Elmar Lang
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I use a Kiev-4A since 1975 and I'm still happy with it and its lenses.
In the past, I've been a collector of former-Soviet cameras, also using those that intrigued me more.
Now, my collection is (mostly) gone, but I think that these cameras, treated with the care necessary with mechanisms that usually are 30/60 years old, can give fine results.
E.L.
In the past, I've been a collector of former-Soviet cameras, also using those that intrigued me more.
Now, my collection is (mostly) gone, but I think that these cameras, treated with the care necessary with mechanisms that usually are 30/60 years old, can give fine results.
E.L.
maddoc
... likes film again.
Kiev 4A (does not really work ...), Fed3b, Zorki6, Moskva-5. Lenses, J12 (Kiev and LTM mount), Industar-50 (black and chrom), J-8, Helios-103 (?) in Kiev mount. The J-12 are really good and so are the Industar-50, the J-8 I am not convinced if it focuses OK.
newspaperguy
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A Kiev II and Zorki 1d that still get regular use, more than the Canons or Bessas,
plus an early Kiev 4 and Zorki 1e that both work well, but are sorta step-children
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Also a couple of Kiev 4's in pieces. (Not everything always works.)
plus an early Kiev 4 and Zorki 1e that both work well, but are sorta step-children
.Also a couple of Kiev 4's in pieces. (Not everything always works.
)newspaperguy
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I posted this pix in the Leica ltm section in response to a inquirey about CV veiwfinders, but I thought it might be worth a repeat (retweet?)
Some things just don't work well together:
Like an old-style CV finder on a Leica II-type body.*
Ok, I guess, if you don't want to change shutter speeds.
*That's my "old, been everywhere, still works great" Zorki 1d shown with a CV25/4 lens & finder.
(Oleg's CLAs really endure. I got this from him with the usually in-place J-12 back in the early 80's.
It looked a lot better before it spent 20 years on the floors of my various trucks...
even survived a wreck - which that particular truck didn't!)
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Some things just don't work well together:
Like an old-style CV finder on a Leica II-type body.*
Ok, I guess, if you don't want to change shutter speeds.
*That's my "old, been everywhere, still works great" Zorki 1d shown with a CV25/4 lens & finder.
(Oleg's CLAs really endure. I got this from him with the usually in-place J-12 back in the early 80's.
It looked a lot better before it spent 20 years on the floors of my various trucks...
even survived a wreck - which that particular truck didn't!)
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