Soviet Vintage photo camera SMENA 2 35mm T-22 LOMO USSR
In a leather case
Smena-2 is a slightly improved version of the first model. The only difference is that Smena-2 has a self-timer and a wired sync connector from the very beginning. The first Smena had synchrocontact only in the later part of the issues.
The first and second models were produced, in general, at the same time. The second began to be produced 2 years later - in 1955, but the production of both models at the same time ended in 1962.
I wonder if such a tiny difference in the design of the devices gave such a tangible difference in price that there was a confident demand for the first, simpler model, and therefore there was a reason to support parallel release?
From 1955 to 1962, the second model was produced about 1.5 million copies.
Standard lens - fixed triplet T-22 4.5 / 40. Aperture limit - f22. My copy has a coated lens, as indicated by the letter P on the front slice of the lens.
The shutter is central. Beats shutter speeds: 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/200, V. For an entry-level camera of those years - an excellent set.
The device is equipped with a self-timer and a wired sync contact.
The change did not involve rewinding the film, 2 cassettes were loaded into it at once. Serving and receiving.