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Original Smena

Created by nightphoto on 8/16/2007 11:55:40 AM
Last Edited by nightphoto on 7/8/2015 5:31:03 PM

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Aidas Pikiotas
AidasCams
Lithuania
973 Posts
My Collection

Posted - Sep 26 2008 : 05:54:10 AM

Hi,

let me show you front and back covers of Smena manual guide. Issued at 10.000 copies in 1939. I was thinking it's very hard to find prewar Smena itself, but it's 10 time harder to find authentic papers indeed. Who said that camera collectors are not naive? ...

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/Manual-smena_1939_1.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/Manual-smena_1939_2.jpg

Best Regards,
Aidas

BERRY alain
mermoz37
France
814 Posts

Posted - Sep 26 2008 : 06:48:36 AM

hi Aidas
I possess too such camera (black)(whithout the beautifull case like Bill Collection ...grrrr

)
So I would be very happy if you could send me a copy of all pages inside ?
if you are OK I can send you a copy of VOOMP manual for trade

Aidas Pikiotas
AidasCams
Lithuania
973 Posts
My Collection

Posted - Sep 26 2008 : 07:12:33 AM

Alain,

It's a deal!

I will try to scan it as soon as possible.

Best Regards,
Aidas

Aidas Pikiotas
AidasCams
Lithuania
973 Posts
My Collection

Posted - Nov 18 2008 : 08:24:31 AM

Hi,

... just wondering how many of you have ever seen a case for Original Smena?

btw both Smena manual guide and this old case came to me from the same source ...

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/smena_original_case_1.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/smena_original_case_2.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/smena_original_case_3.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/smena_original_case_4.jpg

Best Regards,
Aidas

Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
4265 Posts
My Collection

Posted - Nov 18 2008 : 09:13:14 AM

Thanks for showing these Aidas! With your permission I will add these to catalog. This is along the lines of Fotokor cases, very similar material and construction - cheap and effective

Juhani Halmeenmaki
cedricfan
Finland
1033 Posts
My Collection

Posted - Nov 18 2008 : 09:15:51 AM

Now we all DO know that you have a secret special way to get these!
A bit odd as at first it looks like a toy, but yet even the case was made. But I guess that time conditions were pretty poor in USSR?

Conratulations again, 2nd one for me please, 3rd not for Alain this time I guess...

Smena rules

Aidas Pikiotas
AidasCams
Lithuania
973 Posts
My Collection

Posted - Nov 18 2008 : 11:36:22 AM

Hi Juhani,

I have to ask you: are you looking for a camera, or for a case? Just wanted to be sure ...

Best Regards,
Aidas

BERRY alain
mermoz37
France
814 Posts

Posted - Nov 18 2008 : 11:49:55 AM

I try again pictures from smena symbol proto (?)

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/

BERRY alain
mermoz37
France
814 Posts

Posted - Nov 18 2008 : 11:53:07 AM

too big ???
last one....

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/smena symbol Vlad forum.jpg

BERRY alain
mermoz37
France
814 Posts

Posted - Nov 18 2008 : 11:56:57 AM

YYYYeeesss !
now the back side :

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/smena symbol back Vlad forum.jpg

Juhani Halmeenmaki
cedricfan
Finland
1033 Posts
My Collection

Posted - Nov 18 2008 : 12:01:19 PM

Aidas: Both

Alain: Again I am jeaulous

Some day I will glue together a secret prototype Smena, and in this flood of superrarities nobody will question the authentity

Smena rules

BERRY alain
mermoz37
France
814 Posts

Posted - Nov 18 2008 : 12:57:52 PM

do not be jealous ...better is being happy , these cameras are in friend's hands.
some collectors prefer secrets...and so it is not fun to talk about ;-)

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