Talk:Kiev-Arsenal

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[edit] POV

I removed the following from the article because I couldn't think of a good way to NPOV it:


Pros - Carl Zeiss lenses available - Full frame 'fish eye' lens available at a reasonable cost - High quality re-manufacture options available

Cons - Limited accessories available - Limited availability in the United States

-- Avocado 23:05, Apr 21, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Links

I just wanted to leave a note that I intend to add to this article and provide some links for others. I've got a good handful of links to distributors and other web sites dealing with Kiev cameras, mainly the medium format models (60 and 88). Some of these links could go in the article, but I wouldn't want to have too many commercial links.

  • AraxPhoto - A distributor/modifier with a very slick web site. In Kyiv, Ukraine.
  • Hartblei - Another distributor/modifier with a not so slick web site. Also make their own shift-lenses. In Czech republic?
  • Kiev USA - A US distributor.
  • Kiev Camera - Another US distributor.
  • Soviet Camera: Kiev 35mm - a list of second-hand cameras for sale. Could be useful for describing Kiev's range of 35mm cameras.
  • Kievaholics - A "fan" site. Got some good information in there.
  • Afred's Camera Page(s) - has some information on a lot of cameras, some of them Kiev.
  • The great Kiev/Hasselblad mystery - Some conjecture about the origin of the medium format cameras from Hasselblad and Kiev. The whole medfmt.8k.com site is very useful, if crudely presented.

-- Imroy 13:33, 2005 Jun 16 (UTC)

Ok, I've added two big chunks of info to the page. My writing can't be that great, so I'd appreciate it if someone went through and cleaned it up. I'm afraid of writing too much about the distributors/modders like Arax or Hartblei and making something NPOV or sounding like an ad or something. Frankly, I look at the gear on the slick Arax site and drool. So someone let me know when I've gone too far, ok? I'd also like to get some info about the 35mm Kiev cameras, just to balance it with the medium format cameras (88/60).

-- Imroy 16:23, 2005 Jun 20 (UTC)

[edit] Russar lenses

I thought I'd just copy here a note that 217.21.35.56 left on a recent edit:

No Russars were ever made in Kiev/Contax mount; some garage mods from LTM versions appear on ebay every so often. OTOH, a quantity of Orion-15s was produced and exported. The 135mm lens is J-11 f/4.

Imroy 10:47, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lens mount modifications

Perhaps someone can help me with the new section on common modifications. On their website Arax describe the upgrade process they put the Kiev cameras through. I added a link to one a while ago because I though it was informative. Anyway, on their page about upgrading the Kiev 88CM they say "The Pentacon Six breech-lock lens mount has been redesigned and upgraded.".

Just what is the Pentacon 6 (P6) lens mount like? Arax claims their modifications make the lens mount more compatible with old lenses, in particular those made by Carl Zeiss Jena (CZJ). What would these modifications involve? --Imroy 11:20, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 645

I seem to think that this was not a modification, but a version from the factory --71.235.158.68 (talk) 22:02, 14 May 2008 (UTC)