Cosmic 35 - The first candidate to run

I love my little Russian Cameras. And the Cosmic 35 is exactly that!

The Cosmic 35, or Smena-8, was a small viewfinder camera made from 1963 to 1971 in Leningrad by Lomo. Made completely of strong plastic this camera has a Triplet lens. The 40mm f./4 glass lens produces great contrast, detail and tones and can be nicely sharp.

The Smena-8 was the camera USSR tried to enter the international market.

I bought mine for the princely sum of £12 from a thrift store and it is in almost mint condition. Included was its original brown leather Lomo case.

Here are the specs of the Cosmic 35:

• Shutter: Leaf, manually cocked 
• Pop-up rewind knob 
• Shutter speeds of 1/15 to 1/250 plus B with synchronizer 
• Lens: T-43 (Triplet) 40mm f/4 
• Aperture: f/4-f/16 
• Focusing ragne: 1m to infinity 
• Hot-shoe 
• Self-timer 
• Film Transport: manual, without double exposure safety.