Start (Soviet camera)
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Overview | |
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Maker | Mechanical Factory of Krasnogorsk (KMZ) |
Type | Single-lens reflex |
Production | 1958–1964 |
Lens | |
Lens mount | Proprietary (breech-locking bayonet) |
Lens | 44-58mm f/2.0 Helios-44 |
F-numbers | 2.0 |
Sensor/medium | |
Film format | 35mm |
Film size | 24×36 mm |
Recording medium | Film |
Focusing | |
Focus | Manual |
Flash | |
Flash synchronization | 1/25 s, 1/30 s |
Shutter | |
Shutter speed range | 1 s to 1/1000 s |
Shutter speeds | B, 500, 200, 100, 50, 25 |
Viewfinder | |
Viewfinder | Pentaprism |
Optional viewfinders | Waist-level |
General | |
Body features | Iron |
Dimensions | 14.4 cm × 10.1 cm × 9.8 cm |
Weight | 1,300 g |
Made in | Soviet Union |
Chronology | |
Successor | Start-2 |
Start (Russian: Старт) was a Soviet 35 mm single-lens reflex camera produced by the Mechanical Factory of Krasnogorsk (KMZ) from 1958 through 1964. The camera was inspired by the Exakta camera. The Start used bayonet-mounted lenses and had an Exakta-style shutter release arm, a KMZ Helios 44-58 mm f/2 lens, and a cloth focal-panel shutter.[1]
An improved version, the Start-2, was produced ca. 1963–1964, featuring an automatic diaphragm and a metered prism.[1]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- James M. McKeown, Joan C. McKeown (1 December 2000). McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras 2001–2002 (ed. 11, illustrated ed.). Centennial Photo Service. ISBN 9780931838347.