Smena (camera)

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Smena 8
Smena 8

Smena (Russian: Смена) is a series of low-cost 35 mm film cameras manufactured in the Soviet Union by the LOMO factory from 1953 to 1991.[1] These cameras were designed to be inexpensive and accessible to the public, made of bakelite or black pastic for the later models,[2] and manually operated.[1] In the 60s and 70s they were exported by Soviet era export conglomerate Mashpriborintorg (Russian: Машприборинторг).[3][2] Austrian company Lomographische AG now promotes Smenas, as exlusive distributor under agreement with LOMO PLC.[4][5]

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[edit] Specifications

[edit] Smena 8M[4]

  • Lens: Triplet 43, 40 mm, f/4, 3 elements
  • Focal range: 1 m to infinity, scale-focus
  • Shutter speeds : B, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250
  • Shutter type: 3 blades diaphragm shutter
  • Apertures: f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11, f/16
  • Film type: 35 mm film
  • Size: 70 x 100 x 60 mm
  • Weight: 289 g

[edit] Models

The Smena models are:[1]

  • Smena
  • Smena-2
  • Smena-2M
  • Smena-3
  • Smena-4
  • Smena-5
  • Smena-6
  • Smena-7
  • Smena-8 or Cosmic 35 for the UK market.[6]
  • Smena-8M
  • Smena-9
  • Smena-35
  • Smena-Rapid
  • Smena-Symbol
  • Smena-M

[edit] Model gallery

Cosmic 35

Smena 8 and case

Smena 8M

Smena Symbol

[edit] Citations

  1. ^ a b c Smena History from Antique Russian Camera website
  2. ^ a b McKeown (1987-1988). Price Guide to Antique and classic Cameras, 306-307. ISBN 0-931838-10-X. 
  3. ^ Export magazine from USSR Photo website.
  4. ^ a b Lomography specs
  5. ^ Lomo PLC
  6. ^ USSR photo.com on Cosmic 35

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