"Puta la wea", there you go...., best phrase in all the video haha!

My first camera in the 1976. I actually displayed a photo of a dog at some provincial Sov. Union exibition :)

Hey Ed, I am just getting into photography on film. Your videos inspired me, but I never had the courage to try It for myself. Now I scrolled 3 years back to learn about smena 8M which I have at home and It was incredibly useful! Thank you a lot, love your content!

There is special place in my heart for СМЕНА 8, it was my first camera back in '90, when I started interesting for photography.

Eduardo, great primer video on this camera. I just picked one up and your video was really informative. Love the double exposure shots.

Great video, as always! In addition to the last two images you shared with us (the skater and the old couple) I liked the one at 03:55 in particular.

My wife is in Serbia visiting family at the moment, and she just found one of these in her dad’s basement :)

I love my smena m8, got it for about $3 shipped in mint condition with original box and separate rangefinder. I use it the same way, work out the exposure for shadows, and full sun and just adjust the shutter speed as necessary, just remember to change focus. I think this is by far the best value camera I've ever bought.

@ivar185

4 жыл бұрын

$3? Where the hell?

@antonbelousov6612

Жыл бұрын

@@ivar185 in Russia, in Russia..

Thank you a lot! This was a very informative tutorial. The shots look great. I would definitely try this one out.

It was my first camera, the idea was that you set the aperture to your filmspeed and then just adjust your exposure. Reverse sunny 16. Very simple camera and easy to use :)

Exelente trabajo!!!!!,me encantó gracias por la información ya tengo más conocimientos sobre la smena 8m. Tengo una en perfectas condiciones,la aprovecharé al máximo!!!!.

Hi Dude, been following your videos for a while. First, thank you very much coz you finally enabled me to take the plunge e start developing C-41 at home, and it turned out to be so fun I am now about to start developing E6 :P Second, about the spool, I *believe* it's not original. I got two Kiev's 4a, one from ukraine and another one taken at a local roadside seller here in Napoli. The original spool accepts unmodified film, while the other one (as yours) looks like it's a film canister spool placed in lieau of the original take -up. I modified it with a dremel in order to avoid cutting out too much film :P Peace V Edit : almost forgot: happy easter!

Oh wow! Yesterday I uploaded a video on my channel about this camera and I did use the same color film. What a great coincidence! Haha. Great video and photos, keep shooting.

Great video again. You have one of best photography KZread channels. Like all those imperfections of Soviet cameras. I would advice seal camera back by black electrician tape if you want avoid lightleaks.

I was initially tempted to buy this camera but after watching this video I decided to spend money on buying a Canon 40mm STM for my camera for the sake of compactness in the street. Thank you for this precious video.

Nice review! :) Thanks a lot! FYI Reflection can be fixed, you need a black frosted paint

my first camera ever. I remember I shot and processed my first roll with smena when I was 7. would like to get this camera again. It has a good glass on lens. cann layer the exposures really cool.

Cool video Ed, keep'em coming :)

Finally! the best camera of all time.

Wow!!!! 😌✨Estaba esperando este video! Mi mayor problema con esta cámara es hacer foco ;(( me cuesta calcular la distancia del objeto y así regular en el lente😔😔😔😔 Y siiii, es súper complejo poner el rollo, hay que cortarlo y todo eso pero, me encantó el video! Gracias edddd💖✨

Surprisingly sharp and colourful images, I would like to see how you would get on with the Kodak Retinette 1A.

Very good video and smena pics. Like this detailed review. Cool location to shoot a roll.

👍👍👍 that was my first camera 📷 ever. I bought it when I was 10 years old for 300 CZK ( £10.00 ). ❤️

My friend bought me this camera.Its a lovely camera.

Smena 8m have very beautiful triplet lens. This camera got into the Guinness book of records as the most massive. The camera was produced 28,000,000 pieces.

Hastings sure is a strange place lol Great results as always 😊

I used to watch Fran! No wonder you look very familiar to me. Great video!

I hope you'll make a video on Diana Mini! Great videos! :)

My dad told me that he bought his first camera in 1977, it was a Smena 8M. The price of the camera was 1 Soviet ruble. He loved his Smena camera as it was very cheap, simple and reliable. I don't know how much of the film has been shot on this camera, but it seems to me that a lot. Now this camera Smena 8M is mine, it works fine so far, no problems. but damn! I hate this camera!

@nizzlevangogh6822

6 жыл бұрын

Иван Буланов why is it so bad??

@JustAsPlanned1

4 жыл бұрын

@@nizzlevangogh6822 too simple

@nizzlevangogh6822

4 жыл бұрын

@@JustAsPlanned1 lmao thanks but you're a year late & i've discovered this in the meantime:/ thanks anyway:)

@JustAsPlanned1

4 жыл бұрын

@@nizzlevangogh6822 :)

Hello Eduardo how are you? I never thought I would say this but your film camera images are better than the GoPro video camera. I'm super impressed

Wow my first camera back in the 80’s

siempre estuve interesado en esa camara... xD pero nunca encontraba un buen review... hasta ahora.. XD y debo reconocer que me encanto tu chilenismo... xD en lo subtitulos y en la frase del dia xD saludos para ti y la fran... un abrazo

It's 2018 and you can still find a little kid wearing an Ol' Dirty Bastard shirt 17:05 -- Wu-Tang Forever ha!

@biancajimenez2023

4 жыл бұрын

daneesee1 Hahahaha omg!!

My kiev 4a has the same kind of spool but along with a spool, the person who gave me the camera also gave me a canister for film where the spool was from

Great review..

Sería un espectácular verte usar la yashica Electro 35 !

Nice shots!

finally - i had bought Lomo Blik - which will help me to measure distance,between close and far objects,just as rangefinder camera Fed 4

pictures are looking quite sharp - i have got smena symbol and 8M - but i have to use it with blink rangefinder

Also, if possible, could you do a review of on the Pentax Espio 115 or 140 film camera?

pretty pictures, thank ya for good video

OMG that rewind knob lifts up ? I should have watched this video until the end before running out with mine :-)

I have on of it too and is propably the cheapest and realy fun way to start analog photography ;3

@covershowchan

6 жыл бұрын

Ozzer it is the most painful way to start analog photography. A beginner will not get a single good picture and will be disappointed

@AUTOINFODETAILS

6 жыл бұрын

L

could you try yashica electro 35? im curious what you think of it. since i tried it its my go to camera along my minox 35 mb!

Hola Eduardo. Saludos desde el norte de Chile, desde Calama. Como siempre muy bueno tui canal, estoy suscrito desde hace tiempo y me parce que no he visto ningún vídeo sobre una cámara que me gusta mucho y que ojalá puedas probar. Es la canon canonet QL 17 telemétrica. Espero algún día puedas probarla. Y si ya lo hiciste quiere decir que no he visto todos tus videos. Saludos

so the smena has an actual shutter speed mechanism? amazing!

You're really skilled at using the viewfinder! I've always tried to use it but I just can't get the right framing. 😯 Anyways, you said that your film advance can be moved even if you've only pressed the shutter release (without cocking). This has never happened to my 8M though. Maybe there's something broken with yours?

i love this camera! i don't have to cut my film for it, but i know it depends of that strange plastic tube. i bought it for 7$ + 10$ for ship and i bought for duble exposure, i expose 3 roll and just 1 frame of double was ok xD anyway i think is pretty nice for value, the lens is not plastic (like the more expensive lomography cameras), sincro flash with all the times, focus is easy to set (but also easy to forget to set). i recomand this camera to people that are looking for a lomo one, more cheap, more solid, more settings, better lens of all the plastic lomo cameras and the result are strange as well.

@TheCarenne17

6 жыл бұрын

Marco Longobardi Fully manual too! This camera is perfect for those who would like to experiment with their shots. For added challenge, use the Sunny 16 rule as guide in achieving the ideal exposure, not a lightmeter.

Great video, thank you. I have a piece that has some sort of good spool - you can put a film into it without cutting the leader! But I've never used it and I want to try it now. And when rewinding, do you feel it as the film jumps out of the spool so you can stop rewinding to prevent the film leader disappearing into the canister? I really hate force opening canisters in darkroom, it destroys them (and I don't have a film retriever). I bulk load and want to have usable canisters, not dead ones :D And what about light leaks? Some people say that one should use a black tape to prevent light leaks. I saw that you didn't use any tape and the photos were beautiful, so I think it depends from piece to piece... Some may have light leaks and some do not have them...

You often find these on German flea markets but I‘ve never considered to buy one. Maybe I should give it a try. I like your standpoint not too much think about but have fun. Maybe I could replace my Werra 1 with it, although the lens of the Werra is a bit better. If you‘re interested, reach out and you could compare these.

The strange pick up spool you show is nothing else but the spool you find inside the film canister, thats why it has just the small slot in the middle. Just carefully cut the slot open down to the bottom of the spool you dont have to cut your film any more. If you loose or ruin the spool you know where to find a replacement 😁

thank for this video

Seriously.. it's that sharp?! WoW 🔥

Huh, l have a Smena Symbol which is basically the same camera, with just a couple of diferences, but the lens is the same. I was actually amazed with the results, nice, sharp, contrasty photos with no artefacts, no ghosts, light leaks and such. It's difficult to focus, but once you get the hang of it it's fun.

@SzymonWarunek

4 жыл бұрын

thank you for mentioned comment about quality of the photos! - i won 1 camera - smena cosmic symbol on ebay and i payed only 8 pounds

common soviet film casettes had spools with metal clip in the middle for easy loading

Eduardo, you don't have the original take up spool but just a spool from ínside a regular 35mm cassette. The original Smena spool takes standard cut film, but if the original spool it is lost, you can replace it with a core of any 35 mm film cassette -- that has the hole in the middle and you need to cut the film start as you explain; from the middle. Thats what is the case in your camera; the original spool has been lost.

Can you please review the kodak retina iic. It's a beautiful camera.

nice jobo machine in the background

i use smena 8m too, great pict :)

these green monsters make me think of 'old greg' from the tv show 'the mighty boosh'

Mine just arrived from Russia today !!

Hola Eduardo! Hace unos meses que estoy metido en esto de la lomografía y acabo de comprarme una Smena 35, pariente de la que muestras aquí. Creo que la experiencia va a ser muy similar. Estaba pensando comprarme una point and shoot clásica como las que tuve en mi adolescencia, por allá por fines de los 80 y principios de los 90, pero una de estas rusas les da mil patadas. Creo que están en el punto exacto entre una cámara básica y una complicada. Me parece que la 8M no tiene simbolos meteorológicos para calcular la apertura, verdad? Eso me gusta mucho de la Smena 35 y de otra que tengo, una Agat 18K, fabricada en Bielorusia por Belomo. Gracias por el dato de cómo insertar la pelicula en el carrete. En la 35 seguro que pasa lo mismo. A todo esto, seguro que en estos años ya descubriste que el carrete se llama spool. Específicamente take up spool en este caso 😅 Me alegra haber encontrado a un coterráneo hablando de este tema. Gracias! Que estés bien!

did you also use rangefinder - Blik for that camera? - i saw on ebay a rangefinder BLIK

A ver qué tal el EdPavez? 👀 vengo desde Frannerd jjj 😄

I’ve Smena 8m and also Smena Symbol. Please, do review about Smena Symbol? Salem from Kazakhstan.

Cuál es el costo de una cámara de esas?

you have that spool because the original spool is lost the old user was took the spool from the fujicolor canister

haz un video con la CANON CANONET QL17 G-III :)

Dude which one you prefer cmena 8m or cmena 35?

anyway - does smena 8M take good pictures? - i have that model,but i will be using Smena Symbol.

hey eduardo, can i ask a pleasure? can you make a revew of bencini comet k35 or (better) nk 135? some people says that is the italian's lomo i really will know if it is like this. i know is a fully manual camera, really cheap, with a nice lens. i love your video and i think you can take the best from this camera.

What’s the name of the song at 5.20. ??? It’s such a smooth beat

That lil' black thing is called the take up spool. ;) @EduardoPavezGoye Hope it helped.

I think that this is the kind of camera that's great for practicing mindfulness. Because it's not made for fast point-and-shoot activity.

@sashanesterov

5 жыл бұрын

It used to be kind of point-and-shoot. Even photographers in russian newspapers used it for a portability reason just having it in they coat pocket. Every third kid had it at some point of his life. It handling low temperatures well, when Canons and Nikons get frozen. It does not require any batteries. It's only requires You knowledge and experience. And it's not a really big deal when you get a hang of it.

I made my own loading reel, Mine was lost years ago, its taping based

I never thought of attaching the action camera on top, how did you do that?

@JustAsPlanned1

4 жыл бұрын

every camera has flash mount ontop . he attached action camera on it

Film loading reminds me of medium format

does smena 8M work in low light environment? - i asked,because i am not sure,if i suppose to get a flash light for that camera,i currently have got,but i haven't tested it yet

@JustAsPlanned1

4 жыл бұрын

it all depends on the film you use

Where are you from? I'm guess Portugal, is that right? haha

I like smena, because I can carry it with myself everywhere thanks to it’s minimal weight and also when I don’t want to care much about the photos I take. I shoot with it just for the pure fun :-)

6 жыл бұрын

the black thing is called spool and my friend had the same problem and didn’t want to bother and bought another camera. It’s about luck, i bought mine with the right spool :)

Will you also make video about Smena Symbol ? the reason,that i want you to make video,about it,is because that camera is the higher model,i currently have got smena symbol,but you could show pictures on your channel,in one of your videos,when you publish,video about Smena Symbol.

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?

@edpavez

3 жыл бұрын

I don't recommend you buying this camera if you don't know about photography. it's fully manual and has no light meter. this video might help you: kzread.info/dash/bejne/n4iJmpaFo7zeiag.html

What happened to the old music? It was something that gave a very specific feel to your videos, it almost made it feel uniquely yours, like every time I heard it I knew it was one of your videos. Either way, still great work, I love what you do here!

@edpavez

6 жыл бұрын

I’m experimenting. I was using the same music and format for too long so I’m trying to find new things. Some work, some don’t. I’ll see what I like and what I want to keep. :)

@poop_fossil

6 жыл бұрын

EduardoPavezGoye awesome! I'm excited to see what comes next!

La del 5:20 ta muy bonita, saludos desde chile eduardo, hace muy buen contenido

Good review! However, Smena 8M literally is not Russian but USSR camera. I used to shoot with it in my youth and now think to buy it again just for fun film shooting. But now I'm already not sure :( What kind of cheap film camera would u advice to buy to have fixed prime lens, to be complete manual and don't have any batteries in the camera?

@edpavez

6 жыл бұрын

well, a FED2 in good condition fits that description pretty well.

@andriykryvtsun6201

6 жыл бұрын

EduardoPavezGoye and what options are among not Soviet cameras?

@edpavez

6 жыл бұрын

maybe a Minolta SR-1 with a 50mm

Viendo esto desde suecia y puta que se agradecen los subtitulos al Chileno! gracias wn!

is this good camera for hipsters

хорошее видео

I have this one from 1975 year For me its art camera

For me smena its an art camera

1:14 "PUTA LA WEA" jajajjahsjajja made in Chile

I've been using Smenas 8M and Symbol for almost 10 years now, and to anyone looking into them I strongly recommend the Symbol over 8M if you don't care about multiple exposure. It's very similar but much more convenient to use, with normal built in take-up spool, wind lever (coupled with cocking the shutter), and better rewind knob design which doesn't hurt your fingers every time. It still has the same terrible, inaccurate viewfinder but also the same lens, which in my opinion is fantastic - gives a good balance between actually decent results and that Lomo charm.

@andriykryvtsun6201

6 жыл бұрын

Do u mean Smena Symbol camera?

was the dud in that first photo in blackface?

@edpavez

6 жыл бұрын

ehm, no. it's green. it's Jack in the green.

13:30 it's a coil =)

"Puta la wea" JAJAJAJAJAJAJA me reí mucho con eso

It’s my grandma and grandpa camera

Dużo się dzieje, smena jest idealnym aparatem do pracy na ulicy

Nice video! It's fucking bacán that you consider this weones that watch you from Chile, I liked that. Hugs 🇨🇱♥️

The meaning of word "smena" is change

Wrong information about loading film !!!