dazedgonebye
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My Kiev 60 is focusing about 4 inches to the back of my point of focus when focusing at about 3 feet.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
Kiev 60 Backfocusing
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rolleistef
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maybe it's your lens rather than the camera?
dazedgonebye
Veteran
No, I used this lens on my old body (got dropped and destroyed). Of course, the drop might have hurt the lens....crap.
lukaz85
Member
A friend has the same problem. He "compensated" the backfocus by moving the whole camera around the estimated centimeters. That worked pretty well, even with his lenses wide open.
dazedgonebye
Veteran
Focus then drop back 4 inches...? Ouch.
bagdadchild
Established
I don't have this camera but I can imagine the ground glass needs to be adjusted. I had the same issue with my P67. It's a rather easy fix.
Ed S.
Member
I have 2 Kiev 6Cs (predecessor to the K60).
Remove the prism from your K60. Tape a rectangle of white plastic grocery-bag across your K60's film rails. Make sure the plastic film just tight enough, so that it's flat and will not catch in the shutter.
Mount your empty K60 on a tripod, then focus on a nearby object. Wind and set your shutter to 'B', then fire the shutter and keep the button pressed so the shutter stays open.
Look at the image on the plastic film. Is it sharply in focus? You might want to us a loupe to check.
If the image is not in focus, adjust focus so it is. Check the K60's screen. Is the image there in focus?
If it is, then you have a different problem. If not, then you need to adjust the ground glass.
Go to: http://www.rickdenney.com/The_Kiev_Report/Kiev_report_webpage.htm
Click "Go to the Message Board"
There is a wealth of repair information for K60s, among other FSU cameras, and links to FSU repairmen. I had Leonid Treskunov CLA a couple of my Kiev RFs and a K-17; I give him a very strong recommendation.
There is likely a groundglass adjustment thread somewhere, possibly with links to drawings.
You may need to register in order to ask a question, but it is a simple matter.
Remove the prism from your K60. Tape a rectangle of white plastic grocery-bag across your K60's film rails. Make sure the plastic film just tight enough, so that it's flat and will not catch in the shutter.
Mount your empty K60 on a tripod, then focus on a nearby object. Wind and set your shutter to 'B', then fire the shutter and keep the button pressed so the shutter stays open.
Look at the image on the plastic film. Is it sharply in focus? You might want to us a loupe to check.
If the image is not in focus, adjust focus so it is. Check the K60's screen. Is the image there in focus?
If it is, then you have a different problem. If not, then you need to adjust the ground glass.
Go to: http://www.rickdenney.com/The_Kiev_Report/Kiev_report_webpage.htm
Click "Go to the Message Board"
There is a wealth of repair information for K60s, among other FSU cameras, and links to FSU repairmen. I had Leonid Treskunov CLA a couple of my Kiev RFs and a K-17; I give him a very strong recommendation.
There is likely a groundglass adjustment thread somewhere, possibly with links to drawings.
You may need to register in order to ask a question, but it is a simple matter.
MartinP
Veteran
Quite possibly someone tried cleaning the 'new' body before selling and messed up the alignment of the screen, perhaps not replacing shims or adjusting screws etc.
Doing a focus-check at the film-plane is a good idea (as mentioned by posters above) but a better "poor man's ground glass" is the clear bit of a cd-case cut down to fit, with scotch-tape on the film side. Naturally, even more sticky tape can hold the thing in place to simplify things a bit. Adjustment is easy on a Pentacon Six, so hopefully it is also straightforwards on your Kiev.
Doing a focus-check at the film-plane is a good idea (as mentioned by posters above) but a better "poor man's ground glass" is the clear bit of a cd-case cut down to fit, with scotch-tape on the film side. Naturally, even more sticky tape can hold the thing in place to simplify things a bit. Adjustment is easy on a Pentacon Six, so hopefully it is also straightforwards on your Kiev.
dazedgonebye
Veteran
Thanks for the advice.
I found this guide to adjusting the focusing screen.
http://kievaholic.com/kiev60kalibration.html
I have to say, dealing with all those tiny parts scares hell out of me. Fortunately, I have a spare dead body for parts.
I guess I'll have to give it a try.
I found this guide to adjusting the focusing screen.
http://kievaholic.com/kiev60kalibration.html
I have to say, dealing with all those tiny parts scares hell out of me. Fortunately, I have a spare dead body for parts.
I guess I'll have to give it a try.
