Smena (camera)

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 plastic for the later models,[2] and totally manually operated. Even winding of film is separated from shutter cocking. Their mode of operation was exclusively manual.[1] In the 60s and 70s 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][5]

Specifications

Smena 8M[4]

Models

The Smena models are:[1]

Model gallery

See also

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 History from Antique Russian Camera website via the Internet Archive
  2. 1 2 McKeown (1987–1988). Price Guide to Antique and classic Cameras. pp. 306–307. ISBN 0-931838-10-X.
  3. ↑ "Export magazine from USSR Photo website".
  4. 1 2 Lomography specs
  5. ↑ Lomo PLC
  6. ↑ USSR photo.com on Cosmic 35

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