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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The '''Smena 8''' | + | The '''Smena 8''' is a plastic-bodied [[35mm]] Viewfinder camera made from 1963 to 1971 by the [[LOMO]] company in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia - one of a series of Smena cameras. The Smena 8 is actually a modernized [[Smena 6]] with a film rewind knob added (Smena 6 used a two-cassette system); sadly, as opposed to the [[Smena 8m]], the Smena 8 does not offer choice of working with one or two cassettes. It is fitted with a 40mm f/4.0 lens called T-43. Shutter speeds are B, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, and 1/250 sec, with [[flash sync]]h (at all shutter speeds for electronic flashes, while 1/15 sec and B for flash bulbs). The [[shutter release]] can be locked down by turning whilst pressed (this feature unlocks the frame counter sprocket for winding the film back). The camera has a [[self-timer]] and a cocking mechanism that is not integrated into the [[film advance]] wheel. The Smena 8 was also sold as the '''Cosmic 35''' and the '''Global 35''' in English-speaking countries. |
| − | A further version of the Smena 8 | + | A further version of the Smena 8 is the Smena 9, which has no self-timer (it is the Smena 7 with a film rewind knob added). |
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
Revision as of 21:15, 14 September 2021
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| Cosmic 35 - English badged version of Smena 8 image by AWCam (Image rights) |
Description
The Smena 8 is a plastic-bodied 35mm Viewfinder camera made from 1963 to 1971 by the LOMO company in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia - one of a series of Smena cameras. The Smena 8 is actually a modernized Smena 6 with a film rewind knob added (Smena 6 used a two-cassette system); sadly, as opposed to the Smena 8m, the Smena 8 does not offer choice of working with one or two cassettes. It is fitted with a 40mm f/4.0 lens called T-43. Shutter speeds are B, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, and 1/250 sec, with flash synch (at all shutter speeds for electronic flashes, while 1/15 sec and B for flash bulbs). The shutter release can be locked down by turning whilst pressed (this feature unlocks the frame counter sprocket for winding the film back). The camera has a self-timer and a cocking mechanism that is not integrated into the film advance wheel. The Smena 8 was also sold as the Cosmic 35 and the Global 35 in English-speaking countries.
A further version of the Smena 8 is the Smena 9, which has no self-timer (it is the Smena 7 with a film rewind knob added).
Specifications
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| Smena 8 "Great October 50" image by darerampage (Image rights) |
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| Global 35 image by OZBOX (Image rights) |
- Type: viewfinder camera
- Manufacturers: GOMZ/LOMO
- Year of launch: 1963
- Film: 35mm
- Lens: T-43 triplet 40mm f/4
- Shutter: leaf, manually cocked
- Shutter speeds 1/15 sec. to 1/250 sec. and B
- Aperture: f4 to f16
- Focusing range: 1 m to infinity
- Selftimer: mechanical
- Film transport: manual, without double exposure safety
- Tripod socket: 3/8"
Links
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| Cosmic 35 and cyrillic-labelled Smena (Смена) image by Just Plain Curt (Image rights) |
- Smena 8 on SovietCams.com
- Smena page at The Camera Site
- Smena 8 on www.collection-appareils.com by Sylvain Halgand (in French)
- Cosmic 35 manual at Mike Butkus's site
- Smena camera versions pictured by darerampage on Flickr
