LOMO Smena 35, Converted To Black & White, II

Analog Diary: Film photography favorites, black-and-white conversion from images with a vintage LOMO Smena 35, a mechanical plastic body 35mm scale-focus film camera, the final iteration of the legendary Smena line of cameras.

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Another batch of images was shot on an outing with the Smena 35, a very interesting Russian LOMO 35mm viewfinder film camera. Often available at the lowest of prices at auction sites, and manufactured with its all-plastic body, the LOMO does come with a fascinating lens.

The Triplet T-43 40mm F4 is a highly regarded '3 lens anastigmat' built-in coated glass kit lens with aperture settings from F4 to F16 and a shutter speed range from 1/15 to 1/250 second and B.

The shutter on the camera is cocked separately from the film wind and can be operated independently and repeatedly over a single film frame, making multiple exposures, both intentionally or unintentionally, interestingly possible.

I have yet to go into this mode with my review unit, and will probably plan for it fairly soon.

LOMO Smena 35

These images were shot on a roll of expired Kodak ColorPlus 200, scanned, and post-processed initially on the defunct Olympus Viewer 3 (OV3). The conversion and final enhancement of the black-and-white images were done on Microsoft Photos.