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Produced: 1966-1969
Name: „Селена Автомат“/"Селена-Е Автомат"
Produced by LOMO
Frame size: 24x36 mm.
Lens: Helios-79 2/45 (Selena Automat)
or Industar-73 2.8/40 (Selena-E Automat).
Shutter: 1s-1/500s + B (Selena Automat)
or 1/30s-1/500s + B (Selena-E Automat). Quantity: up to 40 units.
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| | Chief Designer Anatoliy Lakomkin (1927-1990) |
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Selena Automat | |
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The story of legendary "Selena Automat" camera has started in 1964, just after the very ambitious LOMO project "Alpinist" (1st automatic soviet RF camera with shutter priority) was failed unfortunately. The chief designer of "Alpinist" camera, Anatoliy Ivanovich Lakomkin was obligated to continue his researches the same way. The positive result was achieved in 1966 with introduction of the new "Selena Automat" camera. You have an unique chance to see the evolution of this beautiful camera below. |
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An authentic dimensional sample of Selena Automat camera (from A.Lakomkin archives) |
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PK6200. Full frame rangefinder camera with an automatic exposure mode and so called "shutter priority". Conceived by Anatoliy Lakomkin in 1966. "Helios-79" 2.0/45 mm lens. Shutter speeds: 1s - 1/500s + B. Selftimer on the shutter housing. An initial name "Automat-2" or even under name "Skif" (see picture below). Never happened to see the real sample of this camera, probably an only experimental sample was released by LOMO in 1966. The picture below from A.Lakomkin archives |
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PK6200 - Selena Automat prototype camera under name Skif |
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PK6205. Prototype camera released in 1966-1967. Under name "LOMO Selena". Helios-79 2/45 lens. Shutter speeds: 1-1/500s + B. Selftimer under shutter housing, no accessory shoe yet. Originally designed GOST-DIn settings. An only known sample was found in †Alain Berry (France) collection (see picture below). |
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PK6205 - Selena Automat prototype camera |
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PK6210. A productional Specimen released by LOMO in 1967. Camera identical to PK6205, but under regular name "Selena Automat" already. Helios-79 2/45 lens. Shutter speeds: 1-1/500s + B. Selftimer, no accessory shoe yet. Still without serial number on body. Slightly changed GOST-DIN sellector. Announced in soviet press in 1967. The picture below from A.Lakomkin archives. |
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PK6210 - Selena Automat prototype camera |
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PK6215. Camera identical to PK6210, but with few exceptions: an accessory shoe on the top plate already, 8-digits serial number under shutter housing (see picture below). Changed design of GOST-DIN selector (as on Selena-E cameras). Released by LOMO in 1969 only. The most common version of this rare camera. |
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PK6215 - Selena Automat #69000029 |
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| It's interesting to mention, that modern enough between-the-lens shutter 1s - 1/500s for Selena Automat camera was released by "ZIM" plant in Kuybyshev (Samara) (Завод имени А.А. Масленникова ЗИМ, Куйбышев).The identical shutters were used on Alpinist prototype camera (LOMO), as well as on Zenit-4, Zenit-5, Zenit-6, and Zenit-11 cameras, released by KMZ in 1964-1968.
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Shutter #6800004 for Selena Automat camera | Shutter #6800004 for Selena Automat camera |
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Selena-E Automat | |
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PK6220. Simplified version of Selena Automat camera. Very few samples released by LOMO in 1968 only. Simplified shutter with speeds: 1/30s-1/500s + B. New "Industar-73 2.8/40" lens. No selftimer, but with accessory shoe already. An earliest camera with s/n #6801 comes under name Selena Automat yet. |
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PK6220 - Selena-E Automat #6801 |
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Cinematic scheme of Selena-E Automat camera |
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PK6225. Camera identical to PK6220, but under name "Selena-E Automat" already. No otherwise different. Very few of these cameras are known to exist in collrctions. An earliest so far known camera has s/n #6805 (A.Berry coll.). The picture below from LOMO archives. |
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PK6225 - Selena-E Automat camera |
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