Kiev 4A (1956-1980)

Kiev 4A (1956-1980)

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Esta fotografia é do exemplar que possuo.

Características

The Kiev rangefinder cameras were developed after WW II in the Arsenal factory in Kiev (Ukraine). Soviet forces had "relocated" equipment and personnel from the Zeiss Ikon factories in Germany. In Kiev Zeiss Ikon's Contax production line was set up again and quickly started production under the Kiev brand name. Early models are said to have been made from original Zeiss Ikon stock the Soviets had taken with them. There are reports of models with the original Contax nameplate behind the new Kiev shield.

One of the excellent things about this Kiev is its long rangefinder base: 9 cm. This allows for very accurate focusing. For example, when you are focusing for a tightly composed portrait, you see a clear difference when the nose or the eyes are in perfect focus. Combined with the clear depth-of-field scale on the lens, this allows isolation of the subject from the background. Furthermore, the viewfinder and rangefinder are combined in one large bright window so you do not have to look through two windows for focusing and framing. Leica did not combine the two until the Leica M3 in 1954.

Contax Bayonet mount
The bayonet for the lenses is the Contax rangefinder mount.

Fonte: Camerapedia

These models are derivatives of the pre-WW2 Contax rangefinder bodies, and were made after the WW2 by Arsenal factory in Kiev, former USSR.

They are all derivatives of the Zeiss Ikon Contax II.

Fonte: Camerapedia


Especificações

Produced between 1956-80
There are 8 types and 4 sub-types
Upgraded version of Kiev-2A
Without the stabilizing foot
Later models have top speed of 1/1000 instead of 1/1250
Lens: Jupiter-8M 50mm f/2


Modelo

A minha é do modelo 4, de acordo com o site Sovietcams

Produced: 1976-1980
Name: „Киев“
Producer: Arsenal
Frame size: 24x36
Lens: Jupiter-8M  2/50.
Shutter: 1/2s, 1/5s, 1/10s, 1/25s, 1/50s, 1/125s, 1/250s, 1/500s, 1/1000s + B.

Quantity: Unknown.

O n.º de série da minha é 7602591 (ano de 1976)

Fonte: Sovietcams


Manual

Manual em inglês


Sítios de referência

Camerapedia
Camerapedia
Photoethnography.com
Sovietcams

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