Cosmic 35 (aka Smena 8)

Serial Number: Cam0192

Type:
Viewfinder camera

Manufacturer:
LOMO company

Country of Origin:
Russia

Production Period:
1963

Approximate Price:
USD 30

Reference:
http camera-wiki.org wiki Smena_8

Status: Display

Description:
The Smena 8 was a plastic-bodied 35mm Viewfinder camera made from 1963 to 1971 by the 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 two cassettes 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 was the Smena 9, which just had the self-timer deleted (it was basically the Smena 7 with film rewind knob added).

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