Dad, there's a strange package in the mail for you.

[FrankS]

.... wrapped with string in brown paper, from Moscow!


Let's take a look-see.

It's from Nick! He's included a picture of himself, too.

 

[FrankS]

There's a lovely Kiev with Helios 53mm lens inside the box. But wait, there's something else. A Jupiter 35mm lens in there too, as a bonus!

 

[FrankS]

The Kiev 4am works beautifully on test-firing and is in great shape. Thank you Nick!

I've sent Nick an Olympus 35RC in trade. Nick included the 35mm lens as a bonus. I'm very happy with this trade.

 

[FrankS]

When I first raised the camera to my eye to check out the viewfinder, my heart dropped when I didn't see any rangefinder patch. Then I remembered the "Contax grip".

 

[back alley]

the gear looks great.
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nick looks a bit scarey!

😉joe

 

[T_om]

There's a lovely Kiev with Helios 53mm lens inside the box. But wait, there's something else. A Jupiter 35mm lens in there too, as a bonus!

Looking good Frank.

I just got the 35mm Jupiter myself. Trying it out tomorrow.

Tom

 

[ray_g]

Congratulations, Frank. Show us some photos, when you have some.

 

[reagan]

Sweet, my man !! That is excelent looking gear.

 

[captainslack]

Nick is sending me some stuff, too. How long did the package take to reach you?

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

Nice looking camera. The Kievs are Ukrainian, not Russian; it came from Moscow? My Kiev prism came directly from (you guessed it) Kiev. Unless they don't make the rangefinders anymore, then I see how that would be. They don't make them anymore, do they?

I hear the 35mm Jupiter is a great lens. Show us some pics soon!

 

[rover]

When I first raised the camera to my eye to check out the viewfinder, my heart dropped when I didn't see any rangefinder patch. Then I remembered the "Contax grip".

Funny, they sell medication to keep your fingers from curling up like that.

Obviously not a lot of Contax/Keiv shooters in the labs making that stuff.

 

[T_om]

Funny, they sell medication to keep your fingers from curling up like that.

This is the reason I had to get my Granddaughter a FED. She just could NOT accommodate her hand to the "Contax Grip" necessary to use these cameras.

Tom

 

[BJ Bignell]

It's from Nick! He's included a picture of himself, too.

From now on, anytime I send anyone a parcel, I'm totally including a strange picture of myself. What a great idea!

Greyhoundman is lucky I didn't see this until AFTER I sent him those Oly cameras... 😀

 

[back alley]

oh bj, speaking of photos of oneself...😉

joe

 

[Rockford]

I have a chance to buy a Leicavit MP at a small auction. What is it worth? It is silver chrome and appears to work. WNG

 

[FrankS]

Captainslack asked how long the package took to get to me: about 2 weeks from Moscow to Uxbridge.

 

[kiev4a]

In Jerimiah Johnson, one of my favorite movies, somebody is talking about the demise of a trapper called Hatchet Jack:

"Ole Jack lived in a cave up on the Musselshell with a female cougar. She never did get used to him."

That's how I sometimes feel about the "Contax grip."

 

[TPPhotog]

I'd love a package like that but in the UK they would probably blow it up as soon as it entered the country 😀

 

[back alley]

wayne, i love that movie too.
own it and watch it every now & then.

joe

 

[back alley]

JOE!🙂

I'll call the customs people and tell them to run it by the dogs again. 🙂

probably won't work, bj is a clean cut kinda guy.

not like we 'used' to be...😉

joe