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}}[[Lomo]] made this plastic-bodied [[TLR|Twin lens reflex]] [[medium format]] camera beginning circa 1976. Of its two lenses, one exposes the film, while the other is used for the viewfinder system. The Lubitel's viewfinder differs from most true TLRs, in that only a central circle is a ground-glass focusing aid; the periphery is transparent for brighter viewing, as with a [[brilliant finder]].  
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[[Lomo]] made this plastic-bodied [[TLR|Twin lens reflex]] [[medium format]] camera beginning circa 1976. It is an update of the [[Lubitel 2]] and is very similar to that camera; in turn, it was followed by the similar [[Lubitel 166B]] and [[Lubitel 166 Universal]]. Of its two lenses, the lower one exposes the film, while the other is used for the viewfinder system. Like the earlier Lubitel models, the 166 has a bright viewfinder comprising not a ground-glass screen but a condenser lens with only a central ground-glass spot for focusing, like the focusing model of the Voigtländer [[Brillant]] of which the first Lubitel is a copy.
  
The Lubitel's three-element lens is a distinct improvement in sharpness from the [[toy camera|toy cameras]] this camera is sometimes lumped together with; but there is little question the primary design goal for the Lubitel was inexpensive production.
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The Lubitel's coated, three-element 75 mm T-22 lens is a distinct improvement on the [[toy camera|toy cameras]] this camera is sometimes lumped together with; but there is little question the primary design goal for the Lubitel was inexpensive production (''Lubitel'' means 'amateur').
  
The Lubitel 166 uses [[120]] roll film and exposes 6x6cm square images. Shutter speeds are from 1/250 to 1/15 and a bulb setting, aperture from f/4.5 to f/22, and the close-focus limit is at just over a meter. This model was followed by the similar [[Lubitel 166B]] and [[Lubitel 166 Universal]].
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The Lubitel 166 uses [[120]] roll film and exposes 6x6cm square images. Shutter speeds are from 1/250 to 1/15 and a bulb setting, aperture from f/4.5 to f/22, and the close-focus limit is at just over a meter.  
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*[http://www.sovietcams.com/index3105.html?tmpl_into=middle&tmpl_id=123&_m_e_id=15&_menu_i_id=78 Lubitel 166 page] at [http://www.sovietcams.com/index.html Sovietcams.com]  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 06:44, 1 March 2022

Lomo made this plastic-bodied Twin lens reflex medium format camera beginning circa 1976. It is an update of the Lubitel 2 and is very similar to that camera; in turn, it was followed by the similar Lubitel 166B and Lubitel 166 Universal. Of its two lenses, the lower one exposes the film, while the other is used for the viewfinder system. Like the earlier Lubitel models, the 166 has a bright viewfinder comprising not a ground-glass screen but a condenser lens with only a central ground-glass spot for focusing, like the focusing model of the Voigtländer Brillant of which the first Lubitel is a copy.

The Lubitel's coated, three-element 75 mm T-22 lens is a distinct improvement on the toy cameras this camera is sometimes lumped together with; but there is little question the primary design goal for the Lubitel was inexpensive production (Lubitel means 'amateur').

The Lubitel 166 uses 120 roll film and exposes 6x6cm square images. Shutter speeds are from 1/250 to 1/15 and a bulb setting, aperture from f/4.5 to f/22, and the close-focus limit is at just over a meter.

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