The Smena-35 camera is surprisingly lightweight. This gives it a bit of a toy-like feel. The plastic doesn't inspire confidence, but the back cover is tight without any play.
I really liked that after taking a photo, the shutter cocking lever moves opposite the viewfinder and turns red. So, when looking through the viewfinder, you can easily tell whether the shutter is cocked.
I can't quite explain why, but I like it more than the Smena-8M, although functionally they are almost the same.
Usually, I test several cameras on one roll of film, and when I loaded the film into this Smena-35, there was only one shot left.
So, writing a full blog post about testing would be overkill. Therefore, I'm just adding this single photo here.
The light leaks are most likely due to the film being rewound multiple times and stored in Soviet-era cassettes. I plan to take more test shots when I get the chance.
