Apollo 11 Mission Camera Found

[Manfred Lopez]

A secret stash of artefacts and gear from the Apollo 11 mission was found in the closet of Neil Armstrong. Among the items was a 16mm camera that recorded the "one small step" footage. I was wondering what kind of lens was used on this camera. Does anyone know?

Link to article:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/09/neil-armstrong-bag-apollo-11_n_6644330.html

 

[Manfred Lopez]

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[Phil Holland]

It might have been a "NASA only" thing as I've never seen a manufacturer of it. It was/is a 10mm f/1.8-22 S16 lens. The 18 and 75mm primes were made by Kern at the time.

There is a Schneider Cinegon 10mm f/1.8 for the same format and similar design. Evin Grant has one I think he's trying to sell.

 

[D Fuller]

It might have been a "NASA only" thing as I've never seen a manufacturer of it. It was/is a 10mm f/1.8-22 S16 lens. The 18 and 75mm primes were made by Kern at the time.

There is a Schneider Cinegon 10mm f/1.8 for the same format and similar design. Evin Grant has one I think he's trying to sell.

There was also a really excellent Kern Paillard 10mm. Was it a 1.8? I'm not sure. I had one that I used on a Beaulieu R-16 years ago, but I don't remember the aperture.