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WEB5 days ago · Jupiter-9: The early development of a classic Soviet lens. 18/02/2024.
Kosmo Foto’s camera reviews of 2021
WEBDec 18, 2021 · LOMO LC-A (Kosmo Foto) The LOMO LC-A isn’t just your average Soviet knock-off of a Western camera; it spawned a genuine new movement in photography based on experimentation and shooting from the hip. Kosmo Foto does a deep dive on life with this camera after using it for more than 20 years. Salyut-C (Jayden Guthrie)
Read this before you buy a Soviet camera - Kosmo Foto
WEBJan 1, 2021 · It begins in October 1927, with a single camera exhibited in Moscow at an Exposition of Photographic Technique in the new Soviet capital, Moscow. Bostelman’s camera is a small 35mm camera with a simple, single-speed shutter and a winding key to advance the film. The camera’s back is removable, and removing it …
LOMO LC-A+ review - Kosmo Foto
WEBAug 9, 2020 · The special 25th anniversary LOMO LC-A+ (All pics: Stephen Dowling) The LOMO LC-A has always been the high priest at the centre of LOMOgraphy’s analogue cult.. Commissioned as Soviet answer to the quirky, pocket-sized Cosina CX-2, LOMO’s designers were compelled – by no less than the USSR’s deputy minister of defence, and no doubt with an unwavering stare – to come up with a Soviet ...
About - Kosmo Foto
WEBEvery camera or film you see reviewed on Kosmo Foto I’ve used myself. I try and put 10 or 12 rolls of film through a camera before I review it. I feel that’s enough to usually encounter any common foibles. This blog is a labour of love, and apart from testing cameras for LOMOgraphy, everything is paid out of my pocket.
Kiev-4 review - Kosmo Foto
WEBMar 16, 2021 · The serial number of my camera is 7809684, meaning it was made in 1978. Kiev-4s came standard with a Jupiter-8, a 50mm f/2 lens. This lens is a copy or clone of the Zeiss Sonnar lens of 1929, consisting of six elements in three groups. In 1931, Zeiss made a redesign with seven elements in three groups, leading to a maximum aperture of f/1.5.
Zenit-3M review - Kosmo Foto
WEBJan 21, 2022 · The Zenit-3M is a quietly stylish camera. The top plate is a masterclass in 60s design. The film reminder and rewind known sits on the left when seen from above, with a stylish arrow printed next to it to show you which way it needs to be turned. The shoe-less viewfinder prism is all smooth angles and brushed aluminium.
Kosmo Foto’s camera reviews of 2020
WEBDec 26, 2020 · 2020 has been a year where a lot of people have had more time to spend with their cameras. As Covid-19 lockdowns took place along with world, photography has been proven to be a healthy distraction for some. And a few of us have jotted down out experiences with film cameras for blogs such as Kosmo …
Kosmo Foto is 10 | Kosmo Foto
WEBDec 24, 2021 · Kosmo Foto-approved commemorative Zenit and sputnik model (Pic: Stephen Dowling) This week marks Kosmo Foto’s 10 th birthday. I started this blog with next to no plan, other than to document what had already been a decade’s worth of shooting on film. I already had a few dozen cameras and a Flickr account full of film pics taken on my cameras.
The Kazakhstan collector bringing Soviet cameras back to life
WEBJan 22, 2021 · The Kiev II, one of Andrey’s favourite Soviet cameras (All pics: Andrey Khludeyev) It’s almost exactly a year ago since Andrey Khludeyev started writing for Kosmo Foto.. He originally got in touch when I announced the ‘Around the World in 80 Cameras’ series, and I added him to the list for two reasons – the first because he lives in Almaty in Kazakhstan, and secondly because his ...