Smena (camera) explained
Smena (Russian: Смена, Eng: "Change") 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 (Russian: Машприборинторг).[2] [3] Austrian company Lomographische AG now promotes Smenas, as exclusive distributor under agreement with LOMO PLC.[4]
Specifications
Smena 8M[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
- Smena-Symbol
- Smena-M
- Smena-Sl
See also
External links
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080226195407/http://www.rus-camera.com/camera.php?page=smena&camera=smena History from Antique Russian Camera website via the Internet Archive
- Book: McKeown . Price Guide to Antique and classic Cameras . 1987–1988 . 306–307 . Centennial Photo Service . 0-931838-10-X.
- Web site: Export magazine from USSR Photo website.
- http://www.lomoplc.com/CamerasFrames.html Lomo PLC
- http://shop.lomography.com/smena/specs.html Lomography specs
- http://www.ussrphoto.com/Wiki/default.asp?WikiCatID=12&ParentID=1&ContentID=158&Item=Cosmic+35 USSR photo.com on Cosmic 35
