Kiev 88
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The Kiev 88 is the most well-known of the Kiev cameras. Produced by the Arsenal factory in Ukraine, the Kiev 88 is very similar to the Salyut-S (Kiev 80), but has a hot shoe. The Salyut-S was in turn an updated version of the Salyut, the first model of which was a copy of the Hasselblad 1600 F.
The Kiev 88 is best known as an inexpensive entry-level medium format SLR. Quality control is generally understood to be rather poor on these cameras. Versions reconditioned by third-party companies such as Arax, Hartblei, and KievUSA intended to resolve or reduce many of the quality control issues associated with the cameras as built by the factory.
The standard lens is a Volna-3 80 mm f/2.8. There are some high-quality lenses available for Kiev-88 cameras at low prices, including the Arsat 30mm f/3.5 fisheye lens, available for around $200, whose nearest rival bears a price tag closer to $6000.
The Kiev 88 originally used a screw thread but was later modified to take the Pentacon Six mount. This version is called the Kiev 88СМ.
The camera was sold with a metering prism as the Kiev 88 TTL.
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| Kiev 88CM with Arsat C 3.5/45mm image by relistan (Image rights) |
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| Arax CM/MLU image by derphelix (Image rights) |
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| Harblei 1006M image by Tarn McDaddo (Image rights) |
External links
- Kiev 88 upgrading process by ARAX.
- Kiev 88 review at Photographyreview.com
- Kiev 88 manual at the Mike Butkus site
- Kiev 88 on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand (in French)
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| Kiev 88 with Arsat fisheye image by Christopher Robin Roberts (Image rights) |
| Praktisix and Pentacon Six lens mount | ||
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| Germany | | | Ukraine |
| Exakta 66 | Pentacon Six | Praktisix | | | Kiev 6C | Kiev 60 | Kiev 88СМ | Arax |
