Kiev 4 light seals ?

[Smudger]

Can anyone familiar with this model tell me if it originally had fabric or foam seals in the film back channels, or just relied on a labyrinth? My copy shows no sign of such,but has bad fogging top and bottom of images.

 

[mgb74]

My vague, social security eligible memory remembers it as a labyrinth.

 

[Helios 1984]

I'm not familiar with this camera but I've read about yak hair yarn. Unless this particular yarn as a special feature which I'm unaware, you could use use wool yarn as a replacement. Also, you could ask Oleg at Okphotocameras, he's the soviet camera expert.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

I had 2 and it was seals free. I also had 4AM and it was light leaking without yarn and light shield under top plate.