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The '''Smena Symbol''' (also called '''Cosmic Symbol''') is a [[35mm]] camera that features a LOMO T-43 40mm f/4 coated triplet lens.
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The '''Smena Symbol''' (also marked "Смена Символ" "Smena Symvol", or 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.
 
It was produced from 1973-1993 by [[LOMO]] in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia.
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Production estimates are in the 10s of millions.
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Production estimates are in the 10s of millions.
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In essence, the Symbol is an improved [[Smena 8m]] with symbolic scales: weather symbols as additional shutter speed scale, and the distance scale with distance symbols, meter values and feet values mixed.
 
   
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In essence, the Symbol is an improved [[Smena 8m]] with a [[film advance]] lever (replacing the knob) coupled with shutter cocking, which make the camera much faster and more convenient in use. Smoothly working shutter release lever replaced the crude button on top of the Smena 8M body, sadly the [[cable release|cord release socket]] was deleted. A flash is now [[flash sync|synchronized]] by a [[hot shoe]] contact instead.
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The lens - similarly to the Smena 8M - is equipped with symbolic scales: [[Sunny_16#Weather_Symbols|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 running from 1/15-1/250 + B. The weather symbol scale has a smart indexing system allowing double distance of the weather symbols compared to value distances on the numeric scale- that is, the weather symbols are apparently more widely spaced than the shutter speeds, which are on the same ring. The symbols are indexed by white squares appearing in holes beside the symbols; the holes are at two different distances from the body.
  
Below the lens tube is a second speed scale, a numeric one running from 1/15-1/250 + B. The weather symbol scale has a smart indexing system allowing double distance of the weather symbols compared to value distances on the numeric scale- that is, the weather symbols are apparently more widely spaced than the shutter speeds, which are on the same ring. The symbols are indexed by white squares appearing in holes beside the symbols; the holes are at two different distances from the body.
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The aperture scale, inside the [[filter thread]], doubles as a [[film speed]] scale when using the weather symbols to set the shutter speed.
  
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The aperture scale (inside the [[filter thread]], so unusable if a filter is fitted), doubles as a [[film speed]] scale (marked in [[Film_speed#Film_Speed_Scales|DIN]] and [[GOST|ГОСТ]]-[[ASA]]) when using the weather symbols to set the shutter speed.
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It features a [[flash sync|X-sync]] [[hot shoe]] for single contact flash.
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* It features a [[flash sync|X-sync]] [[hot shoe]] for single contact flash.
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* It has multiple exposure protection.
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* [http://www.rus-camera.com/camera.php?page=smena&camera=smenasymbol Smena Symbol] on [http://www.rus-camera.com/ Valdis's Antique Russian Cameras]
  
* [http://www.rus-camera.com/camera.php?page=smena&camera=smenasymbol Smena Symbol] on [http://www.rus-camera.com/ Valdis's Antique Russian Cameras]
 
* The Camera Site's [http://www.thecamerasite.net/07_Viewfinder_Cameras/Pages/smena.htm Smena page]
  
* The Camera Site's [http://www.thecamerasite.net/07_Viewfinder_Cameras/Pages/smena.htm Smena page]
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*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/gomz/html/gomz_cosmic_symbol.php Gosmic Symbol] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr]
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*At [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr] :
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=44 Gomz Cosmic Symbol]
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=12741 Gomz Smena Symbol]
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* [http://www.sovietcams.com/index.php?1584582124 Smena Symbol] on Sovietcams.com
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* [http://www.rus-camera.com/camera.php?page=smena&camera=smenasymbol Smena Symvol] on Antique Russian Cameras
 
[[Category: 35mm viewfinder]]
  
[[Category: 35mm viewfinder]]
 
[[Category: Former USSR]]
  
[[Category: Former USSR]]

Latest revision as of 16:59, 7 April 2012

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The Smena Symbol (also marked "Смена Символ" "Smena Symvol", or 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 a film advance lever (replacing the knob) coupled with shutter cocking, which make the camera much faster and more convenient in use. Smoothly working shutter release lever replaced the crude button on top of the Smena 8M body, sadly the cord release socket was deleted. A flash is now synchronized by a hot shoe contact instead.

The lens - similarly to the Smena 8M - is equipped with symbolic 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 running from 1/15-1/250 + B. The weather symbol scale has a smart indexing system allowing double distance of the weather symbols compared to value distances on the numeric scale- that is, the weather symbols are apparently more widely spaced than the shutter speeds, which are on the same ring. The symbols are indexed by white squares appearing in holes beside the symbols; the holes are at two different distances from the body.

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with Blik accessory rangefinder

The aperture scale (inside the filter thread, so unusable if a filter is fitted), doubles as a film speed scale (marked in DIN and ГОСТ-ASA) when using the weather symbols to set the shutter speed.


Added features

  • It features a X-sync hot shoe for single contact flash.
  • Construction is improved, especially the shutter release, and it feels heavier than Smena 8M.
  • It has multiple exposure protection.

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