Kiev (brand)
Kiev (Russian Киев ) is a brand of film-based cameras and lenses, the Ukrainian producer 's arsenal.
Production site is the eponymous Ukrainian capital Kiev. The production of fully mechanical SLR medium format cameras Kiev 60 TTL and Kiev 88 CM and the lenses was discontinued in 2010. They were in new condition among the cheapest models in this performance class.
Models
Film Cameras
- Kiev 5: miniature camera
- Kiev 15
- Kiev 17 mm camera for 35mm film, Nikon AI mount
- Kiev 19M: miniature camera for 35mm film, Nikon AI mount
- Kiev 19: ( camera)
- Kiev 30: copy of the Minolta 16 Russian spy camera
- Kiev 35a: Small -screen compact camera, a copy of the Minox 35 EL
Medium format cameras
- Kiev 6C medium format camera for 120 roll film with P6 bayonet, predecessor of the Kiev 60,
- Kiev 60 TTL: medium format camera for 120 roll film with P6- bayonet
- Kiev 80: ( medium format camera )
- Kiev 88 TTL: ( medium format camera for 120 roll film with interchangeable lenses ( K88 screw terminal ), removable magazines and change seekers (which are also partially compatible with Hasselblad )
- Kiev 88 CM / CM TTL: advanced medium format camera for 120 roll film, based on the 88, P6 -mount )
- Kiev 90 Medium Format camera, tw. P6 bayonet
The first models are based on the Pentacon Six, but not direct copies. Since the "P6" bayonet lock the Pentacon Six is used, all lenses for the Pentacon Six to the appropriate Kiev cameras can be used. Similarly, the TTL viewfinder can be replaced.
Due to the interesting technique of medium-format models Kiev 60 and Kiev 88/CM, their low base price and poor quality of Arsenal is an active " tuner " scene has formed around these cameras whose small businesses consider the mechanics, edit and services as well as modifications to the cameras offer ( cloth caps, mirror, P6 - bayonets, antireflective coatings, conversion to Hasselblad compatibility, coating, leather coating ).