BRAND NEW KIEV 4a ?

I have just received a Birthday Kiev 4a 1979 , maybe not my favourite Kiev but -
It's pristine , with original TOE [ UK importer's box and sleeve in English ,
Engish Passport and Manual all seemingly unused .
Even the strap to the case is almost untouched .
Maybe it was simply a curiosity from behind the Iron Curtain , and scarcely used .

It's acceptably smooth and quiet for a 30 year old camera without sevicing , maybe
indicating , perhaps , that TOE did relube and thoroughly check / fix , all cameras coming into UK .
It is gettng better as I activate the shutter .

This does not happen very often - especially from e-bay at £50 with postage !

Sounds excellent, and a really lucky find[:)]

Samsung GX-10,too many Russian Lenses,some Zenit,Yashica,Pentax Bodies and a Minox35GT

I love my Contax cameras revived by the Arsenal Techs and the pre-1960 Kievs , however , I have just re-opened my as new , mint , T.O.E imported Kiev 4a with mint instructions and passport . I tend not to disturb it too much so as not to scratch the case when fitting it back into the polystyrene box with sleeve .]

It was , and is , awesome to have a virtually mint boxed camera , made in 1979 , created around a camera from 1935 !
I have a later Kiev 4m , but mint boxed is awesome - each time I open it !
It actually works sweeetly and quietly too .

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/882012_270d_3.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/882012_270d_3.jpg

Consolidated from another thread:

My modest late , mint boxed , TOE , UK import , has been sitting in a cupboard whilst I mess with Kontax II hybrids .

I had forgotten how neat it is to take a ' new ' Kiev from it's box , with case just scuffed a little from the packaging . It just does not matter that it is a late 7os less well finished camera - it's still ' new ' .

I have a TOE Kiev 4 is similar condition , but not with box , instructions UK passport .
I doubt that my prefered Kiev II or III would ever be found in this conition , especially at £50 .

In some respects , a new boxed Soviet camera was something I really wanted , I had hoped that a TOE Zorki 4 might turn up but a Kiev is perfect .

dee

Dee, great find, congrats! I've never seen a Kiev in its original export packaging! Thanks for posting the picture!

Cheers,
Vlad.

Dee, I've removed the duplicate thread about this Kiev 4A and moved your post in here. Please do your best to refrain from creating multiple threads for the same topic in the future. Thanks!

Vlad.