Today we will look at the Kiev-2 camera. Index “2” should not be misleading, Kiev-2 is the first rangefinder launched by the Kiev Arsenal plant. Why number two? It’s simple, Kiev-2 is a complete analogy of the German Contax-2. Complete so much that many key components of the apparatus are interchangeable.

2023年10月22日 · The Kiev-II camera is a classic Soviet rangefinder camera produced between 1947 and 1955. It was developed based on the German Contax II camera, produced at the Zeiss Ikon factory, which was captured by Soviet troops during World War II. Kiev-II is a mechanical camera without an exposure meter.

2023年3月4日 · The Kiev rangefinder cameras are derivatives of the pre-WW2 Contax rangefinder bodies, and were made after the War by the Zavod Arsenal factory in Kiev, Ukraine. Kiev rangefinders were produced from 1947 until 1986, which means more than 50 years of production of the basic Contax rangefinder design and …

2021年12月28日 · The Kiev camera is a replica of the Contax-2 camera made in Germany. The Soviet Union received the right to produce these devices at the expense of reparations after the Great Patriotic War, in fact, it was a German camera produced in the USSR under an official German license and even the first of the German components.

2005年3月19日 · I use a 1977 Kiev 4a and a 1972 Kiev 5 daily. They are both solidly built cameras that are far less expensive than what early Kiev 2s are going for these days. That being said, with a bit of care in looking, you can still find deals.

All these models are derivatives of the pre-WW2 Contax rangefinder bodies, and were made after the WW2 by Arsenal factory in Kiev, former USSR. They are all derivatives of the Zeiss Ikon Contax II. (or Kiev II) They are all derivatives of the Zeiss Ikon Contax III. (or Kiev III)

Kiev II released in 1950 seems to be the 1st productional camera, since Kievs from 1947, 1948 and 1949 were issued in limited quantities and very scarse nowadays. The particular camera opposite has uncommon bilingual nameplate markings, engraved (not stamped, as on regular late cameras) on the frontplate.

2022年10月6日 · After World War II, the Soviet Union seized the Zeiss Ikon plants in Dresden as well as Leica factories. They began to produce their own versions of the popular Leica and Contax rangefinders with looser machining tolerances. The Contax …

The Kiev rangefinder camera is a near carbon copy of the pre-war German Contax II camera. The Soviets seized The Zeiss Ikon plants in Dresden and Jena totally intact at the end of the war.

Soviet KIEV-2 rangefinder with Jupiter-8 2/50. MADE IN USSR! Fully functional Kiev-2 (s/n Kiev-2 557402) with early Jupiter-8 50mm f/2 lens (s/n 5513094). Excellent condition camera! Very minor signs of normal use on the body, excellent camera. Lens is very good too, might have a few dust particles/wipe marks, but nothing to affect image quality.