Post by photax on Jan 16, 2010 7:08:50 GMT -5
Hi !
The 1952 “Moment” is a Russian clone of the Polaroid 95 instant camera. About 9.000 units had been manufactured by GOMZ Leningrad till 1954 ( changed name in the mid 1960`s to LOMO ). A big and heavy camera ( nearly 2 kg / 4.18 lb ) with a T-26 1:6.8/F 13.5cm lens and a waist level viewfinder. This model is hardly seen in Western Europe, but if you find one, it will be in unused condition. The reason might be, that they never managed to produce a working instant film and the Polaroid film was not available in the Soviet Union. At that time a very expensive, but useless concept…
MIK
The 1952 “Moment” is a Russian clone of the Polaroid 95 instant camera. About 9.000 units had been manufactured by GOMZ Leningrad till 1954 ( changed name in the mid 1960`s to LOMO ). A big and heavy camera ( nearly 2 kg / 4.18 lb ) with a T-26 1:6.8/F 13.5cm lens and a waist level viewfinder. This model is hardly seen in Western Europe, but if you find one, it will be in unused condition. The reason might be, that they never managed to produce a working instant film and the Polaroid film was not available in the Soviet Union. At that time a very expensive, but useless concept…
MIK