I had his camera many years ago and i shot thousands photos. In my schoolyears I always had in in my backpack. It was simple and always gave me good photos. Realtion between price, quality and funcionality was perfect. Thanks to this camera now I can look at the faces of my relatives that passed away long time ago. Best Regards from Poland.
@ChrisVidouras5 жыл бұрын
I'm extremely grateful for this video. Just bought an 8m and a symbol and will take them out for a big test walk tomorrow. No one else explained zone focusing, the hyperfocal distance and the aperture settings like you did! Straight to the point yet thorough and detailed! Truly a gem of a video! - Cheers from Greece!
@BriansPhotoShow5 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help, enjoy your cameras!
@blonduose4 жыл бұрын
how was your photoshoot? I am getting mine tommorrow or the day after :)
@fasol199811 ай бұрын
It's interesting how so many people buy both 8M and Symbol. I consider doing the same. They are very similar and at the same time very different. Greetings from Russia where these used to be made.
@hatsofeb79174 жыл бұрын
The lens objective in this camera was made of glass lenses , not a plastic. It was surprisingly sharp objective with high resolution in the center and very good resolution near the edges.
@BriansPhotoShow4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I believe Mattieu Stern did a video on this lens and said the same thing.
@Nikitas19783 жыл бұрын
Haha my brother received this little camera as his Christmas gift in 1988... we were under 10 these days! 100% manual, greatly helps to understand basics of photo shooting. Certainly required skills to operate and produced smooth, warm pictures.
@magik85664 жыл бұрын
The lens on this camera is incredible, I couldn't believe the results, incredible. And, yes, be careful with your finger position and, unwanted double exposures...!!! There's the Contax (Kiev-4) grip, and, there's the Smena grip!
@tino_3 жыл бұрын
I managed to pick up this camera for only $10! Can't wait to use it
@BriansPhotoShow3 жыл бұрын
Worth every cent! Enjoy!
@enissamiri79893 жыл бұрын
Just oredered mine from Ebay for around 20 bucks! Can't wait to use it! Thanks for the tutorial!
@BriansPhotoShow3 жыл бұрын
That should be twenty bucks well spent. Enjoy!
@blonduose4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for properly explaining focus! I am going out tommorow with my "new" Smena 8m
@BriansPhotoShow4 жыл бұрын
Enjoy!
@dramaticarc Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your video! I just got a Smena and your tutoria was very, very helpful!
@fasol199811 ай бұрын
2:10 Not really. Earlier versions would have a ГОСТ/ASA mark or ГОСТ only instead of ГОСТ/ISO. ГОСТ is the Soviet state standard. The German DIN was more common in the USSR than ASA because it was used in the DDR as well. And ISO probably appeared later than this model's production started.
@leoner32643 жыл бұрын
Hi Brian, I got a question. It's my first time using analogue film camerasand while on travel, somebody gifted me this camera :) . Now I'm trying to take my first few photos. But every time I do a photo and I turn on the black wheel I hear at some point a light click. do I need to stop here or wind more until it really stops?
@BriansPhotoShow3 жыл бұрын
I'm not certain. Consider your first roll of film as a test. Try it both ways. This is a simple camera but it can be quirky. Rest assured, once you get the hang of it, it will be worth it. The Smena produces some great images with wonderful character.
@user-sb7ux5cj3d4 жыл бұрын
Очень хорошая камера!
@stacy34 жыл бұрын
Забавы пенсионера. Cyka blyat
@FeiFain3 жыл бұрын
very helpful! thx xoxo
@buseayyldz67983 жыл бұрын
Hello i wanna buy this camera but i am new on the analogue photography. There is not flash on this camera. Is there any bad impact without flash?
@BriansPhotoShow3 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, it is better to learn with natural light and without flash.
@buseayyldz67983 жыл бұрын
@@BriansPhotoShow thank you for your response
@Pfirtzer2 жыл бұрын
@@BriansPhotoShow There were flash for it a cube with 4 flashlihts in it that you rotate, you clicked it with adapter on that metal part on the left top, and then you connect it with that pin on the leftside of the lens.My late mum used to have like this one, not sure what I did with it. I know we exchanged it and bought a Minolta AF-Z 35 mm was expensive at that time . Which I still own. So this camera reminds me of my late mom, what also used to happen is you forgot to scroll the film and ended up with 2 pictures in one.
@jeffbyrne31473 жыл бұрын
My lens seems to be loose, i want to use it but I need to be sure about the focusing, I can unscrew and rescrew it perfectly but pass through all the distances twice so something is wrong, how does focusing on it feel like you for you?
@BriansPhotoShow3 жыл бұрын
Depends on the weather. Seriously. The grease can dry up or congeal and really foul things up.
@amelia25394 жыл бұрын
My focusing lens seems to be jammed- i can't twist it and it's slightly hidden inside the camera. Any ideas on how to fix this?
@BriansPhotoShow4 жыл бұрын
I'm afraid not. Smenas re so inexpensive, I'd just buy another one. But don't throw away the broken one. The lens can be salvaged for use on mirrorless cameras.
@vladnickul Жыл бұрын
nothing rusts better then ussr made stuff :)
@jakekaywell5972 Жыл бұрын
You sure about that? The Italians and the French have the USSR beat on that front.
@vladnickul Жыл бұрын
@@jakekaywell5972 yep. I got kievs salyuts zorkies semnas lubitels, all the working ones are made from at least 2 cameras. Even the part cameras i bought "like new cin the box" they did not work directly from the factory. I even got a zorki 4 with the receipt ( and some zil i-don't-know flash) the original owner got it in 6 payments, so it was pretty expensive... and the camera dose not work :)) I got electronics too. things like laboratory grade oscilloscopes thd meters and so on... But yes electronics in french or italian cars are a damn joke. I don't see many older ones tho as here The s.h market is almost all german. but who know maybe they rusted away... :))
@beatrixkiddo4623 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to use with hight iso film, like 800 or 1600?
@BriansPhotoShow3 жыл бұрын
Of course. You can use any 35mm film. With a top shutter speed of 1/250, you won't get good exposure outside on a sunny day, though.
@fiveorsixgirls3 жыл бұрын
Just dug out mine after many years. Can't remember how to open the battery bay. Help?
@BriansPhotoShow3 жыл бұрын
The Smena 8M doesn't take a battery.
@Pfirtzer2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 Oh my God, people are so spoiled, time when we were satisfied with what we had. Wonder what would happen if smartphones disappeared what people would do.
@fiveorsixgirls2 жыл бұрын
@@Pfirtzer I'm not spoiled. I'm a disabled senior who has had a stroke.