Soviet Cameras

7 comments to Soviet Cameras

• Tony240Z

  September 5, 2011 at 9:14 pm · Reply

  I inherited an old Zorki-4 rangefinder from my grandpa. It can tell you everything about the Soviet way of doing things – it isn’t particularily attractive from a purely visual perspective, but it’s built like a tank and is effective in almost any conditions (the Soviets must’ve been overjoyed when they “borrowed” some pre-war German optical designs). I didn’t use it yet (I prefer Western and Japanese technology from that period), but as soon as I find a proper external light meter for it I’ll find out what it’s like to shoot with.

• Jim A

  September 5, 2011 at 9:26 pm · Reply

  No Sputnik? Because how can you not include the stereoscopic Lomo in the selection?

• Fleur de Cock

  December 7, 2011 at 7:03 pm · Reply

  I’m missing the LOMO Sputnik here, as “Jim A” pointed out. Allow me to add a picture of my own Sputnik. I absolutely love it! Too bad it’s so hard to get any decent film for it.
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/scotiawolf/2661811476/in/set-72157606127475365
  and
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/scotiawolf/4871140859/in/set-72157606127475365

• ja-rs-em

  December 8, 2011 at 2:58 pm · Reply

  And where is Zenith?

• ja9ae

  December 28, 2011 at 2:00 pm · Reply

  Definitely needs a Zenith on there!
  I have a Symbol and love it, those camera are definitely made to last, in 15+ years nothing as ever gone wrong with the Symbol or my LCA, save for tightening a loose screw from time to time.

• Alexander

  January 26, 2012 at 6:12 pm · Reply

  I still have my old Smena 8….

• Mixx

  April 13, 2012 at 2:19 am · Reply

  there are many big brands missing here