Movie camera Sport 4 — exhibit
Movie camera★★★★★
| Brand | Sport |
| Model | 4 |
| Case | Yes |
| Description | The "Sport-4" Movie Camera: A Soviet "Automatic" for 2×8 Film If you're into Soviet cinema equipment, you've probably heard of the "Sport" family. It's arguably one of the most widespread and recognizable amateur movie cameras in the USSR. Our exhibit today is the "Sport-4", produced since 1967 at the Leningrad-based LOMO association . What makes it special? First and foremost, it was one of the first Soviet amateur cameras with an electric drive. You didn't have to wind a spring or crank a handle like on pre-war models. You just inserted a standard KBS battery (the kind used in a flashlight), and a small motor pulled the film automatically . For its time, that was a real level of comfort. The "Sport-4" is an upgrade of the previous "Sport-3" model. Externally, it features a more comfortable pistol grip, and the shutter release was redesigned as a lever at the bottom of the body. Handheld shooting became much easier . It also got a new lens—the "Triplet" T-51 with a 10 mm focal length and an f/2.8 aperture . The camera worked with narrow 2×8 mm film. This means the film in the cassette was 16 mm wide, but you'd shoot on one half first, then flip the cassette and shoot on the second. After developing, the film was cut lengthwise and spliced together into one reel . The standard shooting speed was 16 frames per second, but you could also shoot frame-by-frame (for animations or special effects) . The device was quite compact: about 11 centimeters long and weighing around 800 grams . Sure, by today's standards it's a "brick," but for film equipment, it was quite a "little one." For many Soviet families, this camera was a "time machine." They filmed vacations, birthdays, and children's first steps with it. Film was in short supply, so every frame was carefully planned. Today, the "Sport-4" is history, but a very warm and nostalgic one. |