Does anyone know if the lenses for the Cambron ProSix, sold by Cambridge in Shutterbug, will also fit the Kiev 88? The reason why I ask is that they have a 150mm Shift lens! What is the full lens line available from Kiev for the 88? <p> Thanks for your help guys... Jaisen
In response to my own question... excuse me, it was a 55mm shift, not the 150mm shift. Pardon the typo, I know I would have gotten straightened out quickly!
Hi Jaisen, <p> Are you sure about the 55mm shift lense? I've never heard of them producing a shift lense for the Kiev series. I shoot an Exakta 66 and Pentacon six which is the Kiev 60 series and have most of the Carl Zeiss Jena lenses and Schneider lenses but have never run into a shift lense for my 6x6 format. I do know that Schneider made one for the Exakta 66 at $3500 each and they are hard to find here in the USA. <p> Richard
Cambron ProSix camera has Pentacon Six bayonet. Kiev-88 has his own mount (marked as bayonet "B" on original Arsenal equipment). That's why you can not use lenses for ProSix on the standard Kiev-88. May be Cambron could replace mount for using 55mm shift with Kiev-88, I don't know. Kiev Arsenal produce now following lenses (both with Kiev-88 mount and Pentacon Six mount): - Zodiak-8 - 3.5/30 "fish eye" (Kiev-88, P-Six) / $200,- - Mir-26 - 3.5/45 (Kiev-88, P-Six) / $250,- - Mir-38 - 3.5/65 (Kiev-88, P-Six) / $145,- - MC Arsat 2.8/80 / MC Volna-3 (Kiev-88, P-Six) / $50,- - MC Vega-28 - 2,8/120 (Kiev-88, P-Six) / $200,- - Kaleinar-3 - 2.8/150 (Kiev-88, P-Six) / $310,- - MC Telear-5 - 5.6/250 (Kiev-88, P-Six) / $180,- - Jupiter-36 - 3.5/250 (Kiev-88, P-Six) / $250,- (probably will not produce from November-December'97) - Arsat Makro - 5.6/500 (Kiev-88, P-Six) / $990,- - MC K-6 teleconverter 2x (Kiev-88, P-Six) / $60,- *MC - multicoated As I wrote Cambron ProSix camera has Pentacon Six bayonet so can use lenses not only from Kiev Arsenal. Kiev Arsenal made a few 55mm shift lenses about 8 years ago. That was experimental lot and these lenses has not been produce any more (you see, Soviet Union desintegration, economic weakening etc.; the same story with Kiev-90, Kiev-645 MF-cameras). <p> Regards, Alexander Pisarenko, Kalimex s.r.o. mailto:kalimex@dedal.cz http://www.dedal.cz - Night Vision Devices http://www.dedal.cz/OD_C_EN.html - Optical Devices
Hy! There is a 55 or 65 mm ( I'm not shure which) shift lens for both P-Six and K 88 avalible for 900.- DM or 500 $ here in germany. If youre interested I can look for the adress Best regards Markus
Cambron sells a 500mm telephoto lens ( F8.0 ) for $399.00. This lens uses interchangable lens mounts ( $40.00 ). <p> Has anyone ever purchased this item. <p> Ed <p> E-Mail = elau632855@aol.com
Ed Lau asked about the Cambron medium format 500mm f/8 lenses for $399 plus $40 for sundry medium format mounts (6x4.5 and 6x6 focal plane SLRs mainly..). This lens is an outstanding bargain for a medium format 500mm f/8 lens, with reportedly decent to very good performance. The lens for medium format use was reviewed in Pop Photo in 11/97 (rated surprisingly sharp at the corners etc.) by H.Keppler. The good news is that you may be able to save half of the cost by buying the 500mm f/8 lens ($100 new) yourself and mating it to a Dr. Zorkendorfer lens mount tube ($100 US) plus any desired mount adapters. These 500mm f/8 lenses were imported under a variety of names, including Cambron, from the Korean mfgers for circa $100 new. <p> Actually, you can do better than that, as I did, by buying the 500mm f/8 lens used (circa $50) for the multicoated version. The rear lens tube just screws off, adapter screws on, you are in business ;-) for photo of dis-assembled 500mm f/8 lens, see http://www.smu.edu/~rmonagha/bronbroc/bronlong2.jpg <p> Finally, you can really cut your costs if you make your own mount adapter from a camera body cap (or one of the above mount adapters?), epoxy, and some PVC pipe pieces (blacken with flat black paint on inside). For as little as $75, you can have a 500mm f/8 medium format lens - or spend $200 US to buy the lens and buy tubes from Dr. Zork. <p> For more details on homebrew medium format lens options, see my page at http://www.smu.edu/~rmonagha/bronhb.html - Enjoy!! bobm