Shot with arsat 30mm on a kiev-60.
I discovered the kiev camera system after some searching
on the net. Now I am "addicted" and wrote a web site about them. In
these pages I hope to explain how to buy, use and what to expect from these
inexpensive Russian cameras. I'm fairly good with my hands and enjoy making
lens adapters and doing my own repairs. These camera's are not for everyone
and do have a few quirks to them. If you can live with the few problems,
don't mind "opening the hood" and tinkering around some, these are probably
the best bargain in MF photography today. Most of the problems with the K-60
are minor ones and are easily fixed by someone who is even just OK at fixing
mechanical things. If you buy one from the right places, these adjustments
have already been done and they are "ready to go"! The main point of using
a Kiev-60 is the wonderful lenses that fit these cameras that can be purchased
for 10% of what other med format lenses of this quality would cost! Also
there is a larger selection of focal lengths and speed to choose from.
If this sounds interesting PLEASE do your homework before you buy anything.
Below are some links to various subjects related to buying kievs.
NEW! My Kiev-88 web site!
Why buy a Kiev?
Where to buy a reliable kiev?
Which lens to buy?
Where to buy lenses?
Why a K-60 instead of a K-88?
My landscape kit.
My lightweight "travel" kit.
Lens reviews, repairs and adjustments
Lens review and adjustment of the Arsat 30mm lens.
A nice filter wallet for 86mm filters.
Lens review and adjustment of the MIR 65mm lens.
Lens review and a fix for the Arsat 80mm lens.
Lens review of the Telear 250m.
Sketches of the Arsat 45mm and the Mir 65mm lens.
Projects and solving other problems!
I can't get a specific P-6 lens to mount right on my K-60.
The film spacing on my pentacon 6 is overlapping.
Mounting a K-60 and a 180mm Sonar on a tripod.
Mounting a 1850's 'A Ross' brass lens via focusing adapter on a Kiev-60.
Mounting a 1920's 150mm f4.5 uncoated tessar on a Kiev-60.
Mounting an olympus 80mm F4 macro lens on a Kiev-60.
Test shots from the OM macro setup on my Kiev-60.
Installing an brighter ACUTEMAT-D focus screen
Photo tips and general info
Darkroom color printing primer
Examples of bokeh
Shooting with IR film
Links
My soviet 8 X 10 camera site
One on my photo gallery sites
Another of my photo gallery sites
Kievaholics website
Commie cameras
More pentacon/kiev lens tests
Another Kiev-60 page
A pentacon/kiev site
Other places to find kiev info
Email coments to:kievgu@yahoo.com
