View showing Start SLR strange  lens barrel  assembly design. The shutter release mechanism is very similar to that found on  German  Exakta  types.   The actual lens mount is of breech lock  type this being very similar to that found on the Praktina types. Notice the screw in cable release on the weird shutter release mechanism.  The  camera name  located above the lens is in cyrillic albeit they camera was manufactured with the name in English.  According to the Princelle book on  Soviet Cameras the Start was constructed in the image of a Char T34 Battle Tank , the word I would have used is agricultural! 

Above photograph taken at Woolpit steam 2006 again with Start camera.  The Policemam is about to issue a ticket for speeding! He did not like being photographed and kept giving me the eye! So I waited for the right moment which was just perfect for the shot.

Photograph of Gherkin building  taken with my Start camera.  I took a number of street photographs of this building and this I think  was the best because of the clock in the foreground.  The Gerkin building is one of the better modern  landmarks in the City of London.  Anybody that has seen the Lloyds building with the plumbing on the outside I hope agrees that it is  hideous and needs demolishing ASAP!

As you can see and also  mentioned towards the beginning of this website.  This website is a work in progress and not that well organized.  My excuse is that I see this as  a sort of scrap book -  OK it is just a first attempt at using free software to create an interesting website. The next camera I decide to do will be more polished and will probably be the Zenit 3m SLR or the folding Kodak Retinette.  I am still on a steep learning curve on how to create a site using Linux.  For those interested in free software I suggest the following for Linux  

 Links    -    NVU HTML     DigiKam     KDE ShowFoto Guide     GIMP    JAlbum   &  MEPIS Linux    

For MS Windows users I suggest  

 Links    -    GIMP    Gimpshop     Paintdotnet   irfanview    &  Xnview  

 I would advise MS Windows users to try  Gimp or the Paint.net option as I think these are the best and quickest way to get into free photo editing without spending loads of money Paint Shop Pro, Elements or Photoshop.  There is even a version of Gimp called Gimpshop which  attempts to look like Photoshop.  Most of these options are also available for the Apple Mac OS.