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{{Infobox camera
| model = LOMO LC-A
| image = LOMOLCA.jpg
| caption = LOMO LC-A camera
| kind = Compact, point and shoot
| filmformat = 35mm (135)
| filmsize = 36mm x 24mm
| lens = Fixed, Minitar 1 32mm f/2.8
| shutter = Electronically controlled
| shutterRange = 2m to 1/500s
| metering = Cadmium Sulphide ([[Photoresistor|CdS]] light meter
| emode = Programmed auto, manual with fixed shutter speed
| mmode =
| fmode = Manual, zone focus (0.8m, 1.5m, 3m, [[Infinity|<math>\infty</math>]])
| farea =
| famode = Single frame, manual advance
| cont =
| viewfinder =
| magnification=
| coverage =
| speedRange = 25-400
| DXcoding =
| flash = Hot shoe only
| flashcomp =
| flbkt =
| fsynch = 1/60s; rear sync. only
| fadvance = Manual
| frewind = Manual
| obp =
| odb =
| ovf =
| omd =
| oacc =
| compflash =
| battery = Three S76
| dimensions = 107 x 68 x 43.5 mm
| weight = 250g
| price =
| date = 1984
}}

The '''LOMO LC-A''' (''Lomo Kompakt Automat'') is a fixed [[photographic lens|lens]], [[135 film|35 mm film]], [[leaf shutter]], [[zone focus]], compact [[camera]] introduced in 1984. The design is based on the [[Cosina CX-2]].

In 2005, production of the original Lomo LC-A was discontinued. Its replacement, the LC-A+, was introduced in 2006 and production moved to China. The LC-A+ featured the original LC-A lens manufactured by [[LOMO PLC|LOMO]] in Russia. This changed in 2007 and lenses on subsequent models have been made in China.<ref>[http://microsites.lomography.com/lca+/history LC-A+ history]</ref> Some LC-As were sold [[Zenit_(camera)#Misuse_of_the_name_Zenit|badged as Zenith]],<ref>http://35mm-compact.com/images/lomo-lca.jpg</ref> this label was only a sticker underneath the lens. [[Zenit (camera)|Zenit]] (Zenith in some countries) is a trademark of KMZ ([[Krasnogorskiy Zavod|''Krasnogorsk Mechanical Works'']]).

==Operation==
The only automatic function offered by the LC-A is exposure. Film loading, winding, rewinding, focus are accomplished manually. Aperture can also be set manually, the shutter speed being fixed at {{frac|1|60}} s (this ability was removed from the LC-A+).

Exposure is completely automatic when the camera is set to '''"A"'''; the shutter speeds range from 2 minutes to {{frac|1|500}} s. The aperture range is f/2.8 to f/16. The automatic exposure system compensates for changes in light levels after the shutter is opened by increasing or decreasing the shutter speed. This, in conjunction with the [[Flash_synchronization#Rear-curtain_sync|rear-curtain flash-sync]], [http://microsites.lomography.com/lca+/galleries/technique-galleries/flashandhold] results in interesting effects with flash photography in low ambient light levels.

The lens is focused by selecting one of four zones (0.8 m, 1.5 m, 3 m or [[Infinity|∞]]). Older versions of the camera feature viewfinder icons showing the currently selected focus zone, a feature omitted from later models.

A battery checking feature uses a [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] inside the viewfinder; if there is sufficient power this illuminates whenever the shutter release button is lightly depressed. Another viewfinder LED illuminates whenever the camera's chosen shutter speed is below {{frac|1|30}} s.

[[File:Lomo Sucher.jpg|thumb|Lomo LC-A Viewfinder]]

==Body design==
The size and shape is very close to that of the [[Cosina CX-2]], the main difference being that the lens bezel is fixed (unlike the rotating one of the CX-2). Power is supplied by three 1.5v [[Silver oxide|Silver Oxide]] cells (S76, LR44).

==See also==
* [[Lomography]]
* [[Cosina]]
* [[Minox]], especially [[Minox#Minox 35mm compact cameras|Minox 35mm compact cameras]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Lomography}}
{{commons category|LOMO LC-A}}
*[http://www.lomoplc.com/ LOMO PLC]
*[http://www.lomography.com Lomographic Society International]
*[http://haardt.net/manuals/lomolcamanual.htm LC-A manual]
*[http://mybeautifullomo.free.fr/manuale.html Another LC-A manual]
*[http://lomotion.20.forumer.com/a/the-lca-story_post858.html The LCA story]
*[http://www.weusefilm.com/Cameras/35mm/lomo/lca.html We use Film]

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