Introduction to the Kiev 88 / 688 cameras
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The Kiev 88 / 688 is a single-lens reflex camera, which, in its basic form, consists of the:
- 88 or 688 camera body
- 80mm / f=2.8 multicoated lens
- Kiev FM12 (6x6cm) or FM16 (6x4.5cm) interchangeable film magazines
- removable waist level finder and PV45 TTL-metered prism viewfinder
The horizontal metal or cloth focal-plane shutter provides speeds from 1/2 to 1/1000 sec. and manual B. Flash synchronization is at 1/30 sec. and below. The shutter cocking mechanism is interlocked with the film transport mechanism thus preventing unintentional double film exposure.
The Kiev 88 camera has a screw bayonet mount. The twist-and-lock design of the Kiev 688 camera bayonet allows using interchangeable lenses of Pentacon Six or Exakta 66 cameras.
Two models of the camera are made: Kiev 88 / 688 and Kiev 88 / 688 Master. The Master model has a pre-release (mirror lock-up) mode - the Kiev 88 / 688 Master camera allows you to lock-up the mirror before releasing the shutter by pressing the mirror release lever.
The sharp focusing is done by the microraster or rangefinder arranged in the center of the field of view and by the ground glass screen.
With the use of interchangeable film magazines, the 6x6cm format allows to take 12 frames and the 6x4.5cm format, 16 frames on 120 roll film. The interchangeable magazines make possible a quick change in the process of photographing from a black-and-white to a color film or to a more or less sensitive film. The film magazine may be removed from the camera irrespective of the number of the frames taken. Polaroid filmback can also be used.
The camera housing is plated with chrome and is covered with black vinyl. Upon customer's request the camera housing can have a black or some other coating (as ordered) and can be finished with leather of any color (as ordered).
The complete set of the camera is made up at the customer's option. The camera body, lenses, film magazines, viewfinders and others accessories are listed separately. Price list includes also standard Kiev 88 / 688 camera sets.
