KIEV 4 ISO and Aperture knob stops turning half way through

justin_ng1 · August 3, 2016

So yea, the not sure which is which but on the left side, the outer knob stops turning when it reaches till like the middle between 10 and 25. The second layer just doesn't even turn... Can someone help me? Or does the aperture and the ISO not matter on a RF camera? Thanks!! <img title="Smile :smile:" src="http://www.apug.org/forum/styles/apug/smilies/smile.png" alt=":smile:" />

Greg M · August 3, 2016

There is a Russian-specific forum over at the Rangefinder forum that would probably also be a good place to post this..

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=34

Everyone on the site will see your post on the site's home page, which is probably many more than will see it here and I would bet you get a response pretty quickly.

justin_ng1 · August 3, 2016

Thanks mate!

JDMvW · August 3, 2016

Also, on-line manual at http://www.russianplaza.com/Kiev%20man/kiev4man.htm also at Butkus (bless him and keep him) http://www.butkus.org/chinon/russian/kiev-4/kieva-a-splash.htm Also, when you do set the meter, if yours has one, the settings are likely to be GOST rather than ISO or ASA. Not much different, but different:

GOST is a pre-1987 linear standard used in the former Eastern Bloc. It was almost, but not quite identical to the ASA standard. After 1987 the GOST scale was aligned to the ISO scale. GOST markings are only found on pre-1987 photographic equipment (film, cameras, lightmeters, etc.) of Eastern Bloc manufacture.

FILM SPEED

CONVERSION TABLE

<tbody>

<tr>

GOST

</td>

ISO

</td>

DINº

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

11

</td>

12

</td>

12

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

22

</td>

25

</td>

15

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

28

</td>

32

</td>

16

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

56

</td>

64

</td>

19

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

90

</td>

100

</td>

21

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

110

</td>

125

</td>

22

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

140

</td>

180

</td>

23

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

180

</td>

200

</td>

24

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

360

</td>

400

</td>

27

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

560

</td>

650

</td>

29

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

720

</td>

800

</td>

30

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

900

</td>

1000

</td>

31

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

1125

</td>

1250

</td>

32

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

2880

</td>

3200

</td>

36

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

Note: GOST film speeds have recently

been adjusted to coincide with ISO settings.

This chart is provided for translating values

on OLDER cameras and meters.

</blockquote>

AJG · August 3, 2016

Thanks, JDM. I have a recently acquired black Contax III (a Kiev with western pretensions...) with an active meter. This answers my question about setting ASA/ISO.

Wouter Willemse · August 4, 2016

On my Kiev-4a (which has no meter, so no ISO setting - no idea for that one), the left ring will indeed only turn a fixed angle - this is to forward the film. To change the shutter speed, you need to lift up the top ring and rotate it. The "second ring" is fixed, and does not turn, it's only there to indicate the speeds. So, to be clear: the left knob is to set shutterspeed.

The aperture is set on the lens itself, and you need to set it before you focus (lock the lens at infinity, rotate to set the aperture, and next unlock it again).

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