Specifications
- Type
- Viewfinder camera
- Film
- 35 mm
- Frame size
- 24 × 36 mm
- Lens
- T-43 40 mm f/4
- Shutter
- Leaf shutter, mechanical
- Shutter speeds
- 1/15 s – 1/250 s, B
- Flash sync
- 1/250 s
- Metering
- none
- Focusing
- zone focusing (estimated distance)
- Weight
- 288 g
Good to know
No battery needed: the camera is fully mechanical. [4]
Film advance and shutter cocking are separate operations. [3]
You can shoot with flash at every selectable shutter speed. [2]
Sources
- Smena: Revue als Exportbezeichnung der Smena-8
- Smena-8: Bedienungsanleitung 1963, russische Nachschrift
- Смена-8
- Cosmic 35: Erfahrungsbericht zur ebenfalls als Smena-8 exportierten Kamera
Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know
