View showing  lens supplied with my camera, this being a Helios-44 58mm f2.0. This is a Zeiss Biotar copy and of very high optical quality.  This lens had a very bright blueish lens coating and are far better performers than the later more mundane Helios lenses.  This lens appears to be the only option  available  in the Start breech lock mount.  This lack of lens options was probably  a major reason for the camera's demise.  Albeit an adapter ring was available, allowing the use of 39mm mount Zenit lenses. This was not an attractive option as these lenses did not incorporate automatic aperture control.  At the Brussels 1958 trade fair,  a Mir and Tair-11 lens in Start mount were awarded medals, however they were not mass produced. 

The two Colour  photographs above were  taken with my  Start at Woolpit Steam 2007.  They were taken on out of date AGFA 200 film developed at ASDA Supermarket and scanned onto CD. 

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    KDE ShowFoto     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.