Start (Soviet camera)

Soviet 35mm camera

For the Polish twin-lens camera, see Start (Polish camera).

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Start (Старт)

Overview
Maker| Mechanical Factory of Krasnogorsk (KMZ)
Type| Single-lens reflex
Production| 1958–1964
Lens
Lens mount| Proprietary (breech-locking bayonet)
Lens| 44-58mm f/2.0 Helios-44
F-numbers| 2.0
Sensor/medium
Film format| 35mm
Film size| 24×36 mm
Recording medium| Film
Focusing
Focus| Manual
Flash
Flash synchronization| 1/25 s, 1/30 s
Shutter
Shutter speed range| 1 s to 1/1000 s
Shutter speeds| B, 500, 200, 100, 50, 25
Viewfinder
Viewfinder| Pentaprism
Optional viewfinders| Waist-level
General
Body features| Iron
Dimensions| 14.4 cm × 10.1 cm × 9.8 cm
Weight| 1,300 g
Made in| Soviet Union
Chronology
Successor| Start-2

Start (Russian: Старт) was a Soviet 35 mm single-lens reflex camera produced by the Mechanical Factory of Krasnogorsk (KMZ) from 1958 through 1964. The camera was inspired by the Exakta camera. The Start used bayonet-mounted lenses and had an Exakta-style shutter release arm, a KMZ Helios 44-58 mm f/2 lens, and a cloth focal-plane shutter.[1]

An improved version, the Start-2, was produced ca. 1963–1964, featuring an automatic diaphragm and a metered prism.[1]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b McKeown, p. 389

## References

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* James M. McKeown, Joan C. McKeown (1 December 2000). McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras 2001–2002 (ed. 11, illustrated ed.). Centennial Photo Service. ISBN 9780931838347.

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