Original Soviet LOMO Lubitel 2 Twin Lens Reflex Camera with Special Edition Case and 120 Film

The camera is missing the bottom screw in piece and the back side is broken(see attached picture).

A SHORT HISTORY(Written by me for the Flickr Lubitel 2 Group)This is the unsung sister camera of the Lubitel +166 made famous in recent times by The Lomographic Society - however the Lubitel 2 has its own charm and beauty, and remains undiscovered by many! The word "Lubitel" ("amateur" in English) was a twin-lens reflex medium format film camera issued by "Leningrad Optics & Mechanics Union" (LOMO). All of the Lubitel cameras were based on the "Voigtländer Brillant" - a German pre-war TLR camera.After several previous models, the "Lubitel - 2' was issued from 1955 to 1979.The Lubitel 2 label covers the following Lubitel cameras (renamed for exportation) -Kalimar TLR100Amatör-IIGlobal-676FEATURESThe Lubitel has a f4,5 - 75mm Triplet-22 lens (abbr. T - 22) consisting of 3 glasses. The lens can focus from 1,3m. The Lubitel has a plastic body, and weighs just 570g. Because of this and some simple mechanics, the Lubitel originally sold quite cheaply making it very popular among young photographers who wanted to learn photography while still creating high-quality images.PERFORMANCEYou would be surprised at some of the clear images this cheap TLR can make, considering that even in the 50's it was considered a cheap camera. The viewfinder is bright and easy to use! Colors are a little muted, but contrast is good overall.A NOTE ON PRICESince this camera carries the LOMO label, it is of course hugely over-priced. Please do NOT pay the outrageous amounts people are asking for these cameras, they are good but they are not THAT good. I picked mine up at a European flea market for around $35, and even that was at the top end of correct pricing for this camera. It is a solidly built camera, but for almost $200 you could buy a pristina Yashica MAT and get infinitely better quality of pictures.I'm giving this camera 5 stars in relation to the correct pricing for it - it has been a joy for me to own and I love taking pictures with it. If I had paid current retail prices however, I would have been very disappointed.