Hello Lensy users! 😀🎥 Some of you might have seen my photography at https://lensy.io/a1-shroom-spores I take pictures on a manual 35mm camera. Sometimes I also use toy cameras like 35mm fisheye camera and a few other types.

Some people say it's unrealistic to use film cameras.

Film photography "looks better" to me although that's very subjective. I certainly enjoy the process and I grew up learning about film, light leaks, development, double exposures Etc.

I started out with a toy fisheye camera my friend loaned me. I bought some 35mm film with my grocery store job. I remember for some reason I took the metro bus to this weird area of town you could walk right next to the train tracks because my friend took "cool" pictures of some train tracks.

Then I moved onto a more professional 35mm with a nice manual lens.

Anyways: The point is I broke my camera finally and I need to buy a new one. I did some research today for a new 35mm camera.

I searched for a few hours. I looked for a small, cheap 35mm camera that took great pictures and had a nice lens. I decided on the SMENA 8M 35mm! A great Vintage Russian camera!

https://filmphotographyproject.com/

https://lomography.com

This camera is the perfect combination of cheap but well made. The camera looks like you could crush it by stepping on it. At the same time, it has a very nice body {that's what she said} a nice lens etc. And most importantly it takes very nice pictures.

Overview
Film Type: All standard 35mm
Lens: Triplet 43 / 40mm, f/4
Weight: 289g
Size: 70 x 100 x 60mm

Focal Range: 1m to infinity
Shutter Speeds: B, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250
Aperture Ring: 8 blades
Apertures: f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11,f/16
Flash: PC connection only
https://filmphotographyproject.com/

This camera has awesome features.

"...an excellent high-contrast glass lens. Consisting of three separate elements and an anti-glare coating, it yields exceptionally sharp images and deep, punchy colors. Created by the same Leningrad engineering team that designed our beloved Lomo LC-A Minitar lens." - https://filmphotographyproject.com/

The shutter is not connected to the film advance. That means you can do double exposures and long ones.

The camera has a manual aperture with the following f stops: f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11, and f/16.

Smena 8M has the following shutter speeds 1/250, 1/125, 1/60, 1/30, 1/15, and "B." The B setting leaves the shutter speed open for as long as you hold it down.