132 - Hasselblad | Space Camera 553ELS

Hasselblad | Space Camera 553ELS Estimate: €10,000–12,000 Year: 1991 Serial No.: RC 1327940 Condition: A- English: The ELS is a modified 553 ELX; the leather covering has been replaced by thin metal plates. A small number of these cameras were delivered to NASA in 1991 and used on space shuttle missions. The film magazines are designed for perforated 70mm film and feature electronic dating—the frame number and time of each exposure are recorded. Just eighteen cameras were made available in 1999 by Hasselblad AB and were reconditioned after their return from NASA. The set consists of a Hasselblad Space Camera 553 ELS no. RC1327940, a 70mm Data magazine no. 33EI10428 with DE-32, a Sonnar CF 4/150mm lens no. 8147739 with a cap adapted for space conditions, an RM-2 reflex viewfinder, a cap, and a specially fitted case—all in mint condition and in perfect working order. German: The ELS is a modified 553 ELX in which the leather covering has been replaced with thin metal plates. A small number of these cameras were delivered to NASA in 1991 and used on Space Shuttle missions. The film magazines are designed for perforated 70 mm film and feature electronic data logging: the frame number and time of each exposure are recorded. Only 18 cameras were overhauled by Hasselblad AB in 1999 after their return from NASA. The set consists of a Hasselblad Space Camera 553 ELS No. RC1327940, a 70 mm data magazine No. 33EI10428 with DE-32, a Sonnar CF 4/150 mm lens No. 8147739 adapted for space conditions with a lens cap, an RM-2 reflex viewfinder, a lens cap, and a special, precisely fitting case. All parts are in like-new condition and in perfect working order.