Smena (camera)

Smena () is a series of low-cost 35 mm film cameras manufactured in the Soviet Union by the LOMO factory from 1953 to 1991.History from Antique Russian Camera website via the Internet Archive They were designed to be inexpensive and accessible to the public, made of bakelite or black plastic for the later models.

Their mode of operation was exclusively manual, to the extent that winding of film is separated from shutter cocking.

In the 1960s and 1970s they were exported by Soviet era export conglomerate Mashpriborintorg (). Austrian company Lomographische AG now promotes Smenas, as exclusive distributor under agreement with LOMO PLC.Lomo PLC

Specifications

Smena 8M Source:Lomography specs 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

Models The Smena models are: Smena Smena-2 Smena-2M Smena-3 Smena-4 Smena-5 Smena-6 Smena-7 Smena-8 or Cosmic 35 for the UK market.USSR photo.com on Cosmic 35 Smena-8M Smena-9 Smena-35 Smena-Rapid Smena-Symbol Smena-M Smena-Sl

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Smena (camera)

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