Smena Symbol
From Camerapedia.org
 |
The Smena Symbol (also called Cosmic Symbol) is a 35mm camera that features a LOMO T-43 40mm f/4 coated triplet lens.
It was produced from 1973-1993 by LOMO in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia.
Production estimates are in the 10s of millions.
In essence, the Symbol is an improved Smena 8m with symbolíc scales: weather symbols as additional shutter speed scale, and the distance scale with distance symbols, meter values and feet values mixed. Below the lens tube is a second speed scale, a numeric one. The weather symbol scale has a smart indexing system allowing double distance of the weather symbols compared to value distances on the numeric scale.
 with accessory rangefinder |
Added features
It features a X-sync hotshoe for single contact flash.
Construction is improved, especially the shutter release, and it feels heavier than Smena 8M.
It has multiple exposure protection.
Links
- Matt Denton's page of information about the Smena Symbol
- Commie Cameras page of Soviet Simple Cameras
- Manual, Courtesy of toxpose.com
- Smena Symbol on Valdis's Antique Russian Cameras
- The Camera Site's Smena page
Categories: 35mm viewfinder | Former USSR | LOMO | S
