Monday 30 August 2010

DIY take-up spool for Lomo Smena 8M



I bought a Smena 8M in recent trip to Moscow... I paid 250Rub and checked it fine... But as i got back and realized it didn't come with a take-up spool. So had to go out to buy 2 film canisters and wasted 1 :(.



Here's the process:



Just by using back of the spoon. Lift up the top.



Yes, it fits.





Cutting a bit of the edge. It fits well inside the gap.




Yay! all done.. ready for first roll.

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing that. Just had to do the same thing with one I got off ebay.

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  2. Thank you. I posted about my experience here: http://sjp.id.au/oldgear/loading-film-into-a-smena-8m/
    I ended up using the original take up spool though.

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