Well, first off the Kiev 60 does not have a dark slide...that was probably the Kiev 88 which is a Hassy clone. The 60 is like a 35mm on steroids and uses lenses compatible with the German Pentacon 6. I have an older model Kiev 6C with a 90mm Vega 12b f2.8 lens. I think this lens is a copy of the Zeiss Planar and is VERY sharp. It is HEAVY and I prefer to use it on a tri pod whenever practicable. It is not a quick camera to use and I have had occassional problems with frame overlapping. Today I developed two roles of Ilford Delta 100 shot in my Kiev and under the loupe the negs are VERY sharp and contrasty. Aftermarket Carl Zeiss Jena lenses are commonly available on ebay for very moderate prices. I find the TTL meter quite accurate. On mine the mirror does not return until the film is advanced. For me, the biggest aggrevation is that, on mine, the shutter release is on the front of the camera body and is very touchy leading to alot of wasted exposures. I think the later models moved the release to the traditional top mounted location. For the money there is nothing on the MF market that can touch it. Unlike some others here, I won't comment on what I don't have or have not used.
Jerry in Houston In a message dated 1/17/2002 4:45:11 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Subj:Re: OT Kiev 60 > Date:1/17/2002 4:45:11 PM Central Standard Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Aaron Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Gianfranco Irlanda" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 12:15 PM > Subject: Re: OT Kiev 60 > > > > It looked like it might be an inexpensive step (back) into > medium format for me. Prices are really, really cheap for these > babies. A complete starter outfit for about $150! > > > > But -- are they reliable, decent optically, etc. > > There is a company that has a tag line that goes something like > "Did you lose at Russian Roulette?". > They fix Kiev cameras. > Umm, I had a customer when I was at the pro lab that used one. > His films had a lot of problems, including, but not limited to; > overlapping frames, light fogging (the cure for that was to not > pull the dark slide out completely) and erratic exposures. > He didn't keep it long. > > William Robb > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
