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Topic author: Luiz Paracampo
Posted on: 20171213192036
Digital Kiev 88
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Printed on: 5/7/2026 3:51:44 PM
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Reply author: Alfa2
Replied on: 20171214155115
Digital back is interesting thing but Kiev 88 is difficult to operate camera.
Sbd told: You don't take photos with Kiev 88, you fight with the camera to take photos.
Sbd told: You don't take photos with Kiev 88, you fight with the camera to take photos.
Reply author: SteveA
Replied on: 20171216135600
I agree with Alfa2 - the lens resolution and general engineering is just not there. Looking at the sensor, it is small - maybe 35mm size?
Still I really like the look of my Zenith 80 and have had great enjoyment from getting it working correctly!
Steve
Still I really like the look of my Zenith 80 and have had great enjoyment from getting it working correctly!
Steve
Reply author: xya
Replied on: 20171216154843
the phase one backs were developed for 4.5x6 cameras, so the sensors are mainly 40x53mm. the kiev 88 cameras were also sold in a "hartblei" variant, a company, based in kiev, which re-engineered the original kiev 88 and its lenses. they were still cheap, but reliable. I had them years ago. no problem with them.
www.a7camera.com www.120folder.com www.instantphoto.eu
www.a7camera.com www.120folder.com www.instantphoto.eu
Reply author: seany65
Replied on: 20171225195630
Interesting. Can you still use the camera's normal controls? How much are they? I did look into digital backs when I had a Bronica ETRSi (apologies for swearing, lol), but at the time what I could find out showed that the backs were £10,000 or more and some of them had to linked to a laptop, at least as far as I understood it.