Kiev Camera 88 CM User manual

KIEV 88CM CAMERA
Instructions foruse

Contents
1. General
2. Deliveryset
3.Mainunitsandparts
4. Operatingprocedure
4.1. Preparingthecameraforloading
4.2. Filmmagazineloading
4.3. Preparingthecameraforshooting
4.4Shooting
5.Determiningtheexposuretimewiththeaidofprism
viewfinderTTL/SPOT
6.Unloadingthecamera
7.Replacementoflens
8.Flashphotography
9.Replacementofpowersupplysource
10. Care
11. Acceptancecertificate

1. GENERAL
TheKIEV88CMisa medium-sizereflex
camerawitha curtainshutterandinter-
changeablefilmmagazinesofsizes6x6
and6x4,5cm.
Thecameraisintendedforamateurpho-
tography.Witha properhandlingandcare
itwillenableyoutoobtainhigh-quality
slides,large-sizeblack-and-whiteorcol-
ourpictures.
Thecameraisdesignedforuseofa 61.5
mmwiderollfilm(type120or220).
Thecameracurtainshutteroffersexpo-
suretimesovera rangefrom 1/1000 to
1/2s andmanualexposure"B".
Theshuttercockingmechanismisinter-
lockedwiththefilmtransportmechanism,
thuspreventingdouble filmexposure.
Thecameraisprovidedwitha prism
viewfinderTTL/SPOTmeasuringtheex-
posureinintegralorspotmeteringmode.
ThecameracomescompletewithARSAT
C2,8/80witha multilayerantireflectioncoat-
ingwhichupgradestheimagequalityand
enhancesitscontrastduetobetterinte-
gratedtransparenceandreducedlightdis-
persion.
Thefocallengthofthelensis80mm,the
relativeapertureis 1:2.8, thediaphragm
settinglimitis22,thenearfocusinglimitis
0.6m.
Thesharpfocusingiscarriedoutwiththe
aidofa microrasterora rangefinderwedge
arrangedinthecentreofthefieldofview
andwiththeaidofa ground-glasssurface
ordistancescale.
Thecameradesignenvisagestheuseof
interchangeablelensesfittedona bayonet
of"PentaconSix"type.
Thehood-typeviewfinderenablesthepic-
turetobeviewedonthegroundglasswith

Thecameraoperateswithinterchangea-
blefilmmagazineswhichallowtoobtain
12picturesof6x6cmsizeor15picturesof
6x4,5cmsizeonfilmtype120aswellas
24picturesof6x6cmsizeonfilmtype220.
Theinterchangeablefilmmagazinesoffer
theopportunityforquickchangeintheproc-
essofphotographingfroma black-and-
whitetocolourfilmortoa moreorless
sensitive film. Thefilmmagazinemaybe
removedfromthecamerairrespectiveof
thenumberofthepicturestaken.
Thecameraisprovidedwitha synchroniz-
erforphotographingwithcableandcable-
lessflashlamps.
Thecameraoperatesinthetemperature
intervalfromminus15to45°C.
Beforestartingthephotographing, please
getacquaintedindetail withtheseInstruc-
tionsandyouwillknowallthepeculiarities
ofthecamera.
orwithouta magnifyinglens.Thefieldof
visionofthehood-typeviewfindermeas-
ures53x53mm.MagnificationoftheTILT
SPOTprismfindereyepieceis2,8X,the
fieldofvisionmeasures53x53mm.
Schematicrepresentationofthefieldof
visionwhenoperatingwiththeinterchange-
ableviewfindersisgivenintheFigure.

2. DELIVERYSET
CamerawithARSATC 2,8/80lenswitha cover,finderhood,
filmmagazine withspoolandinsert1
TTL/Spotprismviewfinder1
Eyecap1
Lenshood1
Shoulderstrap1
Packingbox1
InstructionsforUse1
NOTE. TheKIEV88CMcamerasetcanincludeoneortwomagazinesofsimilar
ordifferentframesizes.
Yourcameracompletesetisgiveninsection11"Acceptancecertificate".

3.MAINUNITSANDPARTS
1— lens;
2— lensfocusing ring;
3— distancescale;
4— depth-of-fieldscale;
5— diaphragmanddistancescaleindex;
6— diaphragmscale;
7— batteryseatcap;
8— prismfinder,
9— insulatingplate;
10— filmmagazine;
11— shutter;
12— strapfittingeye;
13— tripodsocketandguideof
attachinghandle;
14— synchronizerplugsocket;
15— flashlampyoke;
16— filmmagazinelockbutton;
17— exposurescaleindex;
18— finderhood;

19— bayonetclamping ring;
20— depth-of-fieldvisualchecklever;
21— exposurescale;
22— releasebutton;
23— shuttercockingandexposuretime
settingknob;
24— shuttercockingindicatorwindow;
25— filmexposureindicatorwindow;
26— picturecounterwindow;
27— filmtransportunlockhandle.

4.OPERATINGPROCEDURE
4.1. Preparingthecameraforloading
Takethecameraoutofthecase.Insert
shutter11asfarasitwillgo.Havingdis-
placedbutton16indirectionofthearrow
andhavingturnedfilmmagazine10as
shownintheFigure,removeitfromthe
camera.
Thefilmmagazinelockwillopenonly
withtheshutterpushedhome.
4.2. Filmmagazineloading
Themagazineisloadedwiththefilmin
daylight(preferablyina shade).
Removefilmmagazinecover28.Forthis
purposefirstturnlever30andthenshift
button29inthedirectionofarrows.
Takeouttransportmechanism34.Tearoff

thepaperlabelfromtheleaderend.Shift
plate32through90°,placethespoolwith
thefilmintotheseatandresetplate32tothe
initialposition.Inthiscasetheprotruding
centreoftheplateshouldenterthespool
hole.
Shiftplate33through90°andinsertthe
take-upspoolintotheseat.Setplate33to
theinitialpositionsothattheprotrudingcen-
treottheplatewillenterthespool hole.
Passthefilmleaderontheguiderollers,as
shownintheFigure,fittheleaderendinthe
take-upspoolandwindtheleaderbyrotat-
ingthetake-upspool.Besurethatthe lead-
erwouldbewoundwithoutskewingorcrum-
plingofitsedges.
Liftoneofhalvesofknob31byturning
through90°andbyrotatingitinthedirec-
tionofthearrowsetthearrowontheleader
oppositetheredindexonthetransport
mechanism.Insertshutter11intotheseat

asfarasitwillgo.Closefilmmagazine
cover28.Turnhandle31inthedirection
ofthearrowuntilitstops.TheFigure"1"
willbesetinpicturecounterwindow26
whichcorrespondstothefirstpicturein
thefilmandthewhitecolourindicatorwill
appearinwindow25.
4.3. Preparingthecameraforshooting
Cocktheshutterbyturningknob23untilit
stops. Fitloadedmagazine10onthe
cameracatchesand,turningthemaga-
zineattachittothecamerauntilthelock
operates.
Wheninstallingthefilmmagazine witha
partiallyexposed film, besurethatthe
colourofsignalsinwindows24and25
shouldbesimilarotherwisea doubleex-
posureora pictureomissionmayoccur.
Thestateoffilmisdeterminedbythe
colourofsignalsinthesewindows(ref.to
10
theTable).
Signal
colour
White
Red
Windowin
thefilmmagazine
Filminthepicture
windowhasnot
beenexposed
Filminthepicture
windowhasbeen
exposed
Window
inthecamera
Shutter
cocked
Shutter
released
4.4.Shooting
Theprocessofphotographingconsists
ofthefollowingoperations:
shuttercockingandfilmtransporting;
exposuresetting;
diaphragmsetting;