Sputnik Stereo – double the trouble
The stereoscopic Sputnik camera was manufactured for a good number of years, by LOMO, between 1955 to 1973, so it was not a rare model by any means. Based on …
Etyud (ЭТЮД) – back to bare basics
There is no better description of what the ETIUD (student in Russian) camera stands for, represents and is, than “bare basics”. Bought by my parents in 1982 as a gift …
Lubitel 166B
I bought this russian TLR back in 2003, at a car boot sale near Redhill, W. Sussex, together with a number of 120 film rolls, expired. To be honest, I …
Vilia – plastic is not fantastic
Made at the Belorussian factory in Minsk BelOMO, Vilia is a simple plastic camera, using 35mm film. It was equipped with a 40/f4 lens, a triplet glass, coated. Shutter speeds …