A Carload 'o Kievs

[M. Valdemar]

I have several dozen, all 1948 - 1951. Pretty Nice.

One day I'll just take 'em all and smash 'em up!

 

[Anupam]

I'll give you $200 for the black one on the top right 🙂

Seriously, why not sell them?

 

[Marc-A.]

OK if you don't want to sell them, I take one ... and I won't charge you. Deal? 😀

 

[M. Valdemar]

Because I think I'd like to smash 'em.

Eggie Wegs.

 

[Anupam]

Is this like grunge photography? Shoot a roll and smash the equipment?

 

[Keith]

Did you have a bad Kiev experience recently ... maybe you just need a hug! 😛

Mind you I like the idea of grunge photography. 😱 🙂

 

[M. Valdemar]

That would be an interesting new trend to start.

Wasn't it "The Who" who started smashing their guitars?

 

[Keith]

To gain the following that 'The Who' had ... I think you'd have to smash Leicas. I know people who'd pay good money to see that! 🙄

 

[cmedin]

For this trolling attempt I'll award 2/5 for effort (there was a picture), 1/5 on execution considering the lack of agitated responses.... tsk tsk, Valdemar, you really need to do better.

 

[M. Valdemar]

I fail to see why you think it was "trolling".

I call it light-hearted.

 

[Keith]

For this trolling attempt I'll award 2/5 for effort (there was a picture), 1/5 on execution considering the lack of agitated responses.... tsk tsk, Valdemar, you really need to do better.

Ruben's obviously asleep ... that or he's being physically restrained! 😛

 

[nzeeman]

it is sad that someone would smash those nice kievs. especially when there is one poor boy in serbia who would gladly use them and treat them well. 😀

 

[zhang xk]

Very good! I will just pick up those accessary shoes with 47xxx,48xxx numbers on it. These should remain intact. Don't use a hammer, use a tractor to smash them.😀

 

[M. Valdemar]

Too late:

 

[M. Valdemar]

Just in case any Kiev aficionado is not aware of this book, it's one of the best references on the subject of early Kievs. It's out of print and hard to find now, but it's filled with hundreds of detailed photos of all the internal parts of Kievs and compars them with with similar Contax :

Excellent and typical Japanese thoroughness and almost insane attention to minute detail. As William Gibson said, for Otaku, information is the currency.


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[xayraa33]

raffle all those Kievs off and send the money to your favorite charity.

 

[M. Valdemar]

I am my favorite charity.