A German shutter inside a 1951 Kiev II camera ?

Thanks lots Steve !

A 1950 - non working - Kiev II is on the way to my home. I will post pictures of the shutter.

Best,
Jean

Hello,

Here's some pictures of a 1950 Kiev II camera (late s/n 506xxx)
To me the same as the one inside the previous camera.

Hi Jed, yes these are Kiev blinds, you can tell by the felt pad on the lower drum.

Cheers,

Steve

Steve,

Serial number is very hight - more than 6000 Kiev cameras that year ? 1950 Kievs are hard to find items.

Princelle suggests 'a very low production of around 5,000 per year' for the first three years. Suspect they are hard to find as many have worn out/been thrown away before they became collectible.

Cheers,

Steve

Hi jed!

For the moment, I have in my data numbers between 500456 to 506446 (I own the last one) about Kievs II.
So, probably about 6000 cameras made.
But nothing is certain. Holes are possible...

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Hello,

I also own an early 1950 Kiev (export model s/n 501504) - I just have checked : the shutter seems the same as the one pictured here (october 15)

My 1958 Kiev 3a 'Ukrainian Logo' has s/n 5835128. So they made around 35000 cameras that year ? Kiev 3a is very well made.

Hello,

Once again - some close up of an early 1950 Kiev II camera s/n 501504

Hi, the chassis numbering style is very similar to my 1948 Kiev, serial number 481100 and chassis number 1100, and some photos I have of a Kiev s/n 501774 (chassis 1767) which I repaired some years back. Looks to be engraved with a sharp object into the alloy - later the numbers were stamped.

The way the number 4 is engraved on your chassis looks typically Russian to me - I have seen it written in a very similar manner in documents I have with camera serial numbers, lens serial numbers etc.

Cheers,

Steve

Hi Steve,

Here's an old topic about that issue :

http://ussrphoto.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=346