Chajka

The Chaika name was also used for Chaika electronic flash units

Chaika half-frame cameras image by Nicholas Middleton (Image rights)

These cameras were produced by the factory Belomo (Belarus) from 1965 up to 1967. 171,400 copies were made. Their bodies are metal.

Chaika camera all share the following basic specifications:

• Lens - Industar-69
• Focal length, mm: 28
• Relative aperture: f/2.8
• Diaphragm scale from 2.8 to 16
• Focusing, m: 0.8 to infinite
• Adjustable shutter speeds 1/30 - 1/250 of a second and "B".

Cameras

• Chaika
• Chaika-2
• Chaika-2M
• Chaika-3

Links

• Chaika pages at Antique Russian Cameras
• Chaika II at www.collection-appareils.com by Sylvain Halgand