And I blame Booby and Dee for it.

[Ko.Fe.]

Dee went about Kievs here few times. It got me thinking...
And after reading this:

.... The 1966 Kiev 4 ...

BINGO! My year camera 🙂

I went on e-bay right away, one hour later I have ordered Kiev 4 and J-8M both made in 1966.
It came fast.

Case, front cap and take-in spool. Very different camera from 4AM I kept for short time with half of it for fixing it. Nor was I impressed by Helios-103 on it.

New arrival has couple of issues, but nothing really bad.
Quirky camera to operate, I loaded it for test with cheap Polypan F.
And went outside while it was overcast.

This one is the only one with f8 and something like 1/50.
I have to reexport it from LR twice. No sharpening is necessary.

The rest was taken at f 2-5.6 with 1/125, 1/250.

My first impression about this J-8M from 1966...
I had "new" black J-8, which I shimmed for M4-2. It was very good lens optically. This J-8M... I looks like it might give a ride to my collapsible Cron M...

 

[mfogiel]

I think the images are fine, although I can see some nervous background in the parrot shot. Just to make you thinking - I have a 1966 M4 and Rolleiflex 2.8 F, and I think they are probably serving me better, so you can still "upgrade" 😀

 

[180photos]

Kievs 4 from the 60's are found new or slightly new from the factory. For such a condition I would buy one even if the meter doesn't work. Congrats !

 

[Ko.Fe.]

I think the images are fine, although I can see some nervous background in the parrot shot. Just to make you thinking - I have a 1966 M4 and Rolleiflex 2.8 F, and I think they are probably serving me better, so you can still "upgrade" 😀

To me it is busy, not nervous.
Upgrade ain't going to happen. My Ontarian Leica serves me very well.
And here is nothing I can't take with Lubitel-2 as well. 😛

Kievs 4 from the 60's are found new or slightly new from the factory. For such a condition I would buy one even if the meter doesn't work. Congrats !

Thank you! This one was in use for quite some time, but it wasn't trashed.
Exposure meter works as of now. Accurate, at least on ISO 50. The only limitation I found, it can't measure very low light. It just doesn't move at all.

 

[Crazy Fedya]

Congrats, Kostya. I have a bunch of earlier Kievs and prewar Contax cameras. Wonderful lenses, quirky cameras, but I like them. Good luck with it!

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Thank you, Sam!

Here is Fuji Eterna 250D cinefilm with this kit.

All above at f11, this one below is at f5.6.

 

[dee]

Another convert-love the pics .
My M8 is also a convert via Amadeus adapter using Jupiters .
I love the vintage look .
dee