In which category can we
assign the Lubitel 166B : "Bakelite camera " or "bi-lenses
reflex" ?
Its body is made of a
material which would rather make tilt to the first category but, it is
indeed to the category of 6x6 bi-lenses reflex that belongs this small
Soviet camera.
Caution, it does not mean that it can be possible to compare its
performances to those of a Rolleiflex but they have some characteristics
in common and firstly... the format.
Lubitel 166B is in fact a simplified evolution of the model 166 which
is itself nothing else than a Lubitel 2 with a plastic body.
The two lenses, which are
coupled together, have the following characteristics :