all black keiv 4- real or?

[pakeha]

are those black finished keiv 4`s the real deal? or like the multi colour fed/zorkis just a bit 90`s marketing?

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

AFAIK, there were no factory black Kievs--they are all stripped and painted later. That's what Yuri says on his site, anyway.

 

[Pickett Wilson]

Marketing.

 

[ZeissFan]

So, it's a fake Kiev ... there's some irony for you. Well, not fake, but not original, sort of.

Regardless of the color of the paint, it's the camera beneath that matters, so as long as it's working correctly, a black-paint Kiev should be fine.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Get one from Fedka if you're in the US--it will be in good working shape. He always has a black body or two around.

 

[pakeha]

`So, it's a fake Kiev ... there's some irony for you. Well, not fake, but not original, sort of.'

irony is my favourite kind of humour, so many just dont get it😀
I have a keiv 4 and agree totally with your comment,

I t was really just a general knowledge question posted, cheers

 

[Proteus617]

The Fed are a different story. Fed 2s were made with varying colors of vulcanite skin. Red (looks almost brown), dark blue...mine is green and clearly original.