyzed the historical (Hasselblad) astronaut images together with current high‐resolution images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC), which we generated into 3‐D elevation models and geodetic maps. We used a traditional geodetic method to determine the astronauts' positions during image acquisition by measuring the directions to lunar landmarks (control points) shown in their photographs. The positioned astronaut images were then used for further image analysis. Our cartographic analysis resulted in a map of the Taurus‐Littrow valley covering the complete Apollo 17 exploration site, as well as a series of large‐scale maps for all of the major geology stops. Key Points Hasselblad surface photographs were registered to LROC NAC orthoimages Astronaut and instrument positions were determined by angular network adjustments A new Apollo 17 Traverse Map and large‐scale station maps are provided

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COLOGNE, Germany, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Swedish camera manufacturer Victor Hasselblad AB has combined efforts with Silicon Valley-based Foveon, Inc. to create the Hasselblad DFinity, a digital camera developed through the cooperation of two companies who are leaders in their fields. The new camera will be the embodiment of Hasselblad's tradition of developing highest image quality camera solutions for the professionals with the ability of Foveon to develop unique image capture technology. There's no doubt that the Foveon imaging engine, which consists, in part, of three 2Kx2K sensors mounted on a prism, results in superior images. Creating leading-edge CMOS-based sensor technology and reducing color artifacts are two of the pillars that Foveon is based on. We're extremely pleased that Hasselblad, a leader in professional image quality for over 50 years, recognizes the power and purity of this approach,\" said Carver Mead, Foveon's founder and Chairman of the Board. Hasselblad has long been committed to the advancement of digital photography. In 1992 Hasselblad introduced the worlds first 3-shot digital back for use with the Hasselblad medium format camera system, the Hasselblad DB4000. Since then the Hasselblad camera system has become synonymous with high-end digital photography as the most popular system for digital backs. The company has also worked closely with a large number of digital back manufacturers in order to support and develop the various digital back concepts. Hasselblad was also the initiator and close partner to Philips in the development of the 2K x 3K mosaic chip, which is commonly used in many of today's single- shot digital solutions.

The Centenary of Victor Hasselblad's birth--he who invented \"the camera that went to the moon\"--was marked in March by the unveiling of a statue of the inventor by NASA astronaut Dr Harrison Schmitt in the center of Goteborg and two major photography exhibitions. One of the latter focused on outer space with photos from the Apollo space mission, while the other dealt with the \"inner space\" photographs of the world- renowned Lennart Nilsson, known primarily for his documentation of the life of the human fetus.