A note of KIEV thanks to Russ & Kieth & Richard & Jay

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...and all the others who have labored to provide knowledge and guidence to FSU camera users... especially us Kievaddicts.

And a special note to Russ and his KSS... I've visited so many times I feel that I should owe you rent. But I just last night realized one of your unpublicized secrets:

Russ is using a Bogen type QR plate to hold the disassembled Kiev steady while he works on it... I had to try it... Wonderful! What a slick idea. Sure keeps your fingers off the shutter curtain.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you all.
 
First, I will second your thanks. I would have five dead Kievs if it wasn't for this site and Russ' in particular.
Second, I noticed in your sig... 5 Nikon SLRs. Whatcha running? I myself just got a second F3 HP and an N90s. I enjoy the RFs, but I love the nikon gear too. Hopefully, one day, the Nikon RFs will return to normal prices:bang:

Oh yeah, I plan to shoot some pics of ex- President Clinton tomorrow with a Kiev 2 and hopefully the N90s and I gotta do the TV thing as well. Should be a fun day after the security checks are finished... those are always a pain!!
 
TVphotog said:
Oh yeah, I plan to shoot some pics of ex- President Clinton tomorrow with a Kiev 2 and hopefully the N90s and I gotta do the TV thing as well. Should be a fun day after the security checks are finished... those are always a pain!!
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is there any chance to see those kiev photos of clinton here on rff? it would be very interesting - making photos of US president with Russian camera. 😀
 
Seconded in *****s. I dunno how I would've managed without all the help here.

As for tomorrow's shoot - sheesh - good luck and God give you quick fingers! I don't envy you one little bit.

Murray
brisbane, Oz
 
Oh, I was on the media riser and streaming my video live via our website, so I was not able to get to the cutaway riser. Consequently, I was stuck at the back of the auditorium. I did snap off some shots around the media riser of all the media types hard at work. If I had a Jupiter 11 or 9 I might have tried to get some shots, but the 50mm just didn't cut it for close ups. The other Photogs there did get a kick out of me and my archaic RF.
 
Sorry I missed your post TVP

M'Gawd, a Rooski camera in the face of the Secret Service?

"He's going to shoot Clinton?"

You may well have started a new cold war! 😉

Oh yeah... Nikons, nothing exotic: F, FE, N2002, F801, N8008 & N80.

(hmmm... I think that's six, not five. Wish I could tell you that I use

them all, but only the latter three get any work these days.)
 
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The FE is a fun camera. One of the first Nikons to have a 'useable' Flash sync speed. I am still amazed that even my F3 HPs sync at 1/60th. Heck, I just stepped into the autofocus world a couple of weeks ago with the purchase of an N90s. I still have fun with the FSU stuff.
 
TVphotog said:
The FE is a fun camera.
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But many start suffering from sticky shutters these days. Had this happen to me and read it more than once in descriptions on evilbay, so count in a CLA.

Stefan
 
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