Sid836
Well-known
Taking out of a drawer my Kiev-4 (74' build), I have realized that the exposure meter needle, although it reacts to light, it does not go back when closing the meter's cap. Could this be an easy fix?
Sid836
Well-known
O.k. That was an easy one:
http://www.zeisscamera.com/services_overhaul-cIIa-meter.shtml
Have a look at "IIIa Light Meter Needle Stickiness?". It is basically for the Contax IIIa, but works for the Kiev-4 too.
http://www.zeisscamera.com/services_overhaul-cIIa-meter.shtml
Have a look at "IIIa Light Meter Needle Stickiness?". It is basically for the Contax IIIa, but works for the Kiev-4 too.
wolves3012
Veteran
That page is an interesting read. I had not realised the Contaxes used a mechanical adjuster, the Kiev 4 does not: it uses a potentiometer to adjust the electrical resistance and hence the meter deflection. Very different systems indeed. I imagine Kievs use the potentiometer because it's cheaper and simpler to make. The Kiev does retain the mechanical calibration adjustment though.
Sid836
Well-known
Looking for Contax issues while trying to figure out what was going wrong with my Kiev was all I could do since they are much the same for most parts. Lucky for Kievs things can be repaired easier due to partly cheaper and simpler construction (at least for the exposure meter assembly).