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SMENA 2 with 40mm/f4.5
Smena-2 is a 35mm film viewfinder camera produced between 1954-61 by GOMZ and 1957-61 by MMZ with quantity of 1.580.000 units. Smena = Смена, means Young Generation.
Main differences from Smena-1 are added synchronizer and self-timer.
These cameras were designed to be inexpensive and accessible to the public. It is a very simple viewfinder camera made of bakelite. It has a removable back and uses cassette to cassette film transport. All controls are on the lens/shutter barrel.
SMENA 2 with 40mm/f4.5
Smena-2 is a 35mm film viewfinder camera produced between 1954-61 by GOMZ and 1957-61 by MMZ with quantity of 1.580.000 units. Smena = Смена, means Young Generation.
Main differences from Smena-1 are added synchronizer and self-timer.
These cameras were designed to be inexpensive and accessible to the public. It is a very simple viewfinder camera made of bakelite. It has a removable back and uses cassette to cassette film transport. All controls are on the lens/shutter barrel.