LOMO have been well known for their very basic plastic "cult" cameras but by comparison Lomo-135 BC is a deluxe, well-built metal model, with a coated f2.8 40mm Industar 73 lens. The large knob on top of the camera, the winder for its clockwork drive, carries an indicator against which to set the aperture, while weather symbols around the shutter ring (B, 15-250) complete the exposure calculation.

The focus ring is marked in metres and as it is rotated, distance symbols in the viewfinder are indicated by a needle. The exposure counter is automatic and self-zeroing. The long-travel shutter release is threaded for a cable release. There are two neck (or wrist) strap lugs/loops on the same side of the camera, the lower one attached to the removable base section, presumably to prevent it from being lost or trodden on during film changing. The only obvious omissions are a self-timer and a depth-of-field scale [2].

Produced: 1975-1982
Name: „Ломо-135ВС“
Producer: Lomo
Frame size: 24x36 mm.
Lens: Industar-73  2.8/40.
Shutter: 1/15s, 1/30s, 1/60s, 1/125s, 1/250s + B.

Quantity: 85.902 units.


Lomo-135BC were sold under name Cosmic-135MS in UK market (see pictures below).

PK6555 - an early Lomo-135BC camera.

PK6555. An earliest so far known serial number of Lomol-135BC camera. Slightly different body coverings, small LOMO logotype as well as "Made in USSR" markings on the shutter housing (see picture below).

PK6555 - Lomo-135BC  #750040.

PK6560. Quite common type of Lomo-135BC camera. Slightly changed body coverings. Lomo logotype as well as "Made in USSR" markings becoming larger now. No otherwise different.
Picture opposite was kindly sponsored by authors of famous SSK book "1200 Cameras from USSR".


PK6565. Less common to find early Lomo-135BC version with an anniversary logo "1917-1977" on the camera faceplate (see picture below). Was released in 1977 to commemorate the 60th Birthday of soviet October revolution. Known camera has s/n #7703018 (A.Nikitin coll., see picture below).

K6565 - Lomo-135BC fragment.

PK6560 - Lomo-135BC  #7700501.

PK6570. Very interesting version of the early Lomo-135BC. Though the big majority of 135BC cameras have the internal black disk to control the aperture settings, this version is designed to use an external white disk on the lens. And it works perfectly! No otherwise different.

PK6570 - Lomo-135BC  #7802267.

PK6575. Quite common to find Olympic version of Lomo-135BC. Lens markings in Cyrillic characters.





PK6580. Camera identical to PK6575, but with lens markings in Roman characters (see camera opposite).

PK6580 - Lomo-135BC  #7910291.

PK6585. Regular Lomo-135BC camera, but with export markings already.  Was distributed on United Kingdom market, under export name "Cosmic-135MS", though export name was mentioned on paper box only, not on camera. No otherwise different.



PK6590. Camera identical to PK6585, but with Olympic sign, as on PK6580 camera. Export lens markings. Quite common to find nowadays.

PK6590 - Lomo-135BC  #8009048.

Produced: 1980-1984
Name: „Ломо-135М“
Producer: Lomo
Frame size: 24x36 mm.
Lens: Industar-73  2.8/40.
Shutter: 1/15s, 1/30s, 1/60s, 1/125s, 1/250s + B.

Quantity: 89.500 units.

PK6655 - Lomo-135M  #808027.

PK6655. Seems to be an earliest version of Lomo-135M. Released in 1980, although an official sources refer to 1981 as the productional start. The particular camera is fitted with Triplet T-43 4/40 lens, instead of regular Industar-73 2.8/40. Probably one more Lomo's attempt to make another "budget" camera?

PK6655 - Lomo-135M  #808027.

PK6660. An earliest productional version of the particular camera. Fitted with Industar-73 2.8/40 mm. lens already. Lens design identical to Lomo-135BC yet (see Lomo-135BC cameras above).




Camera #812400 from Viktor Suglob (Belarus) collection.

PK6660 - Lomo-135M  #812400.

PK6665. The regular type of Lomo-135M. Comes with changed lens design already. Both name and lens  markings in Cyrillic characters. Some late cameras have soviet "Sign of Quality" silkscreened on the rear plate. No otherwise different.

PK6665 - Lomo-135M  #8117456.

PK6670. An export version of the particular camera. Silkscreened name markings in Roman characters, though  lens markings ub Cyrillic characters yet (see camera opposite).



PK6675. Camera identical to PK6670, but with lens markings in Roman characters already.

PK6670 - Lomo-135M  #8324574.

PK6680. One more late export camera, but with soviet "Sign of Quality" on the frontplate. No more different.

PK6680 - Lomo-135M  #8325610.