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johnnyrod · 29-12-17, 08:40 PM

Haharrrr, yes indeed, be sure you have the oil and grease out of the nooks and crannies or it'll just come back again.

Managed to unjam the Kiev without taking it apart (fiddling and luck) so need to check the focus next. Light meter is an oddity, seems to be basically useless in low light but has some sort of marks on the scale, I need to read the manual to understand what they mean. Also you set the film speed in GOST rating not ISO or even DIN. Actually just found a little converter card in the case, not sure the meter is going to be a lot of use to be honest but need to check it out ion daylight really. The shutter sounds a bit crunchy when winding on, but seems to fire okay. The Contax one sounds nice in its currently-working range of speeds, they're not really quiet though like a leaf shutter. The Kiev seems to sometimes not want to wind on without the shutter being pressed again - it doesn't fire then, but I do wonder if it is all okay. One way to find out!

29-12-17, 08:40 PM	#4524
johnnyrod Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Doncaster, oop norf Posts: 2,122	Re: Vintage film cameras Haharrrr, yes indeed, be sure you have the oil and grease out of the nooks and crannies or it'll just come back again. Managed to unjam the Kiev without taking it apart (fiddling and luck) so need to check the focus next. Light meter is an oddity, seems to be basically useless in low light but has some sort of marks on the scale, I need to read the manual to understand what they mean. Also you set the film speed in GOST rating not ISO or even DIN. Actually just found a little converter card in the case, not sure the meter is going to be a lot of use to be honest but need to check it out ion daylight really. The shutter sounds a bit crunchy when winding on, but seems to fire okay. The Contax one sounds nice in its currently-working range of speeds, they're not really quiet though like a leaf shutter. The Kiev seems to sometimes not want to wind on without the shutter being pressed again - it doesn't fire then, but I do wonder if it is all okay. One way to find out!