Soviet Vintage photo camera CHANGE SMENA 2 35mm T-22 LOMO USSR

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Soviet photo camera SMENA 2 35mm T-22 LOMO

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Smena-2 is a slightly improved version of the first model. The only difference is that Smena-2 has a self-timer and a wired sync connector from the very beginning. The first Smena had synchrocontact only in the later part of the issues.

The first and second models were produced, in general, at the same time. The second began to be produced 2 years later - in 1955, but the production of both models at the same time ended in 1962.

I wonder if such a tiny difference in the design of the devices gave such a tangible difference in price that there was a confident demand for the first, simpler model, and therefore there was a reason to support parallel release?

From 1955 to 1962, the second model was produced about 1.5 million copies.

Standard lens - fixed triplet T-22 4.5 / 40. Aperture limit - f22. My copy has a coated lens, as indicated by the letter P on the front slice of the lens.

The shutter is central. Beats shutter speeds: 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/200, V. For an entry-level camera of those years - an excellent set.

The device is equipped with a self-timer and a wired sync contact.

The change did not involve rewinding the film, 2 cassettes were loaded into it at once. Serving and receiving.

Control elements:

The Smena body is bakelite, of a rather complex shape. The surface of the case is well textured. The device is lightweight and easy to hold.

The front of the body houses the lens and the shutter controls at the base of the lens. We'll talk about this node later. On the body itself there is still only the front viewfinder peephole. Nothing more.

The back - also not thick - only the viewfinder eyepiece.

The Smena viewfinder, I would call it normal for those years. it produces a small but bright picture with noticeable distortion.

The viewfinder of FEDs of those years gave the picture less.

Bottom of the device - only a tripod socket for the old standard 3/8 inch. The socket is located along the axis of the lens.

The back cover lock is located on the right side. But be careful, the lid is not hinged, but removable. Do not drop the device when trying to flip open the cover.

Above the Smena, from left to right are:

- Massive head of frame transport;

- Frame counter;

- Button to unlock the movement of the film;

- Accessory bracket.

The film in Shifts of this type runs from right to left. The head with which the frame is pulled is equipped with a rotation lock in the wrong direction.

Frame counter is made in the style of a clock. The dial is round and the arrow walks on it. Well, more precisely, the arrow is indicated on the plexiglass covering the counter and moves only if you rotate the ribbed ring around the counter. This is done to set the counter to 0. Further, when shooting, the hand remains stationary, and the dial itself rotates.

This form of the frame counter looks very unusual and original. One gets the feeling that the hands are not really an ancient apparatus, but a completely modern design, which "mows" under the ancient apparatus.

There is a button to the right of the counter, but this is not a descent. This is to unlock the film advance. When rewinding a captured frame, the counter measures one frame and blocks further movement. Having shot the frame, you need to release this block. To do this, you need to click on the button. In more modern devices, the block is released when the shutter button is pressed, but in the Smena the shutter release lever is located at the base of the lens and pressing it on the rewind block does not affect in any way.

Moving on to the surroundings of the lens.

The shutter speed is switched by rotating the ribbed ring at the base of the lens. You can change the shutter speed both when the shutter is cocked and when it is released.

To cock the shutter, you need to lower the winding lever (pictured on the left) down until it stops. The lever will lock in this position.

To release the shutter, you need to slide the release lever down (pictured on the right). This can only be done by hooking the lever with your index finger nail.

You can also release the shutter using the release cable. The socket for screwing it in is located slightly below the trigger.

In the lower left part of the lens base there are controls, which, in fact, make up all the differences between the second Smena model.

This is the cylindrical socket of the wired sync terminal and the self-timer lever.

Using the self-timer on Smena-2 is as follows:

1. Cocking the shutter;

2. Cocking the self-timer by moving the corresponding lever down. In this position, the lever will lock;

3. Press the release lever.

That's it, the self-timer with a buzz begins to return to its original position and after 7-8 seconds the shutter will work.

The aperture control ring is located on the front section of the lens.

To focus, the entire lens must be rotated by the knurled front. The full stroke of the helicoid is almost 360 degrees. At the top of the lens there is a stopper tab, against which the stop pin abuts when the lens rotates. If the pin is removed, the lens will simply unscrew.
The closest focusing limit is 1.3 meters.

The depth of field scale is marked on the shoulder straps around the lens.