Lubitel

Lubitel cameras are manufactured in Russia by LOMO and is based on the early 1930's Vo�gtlander Brilliant camera with various improvements. They are often considered "toy" cameras due to cheap price, bakelite and later plastic construction and low build quality. However the Lubitels use 120 film, feature Cooke triplet, all-glass lenses and shutter speeds can be set from Bulb to 1/250 of a second. Apertures vary from f/4.5 to f/22. These characteristics are closer to those of an amateur TLR of the fifties than a toy or disposable camera. They can achieve good results when the lens is stopped down but, as with any 3-elements lens, the results will be soft by today's standards at larger apertures. (from Wikipedia)

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