That said, it’s the lo-fi aspect that most are looking for when they choose a Lubitel, and the 166B is often happy to oblige: the red viewing window and plastic construction can result in light leaks multiple exposures (both accidental and deliberate) are easy to achieve and both focus and exposure can fall-off at the edges of the frame.

There’s a PC sync socket for flash, a 40.5mm filter thread, and although Lubitels are often associated with ‘toy cameras’, the 75mm triplet lens can produce a reasonable result. However, what you get for your money isn’t all bad. In essence, it’s a simplified version of the company’s original 166, which was designed to be cheaper to manufacture and buy. A crank reversing button permits deliberate double exposure through reverse winding of crank.Lomo’s Lubitel 166B is an often-maligned plastic TLR that emerged from the Soviet Union in 1980. The easy-to-use camera permits one-hand operation of focus and shutter release both speed and aperture are visible in windows over viewing lens. A separate lever for the MVL shutter affords setting speed from 1 to 1/500 second and bulb. The pop-up full-size ground glass reflex finder with built-in magnifier provides for critical focusing while a sliding lever enables smooth focusing from 1m to infinity. Its precision-ground lenses - Rokkor 75mm f/3.5 (taking lens) and Rokkor 75mm f/3.2 (viewing lens) work with a impressively bright viewing screen and fast handling features for a pleasing and smooth shooting experience. A special frame counter helps to keep count of 12 or 24 frames automatically. It can use 120 film for twelve 2 1/ 4 x 2 1/ 4' images or the 220 film for 24 2 1/ 4 x 2 1/ 4' images. It is characterised by a built-in cadnium sulphide meter which provides readings from EV 3 to 18 and a wide range of ASA 6 to 25,000. The Minolta Autocord CdS-III is a Twins Lens Reflex (TLR) camera that permits the use of both 120 or 220 film. Minolta Autocord CdS-III Twin-Lens-Reflex Camera

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