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Kiev 20

1978-1986

The Kiev 20 was the best of the Nikon bayonet system SLR's produced by Arsenal but the price put it beyond the means of most soviet consumers and the camera was not successful. It was eventually withdrawn and replaced with a simpler, cheaper model, the Kiev 19. Kiev 20 adds full aperture metering to Kiev-17, and 20 was also sold as 17M. An excellent camera, with a few gremlins like most late soviet products.

CDS TTL metering
Shutter B, 1-1000th
stop down lever
self timer
hot shoe & sync
lens Helios 81H 2/53mm (MC) or Volna 4(MC), 1.4/53mm

Known serial numbers:
800001,
830108, 830952
840529, 841925, 842675, 843381 (Aug 22nd), 845381, 845733, 846084, 846090, 846232, 846495
850044, 850597, 850734, 850744, 851142, 851384, 851997, 852980
860760

Price 400 rubles