Kiev 4a 35mm Contax II copy Camera with 50mm f/2

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Kiev 4a 35mm Contax II copy Camera with 50mm f/2

Alberta, Medicine Hat

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Description : 14 May, 2023

For sale is a 1960’s Kiev 4a black paint with Contax engravings purchased directly from Kiev, Ukraine. The camera and lens work well and are in excellent condition. The camera and lens have been refurbished with original engravings changed to Contax engravings. The lens is a Jupiter lens with Contax Sonnar engravings. The black paint version of this camera is difficult to find. All work has been done by Kiev Arsenal specialists.

Included in the package is:

- Kiev 4a Contax IIa copy - Jupiter-8 50mm f/2 - Leather case and strap

The history of Kiev cameras is very interesting. At the end of World War II, Soviet forces took the Zeiss Ikon factory in Dresden as war reparations and "relocated" equipment and personnel from Germany into Kiev, Ukraine. In Kiev, the Zeiss Ikon's Contax production line was set up again in the Zavod Arsenal facility and quickly started production under the Kiev brand name (1947). Early models are said to have been made from original Zeiss Ikon stock the Soviets had taken with them by German technicians. There are reports of models with the original Contax nameplate behind the new Kiev shield.

Kiev cameras, just like Contax before them, were considered of higher quality than Zorki/FED and were preferred by Soviet officials and professional journalists. One of the advantages of the Kiev is the use of the Contax long rangefinder base: 9 cm, which allows for very accurate focusing even at very shallow apertures. This bined with a clear depth-of-field scale on the lens, and excellent optics is used to create a clear isolation of the subject from the background. Also in the Kiev, just like Contax before them, the viewfinder and rangefinder bined in one large bright viewfinder.

Asking $400 or best offer.

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