Smena is a series of low-cost 35 mm film cameras manufactured in the Soviet Union by the LOMO factory from 1953 to 1991.[1] 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,[1] 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 .[2][3] Austrian company Lomographische AG now promotes Smenas, as exclusive distributor under agreement with LOMO PLC.[4]
Specifications
Smena 8M
Source:[5]
- 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:[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
Model gallery
See also
- Lubitel
- Lomography
External links
- Smena page on the Lomography website
- We use film Smena 1- Specifications and pics
- weusefilm – smena 8 / cosmic – Manual & Specifications
- Few images taken with Smena Cosmic
References
- History from Antique Russian Camera website via the Internet Archive^
- McKeown. Price Guide to Antique and classic Cameras Centennial Photo Service, 1987–1988^
- Export magazine from USSR Photo website^