Sokol (camera)
Encyclopedia
Sokol and Sokol-2 - a Soviet 35 mm photo camera brand. In 1966-1986 more than 400 000 were produced by LOMO
, some were exported to Europe.
LOMO
LOMO or Leningrad Optical Mechanical Amalgamation is a manufacturer of advanced optical instruments, medical equipment, consumer still and movie cameras, projectors, lenses, film editors, splicers, professional sound recorders for motion-picture production based in St. Petersburg, Russia...
, some were exported to Europe.
Technical parameters
- Type: Rangefinder cameraRangefinder cameraA rangefinder camera is a camera fitted with a rangefinder: a range-finding focusing mechanism allowing the photographer to measure the subject distance and take photographs that are in sharp focus...
- Lens: Industar-70, non-removable
- ShutterShutter (photography)In photography, a shutter is a device that allows light to pass for a determined period of time, for the purpose of exposing photographic film or a light-sensitive electronic sensor to light to capture a permanent image of a scene...
: Central - FilmPhotographic filmPhotographic film is a sheet of plastic coated with an emulsion containing light-sensitive silver halide salts with variable crystal sizes that determine the sensitivity, contrast and resolution of the film...
: 35 mm, 36 frames
History
"Sokol" means "falcon" in Russian, hence the name was probably intended to bring associations with the "eye of a falcon" - the saying for excellent vision.External links
- Sokol-2 on Alfred's Camera page http://cameras.alfredklomp.com/sokol2/
- Sokol-2 on the Sovietcams.com http://www.sovietcams.com/index.php?47076861