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Unknown LOMO Camera

Created by Vlad on 12/11/2008 9:42:05 AM
Last Edited by Vlad on 12/11/2008 9:42:56 AM  
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad

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Posted - Dec 11 2008 :  09:44:48 AM  Show Profile  Visit Vlad's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Our friend Viktor Suglob had sent me this camera with request if anyone can identify it as something..

At first glance I see a resemblances of LK-M and Smena-35 and Smena-19, seems to me this is some kind of in-between model..

Any information or ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Vlad


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

BERRY alain
mermoz37
France
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Posted - Dec 11 2008 :  12:14:30 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
woww !!interesting !
crossing between Lomo LCA and Smena ? is not it a "Smenmo" ,
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
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Posted - Dec 11 2008 :  12:21:10 PM  Show Profile  Visit Vlad's Homepage  Reply with Quote
The shutter button is from LK-M so it definitely came AFTER LC-A, I would probably place this camera in early 1990s...
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Luiz Paracampo
Luiz Paracampo
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Posted - Dec 11 2008 :  1:19:39 PM  Show Profile  Visit Luiz Paracampo's Homepage  Reply with Quote
One of the very interesting studies around the LK-M (the real Russian Cosina)According Abramov says in his site. (I will follow address)This camera probably does not work once it was proved to be incompatiple the Smena 19 shutter mechanics with original LOMO Kompakt mechnics
This was one of the forerunner prototypes of the Undefined Smena 18.
LP
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Luiz Paracampo
Luiz Paracampo
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Posted - Dec 11 2008 :  2:17:10 PM  Show Profile  Visit Luiz Paracampo's Homepage  Reply with Quote
For those who want to see the articles,
http://www.photohistory.ru/index.php?pid=1207248192176537
http://www.photohistory.ru/index.php?pid=1207248192181389
In Russian
www.novacon.com.br/LOMO_compac.htm
In Portuguese
Images:

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/lomoK1a.JPG


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

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Luiz Paracampo
Luiz Paracampo
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Posted - Dec 11 2008 :  2:23:11 PM  Show Profile  Visit Luiz Paracampo's Homepage  Reply with Quote
compare front shutter and lens picture of smena 19 at:
http://www.ussrphoto.com/Wiki/viewimage.asp?ContentID=99&ImageID=357
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
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Posted - Dec 11 2008 :  2:46:57 PM  Show Profile  Visit Vlad's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Please forgive me Luiz, I'm trying to interpret what you are saying here.. you are saying that this unknown camera is Smena-18?

Thanks,
Vlad.
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Bill Parkinson
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Posted - Dec 11 2008 :  7:39:46 PM  Show Profile  Visit nightphoto's Homepage  Reply with Quote

I can identify the camera as one I would like to buy!

Regards, Bill

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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
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Posted - Dec 11 2008 :  9:38:48 PM  Show Profile  Visit Vlad's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Bill, your skills are impressive! . But seriously the more I look at it, the more I see LK-M but with different lens, the top and body itself are virtually identical... may have been some kind of attempt at simplifying the camera to make it cheap to produce, thus the Smena-19 lens and no "automat" electronics - from what I see it's lacking any kind of light sensors like the LK series, but I may be mistaken...


Vlad
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
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Posted - Dec 23 2008 :  11:14:40 PM  Show Profile  Visit Vlad's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Sorry, still trying to get a clarification on Luiz's previous post here... Luiz do you think that this camera may be Smena-18? Or does anyone else for this matter?

Vlad
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