Kiev 88 + 3 Lenses + Extras

[Steve Boykin]

For sale: Kieve 88CM, 150mm, 80mm, and 45mm lenses. Lens hoods, three extra magazines, waist level finder, + frozen body for parts.

I used this camera for my photography class until I got a Mamiya 645 1000s. Please note from the second photo there is some separation on a gasket in the viewfinder. This does not impact all photographically and would probably be easy to fix.

I have two lens hoods for the 45mm lens. The frozen body is for parts. Never change the shutter speed on this camera unless the shutter is cocked.

I have the manual (such as it is with the Russian to English translation) and the box.

Price $275 + shipping to be determined.

Email me if you have any questions or need more photos.

 

[Pete Askew]

My guess is that gasket would be easy to sort out. Is there no way to 'unfreeze' the second body. A keyway inside the body?

 

[Steve Boykin]

My guess is that gasket would be easy to sort out. Is there no way to 'unfreeze' the second body. A keyway inside the body?

I dunno. I haven't tried. I'm probably going to move this over to Ebay. I doubt anyone here is interested. I'm very happy with the Mamiya for this term. I will probably sell it to move up to a Hasselblad at some point once I figure out exactly which two focal lengths I want. Honestly I got this 150mm and I thought I would never use it but it's come in handy a few times. That said I'm really intrigued by using a 4 X 5. If you have to put the camera on a tripod why not shoot a bigger negative?

 

[David Mitchell]

Here is a repair manual, I was looking at the 88 as it was a good cheaper alternative for a MF camera, however much like any Russian camera, its not 100% reliable - might help.

http://www.kievaholic.com/Kiev88_repair_manual.pdf