Still Looking For Things

Good morning;

I am still looking for a few more things for the Kiev-88 Kit here. There are two more lenses (or so) that I am seeking still, and there are also some small accessories to be found. Just finding back lens caps to fit the Salyut-C Screw Thread Mount is turning out to be a challenge. There are lots for the Pentacon-Six Mount, but not for the Salyut-C.

The question of a case for the kit seems to be coming down to; "What do I want to carry?" It looks like a compromise is in order in the form of a selection of cases or bags to fit what I want to do on that particular day. Yes, you can fit everything you need or want into a 53 foot (16 Meters) long van trailer pulled by a semi-truck tractor on the highway, but sometimes you just want to go out for a fun drive in the Mazda Miata.

Noting the apparent coming change in the films available from EKCo, I am beginning to experiment with some ADOX 120 roll film in the cameras. Well, it is a little "closer to home," so it does seem to be appropriate.

The lens hood on the Jupiter-36B 3.5/250mm lens was damaged, so I bought an 82mm to 86mm step-up filter adapter ring and a Sonia 86mm lens hood to thread together and put onto the Jupiter-36B. It is a little longer than the original hood, so I think that it really is an improvement. I have not yet noticed any vignetting.

One unexpected addition of a Kiev camera here was the recent arrival of a Kiev-3A 35mm rangefinder camera. Yes, it is smaller and lighter, but it still has the FSU shutter speed changing requirement of advancing the film and cocking the shutter BEFORE changing the shutter speed, so it will keep me in proper form for the Kiev-88s.

Enjoy;

Ralph, Latte Land, Washington

Good morning, all;

The FSU camera group is growing again. Yes, there are the Kiev-88 and Kiev-88CM cameras here, and there is a Kiev-3A 35mm Rangefinder camera in addition to the KMZ Zorki-4 and Zorki-4K 35mm Rangefinder cameras.

Well, it is still growing. This morning a pair of repairable Kiev-6C medium format SLR cameras were handed to me. I thought that one of them was going to be a Kiev-60, but it turns out that they both are the Kiev-6C. Both of them do need work; one will be OK with a CLA, but the other one needs some parts, repair, and possibly even a "rebuild." I am not sure what to do now with both of them. Then there is the point that I really did want to find a Kiev-60.

And, there is a chance that I will be able to get one or two more Kiev-88 cameras with some accessories. The lenses for the Kiev medium format cameras are also continuing to grow with some serious work right now on getting a Tair-33B (the Salyut Screw Mount version) 4.5/300mm lens.

Yes, I know. I really am a camera addict.

Enjoy;

Ralph, Latte Land, Washington