Difference between revisions of "Kiev 4"
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One of the great things about this Kiev is its large rangefinder base: 9 cm. This allows for very accurate focusing. When you're trying to take a portrait for example, you see a clear difference when the nose or the eyes are in perfect focus. Combined with the clear depth of field scale on the lens, this will allow you to isolate your subject from the background. | One of the great things about this Kiev is its large rangefinder base: 9 cm. This allows for very accurate focusing. When you're trying to take a portrait for example, you see a clear difference when the nose or the eyes are in perfect focus. Combined with the clear depth of field scale on the lens, this will allow you to isolate your subject from the background. | ||
| − | Furthermore, the viewfinder and rangefinder are combined one large bright window so you don't have to look through another window when focusing and framing the picture. [[Leica]] didn't combine the two untill the [[M3]] in 1954. | + | Furthermore, the viewfinder and rangefinder are combined one large bright window so you don't have to look through another window when focusing and framing the picture. [[Leica]] didn't combine the two untill the [[Leica M3]] in 1954. |
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Revision as of 14:23, 10 June 2006
The Kiev 4 type 1 rangefinder.
The Kiev rangefinders were devellopped after WW II in the Arsenal factory in Kiev. Soviet forces had "relocated" equipment and personnel from the Zeiss Ikon factories in Germany. In Kiev Zeiss Ikon's Contax line of production was set up again and quickly started production under the Kiev brand name. Early models are said to have been made from original Zeiss Ikon stock the soviets had taken with them. There are reports of models with the original Contax name plate behind the new Kiev shield.
One of the great things about this Kiev is its large rangefinder base: 9 cm. This allows for very accurate focusing. When you're trying to take a portrait for example, you see a clear difference when the nose or the eyes are in perfect focus. Combined with the clear depth of field scale on the lens, this will allow you to isolate your subject from the background. Furthermore, the viewfinder and rangefinder are combined one large bright window so you don't have to look through another window when focusing and framing the picture. Leica didn't combine the two untill the Leica M3 in 1954.
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Maker: Arsenal, Kiev Dates: 1950s Variants: Contax I, II, III, Kiev, Kiev 2, Kiev 3, Kiev 4a, Kiev 4am see: :Kiev rangefinder Camera Type: 35mm rangefinder system Focusing: manual Rangefinder: rangefinder with a 9 cm base Lens mount: contax mount Shutter: vertical blade shutter Exposure meter: selenium cell ASA/ISO range: {{{iso range}}} Shoe: coldshoe Synchronized: {{{sync}}} X sync speed: {{{sync speed}}} TTL Flash: None Motor drive: None Battery: None |
