Strangefinder
Member
hi,
does anybody has an opnion about that?
what kiev is that?
worth to buy?
or scrap from factory?
ebay search: 7612202666
thx4help
reinhard
does anybody has an opnion about that?
what kiev is that?
worth to buy?
or scrap from factory?
ebay search: 7612202666
thx4help
reinhard
Solinar
Analog Preferred
That eBay Contax is Kiev 4M. If it still works, that isn't too bad of a price.
Solinar
Analog Preferred
By the way, that Sonnar copy is most likely a Jupiter 8m.
SteveM(PA)
Poser
Somebody here bought one of these recently, I forget who it was.
Duncan Ross
Say it with flashbulbs
Hate to admit this but I bought almost exactly that camera from the same guy (I just had to have a black Kiev!!!). The bad news is the shutter ribbons went after a year, which wasn't really anyone's fault, and the paint job was not quite as smart as the example shown which to be honest I didn't care about as long as it was black. Lettering was very uneven.
The good point was the actual camera itself was by far the finest Kiev I had ever used with perfect viewfinder, rangefinder and steady shutter and smooth mechanics. Fortunately mine also had the Kiev 2 base with the fold-out foot which I find better than the later version with 'castors'. The lens was a particular gem, absolutely mint and the best Jupiter 8M I had.
I ended up selling all my other Kiev bodies and lenses as this really was the keeper of the lot. Then the ribbons went and you know the rest! If you want to go ahead see if he can send pictures of the /actual/ camera you will get and no it won't be the one in the photos.
Good luck!
The good point was the actual camera itself was by far the finest Kiev I had ever used with perfect viewfinder, rangefinder and steady shutter and smooth mechanics. Fortunately mine also had the Kiev 2 base with the fold-out foot which I find better than the later version with 'castors'. The lens was a particular gem, absolutely mint and the best Jupiter 8M I had.
I ended up selling all my other Kiev bodies and lenses as this really was the keeper of the lot. Then the ribbons went and you know the rest! If you want to go ahead see if he can send pictures of the /actual/ camera you will get and no it won't be the one in the photos.
Good luck!
Duncan Ross
Say it with flashbulbs
..and yes it's an 8M with a circular nameplate stuck on which I am still tempted to pry back off...