Earliest regular version of Smena-Symbol

Hi,

today is great day, while very interesting camera have arrived from local post office Seems to be an earliest version of regular Smena-Symbol. The particular camera comes with gray top plate (and bottom plate either) and initial design of T-43 lens. I have found images of two prototype Symbol cameras with identical T-43 lenses in Sovetskoe foto. Serial number is #710557 ...


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/smena-symb_1.jpg


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/smena-symb_2.jpg


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/smena-symb_3.jpg

Best Regards,
Aidas

Wow, congratulations! And before Alain sees this: next one you find please for me...

Hi Juhani,

Thanks! It's a deal! Next one will be yours ...


Best Regards,
Aidas

Congrats Aidas! Interesting piece! Would really appreciate it if you could also add it to Wiki, otherwise it'll get lost here in forums!

Thanks!
Vlad

Hi Vlad,

no problems, I'll add it on next monday, ok?

Best Regards,
Aidas

hello boys..just awake now in late :
sure the next after yhe next ...for me ! ok ?

How do I get in line? Now I'm convinced that Aidas has a camera tree he grows these early cameras on.

Or he has gotten moulds to make different colour plastics?

Smena rules

Or he bought the factory…

Hi,

sorry to disappoint you, guys, but particular camera (not the whole factory, as Michel said ... ) was bought on Molotok at price of 1.200 russian roubles. So, I'm using the same sources to complete my collection, as you do ...


Best Regards,
Aidas

Approx 37 euros, not a bad price in my opinion

Juhani,

I do think so ... In addition black Smena rangefinder with leather case was included

Best Regards,
Aidas

Aidas
Congratulations on achievement.I still want to see a knob wind Symbol without hot shoe.
regards!
LP

hi Friends,
may be you prefer original ?

extract from my shelves..all heavy lackered metal (die cast aluminium)
http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/


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

Unhappily pictures did not come
LP

Hi,

early mentioned "camera's tree" is growing up again ... . Very successful mission of collectors from Finland-Lithuania (or Juhani-Aidas ...) allows us to introduce you with two more versions of earliest regular Smena Symbol.

So, at least 3 versions of gray Smena-Symbol are known to exist right now:

1. An earliest so far known camera with internal accessory shoe and round viewfinder's window (cameras known: #710129 (SovietCams) and #710133 (Juhani's coll.));
2. the 2nd early Symbol with external accessory shoe already (look at the camera #710557 above). Rectangular finder's window;
3. The latest known gray Symbol with regular lens design already (camera known: #710640, SovietCams).

Illustrations below:


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/13102009_symbol_early_1.jpg


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/13102009_symbol_early_2.jpg


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/13102009_symbol_early_3.jpg


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/13102009_symbol_early_4.jpg


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/13102009_symbol_early_5.jpg


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/13102009_symbol_early_6.jpg

Best Regards,
Aidas