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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Antispam question: Please provide registration password: Answer: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON New! Upload Image Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by dee[/i] [br]Here are the Kiev/modified Contax twins. The tan one was a rat Contax, which I never expected to be completely restored, but the techs managed to save the shutter, so it's almost original-except for removing the broken delayed action. Paint and leather were terrible, so I asked for the metal to be stripped and sent tan leather to make a wholly unique Konta. The black camera was literally, a box of spares from two or more cameras. Initially I hoped that the controls and fascia could be fitted to a Kiev III, but they used all the parts with a complete new,Kiev shutter. Mike tells me that it is a new, not used, shutter , so could be from Kiev 4/4a 1970s? Both cameras work perfectly, the tan Contax surprisingly quiet, I did take photos some while ago and no light leaks etc. The Contax II twins, Contax III and Contax/Kiev twins cost average £150 each, so not cost effective, but I was receiving about £100 for each Dinky Toy car. Resale value? Probably £10 each!!!! Regards dee [img]http://www.ussrphoto.com/resize/resize_image.aspx?ImgWd=800&IptFl=/UserContent/1842014_contax bits.jpg[/img] http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1842014_contax bits.jpg [img]http://www.ussrphoto.com/resize/resize_image.aspx?ImgWd=800&IptFl=/UserContent/1842014_P111004Contax twins 1.jpg[/img] http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1842014_P111004Contax twins 1.jpg [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.