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After World War II, much of the tooling at the [[Zeiss Ikon|Zeiss]] factory was appropriated by the Soviets and installed in the Ukraine, at a defense factory in Kiev known as Arsenal. Arsenal is best known for having cloned some notable cameras, including models by [[Hasselblad]], [[Zeiss Ikon]], [[Nikon]] and [[Pentacon]]. Most of them were not copied directly, but were instead simplified for production behind the Iron Curtain. Some, such as the [[Contax rangefinder|Contax]] clones, were quite good. Arsenal also created one of the most original of all cameras: the [[Kiev 10]]. Of all Soviet camera manufacturers, Arsenal also has the largest cult following, given their product complement of cheap yet usable [[medium format]] equipment. | After World War II, much of the tooling at the [[Zeiss Ikon|Zeiss]] factory was appropriated by the Soviets and installed in the Ukraine, at a defense factory in Kiev known as Arsenal. Arsenal is best known for having cloned some notable cameras, including models by [[Hasselblad]], [[Zeiss Ikon]], [[Nikon]] and [[Pentacon]]. Most of them were not copied directly, but were instead simplified for production behind the Iron Curtain. Some, such as the [[Contax rangefinder|Contax]] clones, were quite good. Arsenal also created one of the most original of all cameras: the [[Kiev 10]]. Of all Soviet camera manufacturers, Arsenal also has the largest cult following, given their product complement of cheap yet usable [[medium format]] equipment. | ||
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* [[Kiev rangefinder|Kiev II (2)]] | * [[Kiev rangefinder|Kiev II (2)]] | ||
* [[Kiev rangefinder|Kiev 2a]] | * [[Kiev rangefinder|Kiev 2a]] | ||
* [[Kiev rangefinder|Kiev III (3)]] | * [[Kiev rangefinder|Kiev III (3)]] | ||
* [[Kiev rangefinder|Kiev 3a]] | * [[Kiev rangefinder|Kiev 3a]] | ||
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* [[Kiev 4]] | * [[Kiev 4]] | ||
* [[Kiev rangefinder|Kiev 4a]] | * [[Kiev rangefinder|Kiev 4a]] | ||
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* [[Kiev 15]] | * [[Kiev 15]] | ||
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* [[Kiev 15|Kiev 15 TTL]] | * [[Kiev 15|Kiev 15 TTL]] | ||
* Kiev 17 | * Kiev 17 | ||
* Kiev 17 M | * Kiev 17 M | ||
* Kiev 18 | * Kiev 18 | ||
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* Kiev 19 | * Kiev 19 | ||
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* [[Kiev 6C]] | * [[Kiev 6C]] | ||
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* [[Kiev 60]] | * [[Kiev 60]] | ||
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* [[Kiev-30]] | * [[Kiev-30]] | ||
* Kiev 30 M | * Kiev 30 M | ||
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* Kiev 303 | * Kiev 303 | ||
* [[Vega (subminiature)|Kiev Vega]] | * [[Vega (subminiature)|Kiev Vega]] | ||
* [[Vega (subminiature)|Kiev Vega 2]] | * [[Vega (subminiature)|Kiev Vega 2]] | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
Revision as of 19:04, 21 February 2010
After World War II, much of the tooling at the Zeiss factory was appropriated by the Soviets and installed in the Ukraine, at a defense factory in Kiev known as Arsenal. Arsenal is best known for having cloned some notable cameras, including models by Hasselblad, Zeiss Ikon, Nikon and Pentacon. Most of them were not copied directly, but were instead simplified for production behind the Iron Curtain. Some, such as the Contax clones, were quite good. Arsenal also created one of the most original of all cameras: the Kiev 10. Of all Soviet camera manufacturers, Arsenal also has the largest cult following, given their product complement of cheap yet usable medium format equipment.
The Arsenal factory produced all Kiev (cyrillic: Киев) cameras. The most well-known camera produced at Arsenal is the Kiev 88 (derived from the original Salyut), which shares origins with the original Hasselblad 1000 and 1600F. Who borrowed whose design is the subject of endless debate, which you can read about in a number of places.
The Arsenal factory also made Mir and Arsat lenses, which were good Zeiss copies. Their ubiquitous quality-control problems notwithstanding, the Ukrainian lenses are quite good, and some of them are outstanding. The company still produces cameras and lenses.
Contents
35mm
Rangefinder
SLR
- Kiev 15 TTL
- Kiev 17
- Kiev 17 M
- Kiev 18
- Kiev 19
- Kiev 19M
- Kiev 20
Fixed Lens
- Kiev 35
- Kiev 35A
- Kiev Exxell Automatic
Medium Format
SLR
16mm Subminiature
- Kiev-30
- Kiev 30 M
- Kiev 303
- Kiev Vega
- Kiev Vega 2
Links
- Arsenal company homepage
- ARAX company upgrades and sell worlwide the Arsenal production
- Arsenal Cameras at USSRPhoto.com
- Wikipedia's Arsenal company history
- Rick Denney's Kiev camera page
- David Haardt's Kiev 88CM page seems to have an Arsat bias
- Alfred Klomp's page of Soviet logos
- Kiev medium format help page with simple lens tests but also with usable information for other formats.
- Kiev pages at Antique Russian Camera
- 35mm Kiev rangefinders at Communist Cameras
- Arsenal page at Collection G. Even's site
- web site of the Kievaholic Klub
- Cameras and User manuals at www.collection-appareils.fr
- Russian camera instruction manuals including Fed, Kiev, Zenit and Lubitel
- KIEV section at Retrography.com by Simon Simonsen, Denmark
- 35mm SLRs on Photohistory.ru illustrates many Kiev SLRs
