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=                           Smena (camera)                           =
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                             Introduction                             
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Smena 8

Smena () is a series of low-cost 35 mm film cameras manufactured in
the Soviet Union by the LOMO factory from 1953 to 1991. 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, 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 (). Austrian company Lomographische AG
now promotes Smenas, as exclusive distributor  under agreement with
LOMO PLC.


                            Specifications                            
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===Smena 8M===
* 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                                
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The Smena models are:
*Smena
*Smena-2
*Smena-2M
*Smena-3
*Smena-4
*Smena-5
*Smena-6
*Smena-7
*Smena-8 or Cosmic 35 for the UK market.
*Smena-8M
*Smena-9
*Smena-35
*Smena-Rapid
*Smena-Symbol
*Smena-M
*Smena-Sl


                            Model gallery                             
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Image:Smena6.jpg|Smena-6
Image:Smena6-wiki.jpeg|Smena-6
Image:Smena 8 and case.JPG|Smena-8 and case
Image:Cosmic 35 version 2.JPG|Cosmic-35 (Smena-8 export version)
Image:Lomo smena 8m.jpg|Smena-8M
Image:Смена-35.jpg|Smena-35
Image:Smena Symbol.JPG|Smena-Symbol
File:Smena 1 camera GOMZ.jpg|Smena-1
File:Smena-3.jpg|Smena-3
File:Smena-4.jpg|Smena-4


                               See also                               
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* Lubitel
* Lomography


                            External links                            
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*
[https://web.archive.org/web/20051227110710/http://shop.lomography.com/smena/
Smena page on the Lomography website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130417180240/http://www.weusefilm.com/smena-1/
We use film Smena 1- Specifications and pics]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130419080918/http://www.weusefilm.com/smena-8/
weusefilm - smena 8 /  cosmic - Manual & Specifications]
* [http://picturenoise.blogspot.com/2011/05/smena-cameras.html Few
images taken with Smena Cosmic]


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