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178475 Hasselblad 553ELS NASA %u20ac4.000*Space Camerano. RC1327939, 1985, condition A/B %u20ac 8.000 %u2013 9.000The Hasselblad 553ELS is a modified version of the 553 ELX,produced without flash-control circuitry and featuring a distinctiveexterior construction in which the usual leather covering is replaced by thin metal plates. Cameras of this type were used during Space Shuttle missions in the early 1990s. The cameras were equippedwith magazines for perforated 70%u2009mm film and an electronicdata-recording system. With each exposure, the film framenumber and the exact time of exposure were recorded, providing a permanent photographic record. In 1991, a small number of Hasselblad 553ELS cameras were delivered to NASA for use in the Space Shuttle programme. In 1999, Hasselblad released a verylimited series of just 18 cameras to collectors. The present set is from this exceptionally small series and includes Hasselblad Space Camera 553ELS no.RC1327939, 70 mm Data Magazine no.%u200933EI10433 with DE-32 battery pack no.%u200949EC1190, Distagon CF4/50 mm lens no. 8164143 specially adapted for space conditions (front lens cap), RM-2 reflex viewfinder engraved %u2018109%u2019 andspecially fitted hard case. The complete set is in almost mintcondition, with only minor signs of corrosion visible on the electrical contacts.476 Hasselblad 553ELX %u2018Nasa%u2019 %u20ac800no.12ES10877, 1990, condition B/A %u20ac 1.600 %u2013 1.800Interesting Hasselblad 553ELX with Nasa sticker showing inventory number no. 2240471 and %u2018Property of U.S. Government%u2019, Hasseblad developed the 553ELS at Nasa request in the early 1990s, a modified version of the current 553ELX, the camera is in very goodcondition, with standard focusing screen and body cap.477 Hasselblad 70 mm Magazine %u20ac600*NASAno. RP371197, 1986, condition B/A %u20ac 1.200 %u2013 1.400Rare original 70%u2009mm film magazine custom modified to NASAspecifications, in very good condition, did actually flight, at least, onSpace Shuttle Endeavour missions, other flown missions are notdocumented, with insert, slider, all NASA inventory stickers and tag, with certificate of authenticity and copies of photographs takenwith this very magazine attached to the camera (!).