Smena 8M
INTRODUCING THE SMENA 8M The Lomographic Society Presents Smena 8M - Time for the Young Generation The word \"Smena\" (Cmeha) is roughly translated into \"Young Generation\" in English. True to its name, the Smena line of cameras were designed to provide inexpensive, accessible, and excellent photography tools to the hard-working young Soviets of the time. Manfactured by the legendary LOMO production house of St. Petersburg (home of our dear Lomo LC-A), the first Smena model rolled out of assembly in 1952. The popularity of this line was so enduring, that Smenas continued to be produced until the late 1980's. Many a famous and infamous* photographer, both inside and outside of the USSR, have first cut their chops on a Smena's full manual controls. The 8M modelis the late 70's to early 80's incarnation of the Smena lineage. Its look is classic Russian design. Largely crafted in lightweight plastic, the Smena has a brushed aluminum nameplate and lens housing, striking a somewhat bizarre mixture of materials. It feels toy like in your hands, yet offers surprisingly robust controls and funky, icon-based exposure calculation. Wild looks aside, the Smena shines most brightly through its lens. Take a walk through our sample gallery and soak in the colors, saturation, and contrast of Smena's three-element, coated \"Triplet\" lens. Devastating. Creation of an image is fully up to your whim and fancy, courtesy of manual aperture, shutter speed, and focal distance controls. Far from a toy, the Smena a true LOMO - a quirky little hombre that begs you to have fun, be spontaneous, and shoot the hell out of everything around you. Give Smena a bit of attention and practice, and it will produce incredible images that cannot be duplicated by any other camera. Such is the way. Lomography Microsite http://shop.lomography.com/smena

I hate the Smena 8M! :P The advancing and rewinding sucks! :evil:

OMG!!! u voted !!! :?

i like mine too. :P

i have the darn old skool one which i have to tape the film~ so i get what cin is saying. but well, i still love my 8m. even when it had rusted beyond recognition. :P darn dirty shots~

my cock on this broke! :( how shitty is that? and i got it from lomointl for 115USD. :twisted: :evil: :twisted: :evil: :twisted: :evil:

what cock? the winding forward portion? hrmm...or the shuttle cocking portion?

i think you may have forced your way through when rewinding...omg..so ex sia you bought it..

tell me about it. i bought it before i stumbled upon this site. how sad right. anyway it's the shutter cock. i've not used the cover since buying. and the day i decide to use the cover.. when i took the cam out, suddenly the cock is stuck. apply some pressure, then crack. now.. looking at lca. heh.

i know there was once i borrowed the film shop's black box and open up my camera inside and rewind the roll with my hands ha

I bought mine almost 2 months ago, and I still yet to finish my first roll of film cos the camera is damn irritating to use, thanks to the russian roulette film counter. Definitely has a love hate relationship with the Smena 8m.