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Nikon F2 Photomic, Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 Ais Micro, Kodak Tri-X 400, Kodak D76: Kiev 4, Jupiter 8M f/2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, Kodak D76:
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I just got some scans back of a roll of colour film that I shot as a test. Once again, I'm not happy with the halo effect that occurs on just about anything bright in the image. I does seem that the exposure is OK (I used a Gossen meter on all shots), however the halo requires that all shots are adjusted for brightness. I uploaded all of the scans to a web folder. The scans are raw and were done with no level adjustment by the lab. If you can please have a look, I'd be grateful for any comments. Here is the link: test - Escuta (use password: "test") I'm still not using a lens hood, but I can't imagine that all shots would ordinarily show such flare. Notice there are 2 shots of a white bench. One is with a UV filter and the other is not, but both seem to show the same amount of halo. There's also a white garden trellis that glows madly - and the sun was practically behind my back when i took the shot. Is the lens a dud? If it is, at least it will be cheap to get a replacement. All the best, Iain
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Thanks Wouter. It wasn't wide open and I'm fairly certain it was at f/8, so it must have been lens flare that caused the glow. I took some other shots on the F2 with a 105mm lens without a filter and the sky was still much darker than those taken with the Kiev. Having complained so much about the Kiev/Jupiter, I did get some good shots and I'll post some tomorrow on the Classic Manual Cameras Thursday thread. All the best!
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Thanks AJG and m42dave. Exposure for the Kiev was calculated with a Gossen Lunalite and I think for that particular shot I did incident metering, although for others, with similar outcome, I did reflected metering. Yes, I have a vented lens hood on order. Would lens flare have caused that halo effect? That's brilliant, the CRT screen test, thanks, perhaps there's an old TV at work... When I finish the current roll of film I'll have a look for possible internal reflections. One thing that occurred to me last night: I don't yet have a lens cap (it's also on order) and I'm using the original leather case to protect the lens which, by the way, has a new Hoya UV filter on it. While the filter looks clear enough, perhaps the leather case is perishing and leaving fine dust on the filter. Perhaps that might cause a halo. For sure though, a hood will help and I had a hood on the F2 for that last photo. All the best,
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Hello, I took possession of this rather beautiful Kiev 4 recently and shot a roll of Tri-X 400 using a Gossen Lunalite meter to make the exposures. I developed the photos together with another roll of Tri-X shot on a Nikon F2 which included the above shot. The Kiev photos look overexposed to me. I took a number of photos with white objects and these appear to have a halo. It that consistent with overexposure? Here's a shot with the Kiev: And here's a shot taken with the F2 a couple of days earlier at roughly the same time of day but with a yellow filter. Again, processed together with the Kiev roll: Shutter problem? Light leak? Please let me know if you have any suggestions. The physical appearance of the camera and lens is excellent and it was sold to me as a CLA'd machine. Thanks! Iain
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Nikon F2 Photomic, Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 Ais Micro, Kodak Tri-X 400, Kodak D76: Nikon F2 Photomic, Nikkor-S Auto 50mm f/1.4, Kodak Tri-X 400, Kodak D76:
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Nikon FE, Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 Ais Micro, Kodak ColorPlus: Nikon FE, Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 Ais, Kodak ColorPlus: Nikon FE, Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 Ais Micro, Kodak ColorPlus:
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Nikon F2 Photomic, Nikkor-S Auto 50mm f/1.4, Kodak ColorPlus 200: Nikon F2 Photomic, Nikkor Ais 55mm f/2.8 Micro, Kodak ColorPlus 200: Nikon F2 Photomic, Nikkor-N.C Auto 24mm f/2.8, Kodak ColorPlus 200:
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Here's the camera that I finally got from the Ukraine (see my last message above). Both body and lens are from 1970: Oh, while I'm here, will 40.5mm UV filters, hoods and lens caps, apparently made for Sony products, fit the lens? : Filtro Uv Kenko Ø40.5mm - Nikon Lente Nikkor Aw Aw1 Ø40.5 - R$ 12,90 Parasol Tulipa Alumínio 40.5mm - Sony Nikon Canon Panasonic - R$ 34,99 Ø40.5 40.5mm Tampa Frontal Preta P/ Lentes Samsung Olympus - R$ 21,99 Thanks a lot!
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It is, that's the Brazilian market for you. With some advice from Bill Bowes and help from a Flickr friend of mine, I purchased a very nice, fully serviced (CLA) 1970 Kiev 4 with Jupiter 8M from a Ukrainian dealer for US$47 - complete with leather case and a yellow filter. I'll check out the Helios-103 in the future, thanks, but I've been impressed with a lot of Jupiter 8 photos that I've seen. Cheers
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Thanks for that Bill, I hadn't heard of CLA. The only risk with Ebay is that customs slap a 100% tax on it when it arrives, but I'll consider these options. It's the Jupiter 8 lens that I've been very impressed with.
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Thanks JDMvW and Greg. I think I found it. The following site lists what looks like the same camera as the "Kiev-4(b)" (you need to scroll down the page): Communist Cameras It's selling here for around US$180. A fair price? Haven't yet asked the seller how its functioning.
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Hello, I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what model of Kiev camera this is. I believe it's a Kiev-4 but does anyone know the type? Could it be the type 2? Is this a valuable camera? Thanks. All the best