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BeLOMO Chaika 3 (1971)

BeLOMO Chaika 3 (1971)

This is a Chaika (ЧАЙКА) 3, a compact 35mm scale focus camera made between the years 1971 and 1973 in Minsk, Belarus during the reign of the Soviet Union by Вelаrusiаn Оpticаl and Mеchaniсаl Аssоciаtiоn or BeLOMO for short.  As the name implies, the Chaika 3 was the third model…

November 7, 2022 April 10, 2024 Photography / Reviews  10.0 / 35mm / BeLOMO / Half / Soviet
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Agat 18K (1988)

Agat 18K (1988)

This is an Agat 18K half-frame 35mm camera made by BelOMO in their Vilejka factory near Minsk, Belarus between the years of 1988 and 1991.  The Agat 18K was an updated model of the earlier Agat 18 offering an improved shutter, a new film speed scale, and a revised lens…

January 26, 2018 January 31, 2024 Photography / Reviews  35mm / 7.0 / BeLOMO / Half / Soviet
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