So I'm playing with my beautiful beast, but there is something wrong with the lightmeter. Both red dots should be flickering together. But, when I tunt the wheel very slowly, the red dots go only from left to right.... every setting is correct and the battery is fine.
What could be the issue here?
According to chatgpt the voltage of the battery is too high (1.5v), but a specialist I talked to, says the voltage shouldn't be the problem here...
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It's a FSU Camera (former Soviet Union). They are not for everyone. Perfectionists do not need to apply...
According to chatgpt
So I'm playing with my beautiful beast, but there is something wrong with the lightmeter. Both red dots should be flickering together. But, when I tunt the wheel very slowly, the red dots go only from left to right.... every setting is correct and the battery is fine.
What could be the issue here?
According to chatgpt the voltage of the battery is too high (1.5v), but a specialist I talked to, says the voltage shouldn't be the problem here...
hartbleilens.com is correct and still in business, the another one is fraudulent and belongs to the former Hartblei's sales manager.The only alternative is the Pentax. But I'm still soft for the Kiev. The lenses are way cheaper and very nice.
I was also thinking about Hartblei. But I heard that this company is no longer operational. Anyone information on this?
Or bought recently a Hartblei Kiev 60?
Maybe this one is better. The resolution of the picture is dropping down on the forum...
This really doesn't answer your question, but I don't know of a single person who relies on the Kiev 88's metered prism for correct exposure!
I just use a light meter and accept the meter adjusting rings as "bling" for the uninformed...
It was good for exact place & time... I used it professionally in 80-th in USSR. I think you can buy now cameras from 90-th -early 2000 -they a not the same quality as from 70-80th.
As for me I have a collection of soviet photo technics & I am shooting with it from time to time
But for pure photography I not recommend it. There are a lot of used Zenza Bronica, Pentax 67 etc.
Ok, just got my Arax 60 MLU with a new/mint ttl prismfinder.
Now my problem.... both outer and silver ring move when I move the outer ring for metering.... that's bad because I paid more for a "mint" version. Also the meter gives me a really weird reading and it's always the same... doe you kiev/arax users use the meter, or do you meter with a external meter? And should I make a problem because it doesn't do what it suppose to do?
I like the prism finder better than the waistlevel viewfinder because it's easier for me to focus.
Do you see the difference in the pictures taken by both Kievs?
I wonder if flocking is necessary, or only in specific conditions
The "issue," which is quite well-known, has been shown to have no relation to the true source of Volna's internal flare in close-up situations.I don't know as i flocked immediately the second Kiev too.
anyway most internal flares come from the little slot on the side of Volna 80mm where is that
sort of little leverage to close lens blades to control d.o.f.
I have put a black velvet to stop the light in .
Is one of the pots or low level and the other for high level?
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