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zcetrt
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 Posted - Sep 27 2019 : 1:20:43 PM
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Hi to all.
I have a strange Kiev 5 in red snake skin. Probably aftermarket modification in early years for unknown reason (even lens cap has the same leather cover and the lens case has a strip of same kind). Leatherette isn't very well applied. The camera was already discussed here: http://ussrphoto.com/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2742&SearchTerms=kiev,5.
However, the serial number of my Kiev is from year 1971, the lens is Helios 94, yet camera has a parallax correction - frame lines in the viewfinder move when focusing the lens.
On the sovietcams website it's not clear to me when the parallax correction functionality was removed. I have another Kiev 5 from 1970 that doesn't have it. Do you maybe know how special Kiev 5 with parallax correction is?
THanks!
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sean perry
seany65
United Kingdom
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Posted - Oct 10 2019 : 1:52:03 PM
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I can't say the snake skin adds to the aestghetics of the camera, lol.
I never knew that any Russian rangefinder had parallax correction. |
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zcetrt
45 Posts |
Posted - Oct 10 2019 : 1:56:28 PM
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Snake skin is terrible. I'l reskin the camera...
Another Soviet camera with parallax correction is Leningrad rangefinder. |
Edited by - zcetrt on Oct 10 2019 1:57:04 PM |
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luigi gesi
schyter
Italy
88 Posts
My Collection
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Posted - Oct 10 2019 : 2:37:34 PM
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on my Kiev 5 (sn/7200838)it's with parallax correction.
Another soviet camera with parallax correction it's Sokol Automat (Sokol 2)
http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent2/10102019_5.jpg
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Edited by - schyter on Oct 10 2019 2:38:29 PM |
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rkaipov
Germany
38 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2019 : 07:47:47 AM
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mine from 1971 does not have a parallax correction, at least I don't see that the frame in the viewfinder moves. Or can it be somehow broken?
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luigi gesi
schyter
Italy
88 Posts
My Collection
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Posted - Oct 14 2019 : 1:42:30 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by rkaipov
mine from 1971 does not have a parallax correction, at least I don't see that the frame in the viewfinder moves. Or can it be somehow broken?
I fear it is so; I'm not an expert, but I've always read that one of the features was parallax correction ...
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SteveA
United Kingdom
134 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2019 : 03:49:58 AM
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I believe only the prototypes had parallax correction,
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zcetrt
45 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2019 : 11:55:09 AM
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| If only prototypes had parallax correction then my camera is built from many different parts: Kiev engraving is of a later type, speed selector is of a later type, flash sync is on the right side... Besides leatherette it doesn't seem to me that my camera would be different than PA1055. However, parallax correction puzzles me... |
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10111
Ukraine
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Posted - Mar 30 2020 : 06:36:29 AM
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| All Kiev-5 cameras have parallax correction in viewfinder. If it doesn't work it is broken. Some early cameras had additional correction for external viewfinders (by moving an accessory shoe). |
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