<s>
Kiev	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
Soviet	O
and	O
Ukrainian	O
brand	O
of	O
photographic	O
equipment	O
including	O
cameras	O
manufactured	O
by	O
the	O
Arsenal	O
Factory	O
in	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
,	O
Ukraine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
nameplates	O
show	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
KIEV	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
with	O
older	O
cameras	O
using	O
"	O
КИЕВ	O
"	O
(	O
in	O
Russian	O
language	O
)	O
or	O
"	O
КИЇВ	O
"	O
(	O
in	O
Ukrainian	O
language	O
)	O
in	O
Cyrillic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
November	O
2009	O
Gevorg	O
Vartanyan	O
of	O
Arax	O
,	O
a	O
Ukrainian	O
distributor	O
of	O
reworked	O
medium	O
format	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
and	O
lenses	O
,	O
wrote	O
to	O
tell	O
customers	O
that	O
the	O
Arsenal	O
factory	O
was	O
closing	O
after	O
245	O
years	O
of	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arsenal	O
produced	O
several	O
35mm	O
film	O
rangefinders	B-Algorithm
which	O
were	O
clones	O
of	O
the	O
pre-WWII	O
Contax	O
II	O
and	O
Contax	O
III	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiev	B-Algorithm
rangefinders	B-Algorithm
retained	O
the	O
same	O
lens	B-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
as	O
the	O
pre-WWII	O
Contax	O
rangefinders	B-Algorithm
,	O
so	O
the	O
lenses	O
can	O
be	O
interchanged	O
between	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
and	O
Contax	O
rangefinders	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lens	B-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
of	O
those	O
cameras	O
is	O
pretty	O
sophisticated	O
compared	O
with	O
other	O
cameras	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
so-called	O
Contax/Kiev	O
bayonet	O
actually	O
consists	O
of	O
two	O
bayonets	O
-	O
the	O
inner	O
bayonet	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
exclusively	O
for	O
50mm	O
lenses	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
outer	O
bayonet	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
adapting	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
lenses	O
which	O
use	O
internal	O
bayonet	O
to	O
modern	O
mirrorless	O
cameras	O
complicated	O
compared	O
to	O
those	O
that	O
use	O
the	O
external	O
bayonet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
rangefinders	B-Algorithm
vastly	O
exceeded	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
pre-war	O
Dresden	O
and	O
post-war	O
Jena	O
and	O
Stuttgart	O
Contaxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
removing	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
some	O
very	O
early	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
,	O
one	O
could	O
see	O
that	O
the	O
metal	O
was	O
originally	O
stamped	O
with	O
the	O
Contax	O
name	O
,	O
then	O
pressed	O
out	O
and	O
re-stamped	O
as	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
early	O
1950	O
all	O
the	O
parts	O
for	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
were	O
produced	O
in	O
Ukraine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
,	O
like	O
Zeiss	O
Ikon	O
Contax	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
full	O
frame	O
35mm	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
with	O
a	O
long	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
base	O
and	O
combined	O
rangefinder-viewfinder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiev	B-Algorithm
2	O
was	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
2	O
camera	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
being	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
2	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
2A	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
essentially	O
the	O
same	O
camera	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
flash	O
sync	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
3	O
was	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
Contax	O
III	O
officially	O
introduced	O
in	O
1952	O
,	O
though	O
earlier	O
models	O
were	O
built	O
from	O
1948	O
on	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
German	O
Contax	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
built	O
until	O
1955	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
3A	O
,	O
essentially	O
the	O
same	O
camera	O
with	O
flash	O
synchronization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
2	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
included	O
an	O
uncoupled	O
selenium	B-Library
light	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiev	B-Algorithm
4	O
and	O
4A	O
are	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
of	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
rangefinders	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiev	B-Algorithm
4A	O
was	O
an	O
updated	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
2A	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
4	O
replaced	O
the	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
3A	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
all	O
the	O
modifications	O
made	O
to	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
4A	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
smaller	O
and	O
more	O
sensitive	O
light	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiev	B-Algorithm
4M	O
was	O
a	O
modernized	O
version	O
of	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
usually	O
less	O
desirable	O
than	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
4	O
because	O
of	O
very	O
bad	O
quality	O
control	O
on	O
those	O
cameras	O
-	O
but	O
generally	O
,	O
they	O
should	O
be	O
somewhat	O
more	O
pleasant	O
to	O
shoot	O
than	O
their	O
older	O
siblings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
4M	O
and	O
the	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
4AM	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
camera	O
but	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
light	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
inherited	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
its	O
cosmetic	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
5	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
self-timer	O
level	O
and	O
rewind	O
knob	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Kiev-4M	O
,	O
the	O
standard	O
lens	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
Jupiter-8	O
to	O
Helios-103	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiev	B-Algorithm
TTL	O
is	O
a	O
next	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
series	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
mass-produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
as	O
with	O
previous	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
rangefinders	B-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
has	O
a	O
bright	O
,	O
1:1	O
viewfinder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
,	O
it	O
uses	O
two	O
selenium	B-Library
cells	O
behind	O
the	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
5	O
with	O
a	O
modernized	O
upper	O
part	O
with	O
integrated	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
design	O
drifted	O
far	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
Contax	O
base	O
other	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
rangefinders	B-Algorithm
were	O
built	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
did	O
not	O
offer	O
the	O
long	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
base	O
of	O
previous	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
rangefinders	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
5s	O
offered	O
the	O
selenium	B-Library
light	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offered	O
a	O
lens	B-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
similar	O
to	O
the	O
older	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
rangefinders	B-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
it	O
removed	O
the	O
internal	O
bayonet	O
for	O
50mm	O
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
improved	O
upon	O
the	O
original	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
models	O
in	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
never	O
really	O
took	O
off	O
since	O
It	O
cost	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Kievs	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
was	O
sold	O
in	O
parallel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
those	O
lenses	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
Soviet	O
m39	B-Algorithm
lenses	O
for	O
Zorki/FED	O
rangefinders	B-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
exceptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orion-15	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
rare	O
lens	O
in	O
Contax/Kiev	O
mount	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
screw	I-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
version	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
lens	O
,	O
this	O
one	O
is	O
not	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
coupled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
multiple	O
versions	O
of	O
Jupiter-8	O
lens	O
available	O
in	O
Contax/Kiev	O
mount	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
-M	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
lens	O
has	O
click	O
stops	O
on	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
ring	O
and	O
the	O
-NB	O
version	O
uses	O
the	O
external	O
bayonet	O
-	O
it	O
was	O
introduced	O
with	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
5	O
,	O
which	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
the	O
internal	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
usual	O
Jupiter-8	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
lens	O
than	O
in	O
m39	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helios-94	O
has	O
the	O
external	O
bayonet	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
kit	O
lens	O
on	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
information	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
online	O
about	O
this	O
lens	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
seems	O
that	O
it	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
mounted	O
on	O
older	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
rangefinders	B-Algorithm
-	O
the	O
focus	O
scale	O
of	O
internal	O
bayonet	O
prevents	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
some	O
evidence	O
online	O
about	O
people	O
successfully	O
modifying	O
the	O
original	O
Contax/Kiev	O
mount	O
to	O
accept	O
this	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helios-103	O
is	O
exclusively	O
available	O
in	O
Contax/Kiev	O
mount	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
the	O
internal	O
bayonet	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
kit	O
lens	O
on	O
Kiev-4(A )	O
M	O
.	O
The	O
lens	O
usually	O
surpasses	O
Jupiter-8	O
variants	O
in	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arsenal	O
also	O
made	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
35mm	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
well	O
known	O
as	O
Zenit	B-Application
cameras	I-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
still	O
desirable	O
for	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
innovative	O
features	O
they	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unique	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
Automat	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
used	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
lens	B-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
;	O
only	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
lenses	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
that	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiev	B-Algorithm
10	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
innovative	O
cameras	O
produced	O
in	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
featured	O
its	O
own	O
lens	B-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
,	O
shared	O
with	O
its	O
successors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
had	O
a	O
light	O
meter	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
selenium	B-Library
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
development	O
of	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apparently	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
shiny	O
chrome	O
lenses	O
reflecting	O
the	O
sunlight	O
,	O
rendering	O
the	O
center-positioned	O
light	O
meter	O
on	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
10	O
inaccurate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
F	O
line	O
,	O
available	O
since	O
around	O
1980	O
,	O
constituted	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
westernized	O
35mm	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
available	O
in	O
the	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
Zenit	B-Application
with	O
an	O
external	O
selenium	B-Library
meter	O
was	O
sold	O
in	O
large	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiev	B-Algorithm
17	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
F	O
line	O
of	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
SLRs	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
much	O
better	O
rated	O
successor	O
to	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
camera	O
model	O
adds	O
the	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
coupling	O
and	O
the	O
self-timer	O
to	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
19	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
body	O
type	O
is	O
changed	O
to	O
molded	O
polycarbonate	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
only	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
SLR	B-Algorithm
not	O
made	O
from	O
metal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
model	O
number	O
,	O
it	O
succeeds	O
the	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
most	O
produced	O
version	O
of	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
F	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiev	B-Algorithm
produced	O
some	O
35mm	O
compact	O
cameras	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiev	B-Algorithm
35	O
was	O
the	O
prototype	O
camera	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiev	B-Algorithm
35A	O
is	O
an	O
actual	O
production	O
version	O
of	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
35	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
an	O
exact	O
copy	O
of	O
Minox	O
35	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
difference	O
being	O
that	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
35	O
is	O
around	O
2mm	O
wider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offers	O
electronically	O
controlled	O
shutter	O
with	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
priority	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
modernized	O
version	O
of	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
35A	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiev	B-Algorithm
medium	O
format	O
cameras	O
can	O
generally	O
be	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
families	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
brand	O
of	O
medium	O
format	O
cameras	O
started	O
forming	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
Arsenal	O
factory	O
decided	O
to	O
try	O
copying	O
the	O
Hasselblad	B-Algorithm
1600F	O
around	O
1956	O
–	O
57	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
cameras	O
used	O
a	O
screw-type	O
lens	B-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Hasselblad	B-Algorithm
mount	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
mixed	O
reports	O
on	O
compatibility	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
film	O
backs	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
between	O
Kievs	B-Algorithm
and	O
Hasselblads	B-Algorithm
due	O
to	O
different	O
gear	O
mechanisms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
viewfinders	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Hasselblad	B-Algorithm
1600F	O
and	O
1000F	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
current	O
Hasselblad	B-Algorithm
V-system	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Salyut	O
,	O
like	O
Hasselblad	B-Algorithm
1600F	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
medium	O
format	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
with	O
a	O
modular	O
design	O
-	O
it	O
offered	O
interchangeable	O
lenses	O
,	O
viewfinders	O
and	O
film	O
backs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
it	O
being	O
so	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Hasselblad	B-Algorithm
,	O
it	O
is	O
sometimes	O
jokingly	O
called	O
Hasselbladski	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
under	O
names	O
Soyuz	O
,	O
Zenith	O
80	O
(	O
just	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
Salyut	O
)	O
and	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
80	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
latter	O
and	O
Salyut	O
S	O
is	O
that	O
some	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
80s	O
came	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
lens	O
-	O
Volna-3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
88	I-Algorithm
and	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
88	I-Algorithm
TTL	O
were	O
the	O
same	O
cameras	O
as	O
the	O
Salyut	O
S	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
added	O
hot	O
shoe	O
for	O
flash	O
synchronization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difference	O
between	O
those	O
two	O
models	O
was	O
that	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
88	I-Algorithm
TTL	O
had	O
a	O
TTL	O
metering	O
prism	O
,	O
where	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
88	I-Algorithm
had	O
a	O
non-metering	O
prism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
is	O
perhaps	O
the	O
biggest	O
upgrade	O
since	O
Salyut	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
replaced	O
the	O
original	O
screw-type	O
lens	B-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
with	O
the	O
Pentacon	B-Algorithm
Six	I-Algorithm
lens	I-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
,	O
expanding	O
the	O
options	O
for	O
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shoots	O
6x4.5	O
negatives	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
previous	O
Kievs	B-Algorithm
using	O
6x6	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offers	O
aperture-priority	O
automatic	O
,	O
semi-automatic	O
and	O
manual	O
modes	O
of	O
shooting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
Pentacon	B-Algorithm
Six	I-Algorithm
lens	I-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
and	O
has	O
Volna-3	O
lens	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
family	O
of	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
medium	O
format	O
cameras	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Pentacon	B-Algorithm
Six	I-Algorithm
and	O
probably	O
inspired	O
by	O
Zenit	B-Application
70	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
cameras	O
look	O
like	O
enlarged	O
35mm	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
breech-lock	O
lens	B-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
as	O
Pentacon	B-Algorithm
Six	I-Algorithm
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
use	O
all	O
the	O
lenses	O
made	O
for	O
that	O
system	O
,	O
including	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
,	O
lenses	O
made	O
by	O
Meyer	O
Optik	O
Görlitz	O
,	O
Carl	O
Zeiss	O
Jena	O
,	O
Schneider	O
Kreuznach	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
Exakta	O
66	O
)	O
,	O
Kilfitt	B-Algorithm
and	O
others	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
lenses	O
made	O
by	O
Arsenal	O
Factory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
cameras	O
have	O
a	O
simpler	O
frame-advancement	O
mechanism	O
than	O
the	O
Pentacon	B-Algorithm
Six	I-Algorithm
but	O
it	O
is	O
often	O
poorly	O
adjusted	O
at	O
the	O
factory	O
resulting	O
in	O
incorrect	O
frame	O
spacing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
6x6	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
which	O
can	O
use	O
both	O
120	O
and	O
220	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
the	O
same	O
camera	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
6S	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
a	O
different	O
front	O
plate	O
-	O
the	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
logo	O
is	O
now	O
written	O
in	O
chrome	O
on	O
black	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
60	I-Algorithm
has	O
a	O
more	O
conventional	O
right-handed	O
shutter	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
take	O
220	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otherwise	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
mechanically	O
the	O
same	O
camera	O
as	O
the	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
6S	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
low	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
medium	O
format	O
cameras	O
has	O
attracted	O
many	O
amateur	O
photographers	O
wishing	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
medium	O
format	O
camera	O
market	O
on	O
a	O
budget	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
have	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
prices	O
of	O
a	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
Hasselblad-type	O
camera	O
setup	O
with	O
other	O
Russian	O
or	O
Ukrainian	O
components	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
lenses	O
,	O
viewfinders	O
and	O
film	O
magazines	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
just	O
a	O
fraction	O
of	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
a	O
similar	O
Hasselblad	B-Algorithm
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
prices	O
of	O
Pentacon	B-Algorithm
Six	I-Algorithm
cameras	O
are	O
comparable	O
to	O
prices	O
of	O
its	O
Ukrainian	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
cheap	O
price	O
(	O
compared	O
to	O
Pentacon	B-Algorithm
Six	I-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
lenses	O
from	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
)	O
the	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
lenses	O
are	O
optically	O
excellent	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
lenses	O
being	O
based	O
on	O
Carl	O
Zeiss	O
Jena	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
less	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
come	O
from	O
people	O
comparing	O
the	O
camera	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
expensive	O
Hasselblad	B-Algorithm
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
important	O
to	O
note	O
that	O
Hasselblad-like	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
are	O
based	O
on	O
camera	O
designs	O
even	O
Hasselblad	B-Algorithm
gave	O
up	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
third	O
party	O
distributors	O
have	O
appeared	O
offering	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
in	O
improved	O
,	O
quality	O
controlled	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
notable	O
quirk	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
shutter	O
speed	O
on	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Hasselblad-like	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
should	O
only	O
be	O
changed	O
after	O
cocking	O
the	O
shutter	O
(	O
spring-loading	O
the	O
shutter	O
mechanism	O
and	O
advancing	O
the	O
film	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
problem	O
with	O
the	O
Pentacon	O
Six-based	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
and	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
88CM	O
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vendors	O
that	O
sell	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
outside	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
often	O
make	O
their	O
own	O
modifications	O
to	O
the	O
cheap	O
and	O
basic	O
cameras	O
coming	O
from	O
the	O
factory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pentacon	O
Six-based	O
Kievs	B-Algorithm
are	O
sometimes	O
modified	O
to	O
shoot	O
with	O
a	O
6x4.5	O
frame	O
size	O
,	O
often	O
called	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
645	O
or	O
similar	O
,	O
yielding	O
more	O
pictures	O
per	O
roll	O
of	O
film	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
print-friendly	O
"	O
rectangular	O
format	O
versus	O
the	O
original	O
camera	O
's	O
square	O
6x6	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
the	O
Hasselblad-based	O
Kievs	B-Algorithm
can	O
shoot	O
the	O
6x4.5	O
frame	O
size	O
by	O
simply	O
using	O
a	O
different	O
film	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
6x4.5	O
film	O
back	O
is	O
interchangeable	O
with	O
6x6	O
backs	O
on	O
others	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
instant	O
film	O
backs	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Pentacon	O
Six-based	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
frame	O
size	O
modifications	O
are	O
permanent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Pentacon	B-Algorithm
Six	I-Algorithm
lens	I-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
on	O
the	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
88CM	O
accepts	O
all	O
the	O
lenses	O
from	O
Arsenal	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
trouble	O
accepting	O
some	O
other	O
lenses	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
Carl	O
Zeiss	O
Jena	O
Sonnars	O
for	O
Pentacon	B-Algorithm
Six	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
possible	O
to	O
overcome	O
this	O
issue	O
by	O
third	O
party	O
modifications	O
that	O
allow	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
88CM	O
to	O
accept	O
all	O
the	O
lenses	O
made	O
for	O
Pentacon	B-Algorithm
Six	I-Algorithm
lens	I-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kievs	B-Algorithm
cameras	O
utilizing	O
Hasselblad-like	O
screw	O
mount	O
can	O
be	O
modified	O
to	O
Pentacon	B-Algorithm
Six	I-Algorithm
lens	I-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
is	O
more	O
desirable	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
greater	O
amount	O
on	O
lenses	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
register	O
distance	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
mount	O
is	O
shorter	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
one	O
,	O
the	O
mount	O
is	O
located	O
inside	O
the	O
camera	O
body	O
and	O
allows	O
to	O
use	O
all	O
existing	O
screw-mount	O
lenses	O
with	O
an	O
adapter	O
-	O
this	O
is	O
desirable	O
,	O
if	O
we	O
already	O
own	O
screw-mount	O
lenses	O
but	O
want	O
to	O
modify	O
the	O
lens	B-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
to	O
extend	O
the	O
lens	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenses	O
for	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
medium	O
format	O
cameras	O
come	O
in	O
two	O
different	O
lens	B-Algorithm
mounts	I-Algorithm
-	O
mount	O
B	O
and	O
mount	O
V	O
(	O
be	O
careful	O
,	O
in	O
Cyrillic	O
В	O
actually	O
represents	O
V	O
with	O
Б	O
being	O
B	O
as	O
we	O
know	O
it	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mount	O
B	O
represents	O
the	O
Pentacon	B-Algorithm
Six	I-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
lenses	O
and	O
V	O
represents	O
Salyut	O
screw-mount	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pentacon	B-Algorithm
Six	I-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
lenses	O
were	O
renamed	O
to	O
Arsat	O
C	O
where	O
screw-mount	O
lenses	O
kept	O
the	O
letter	O
B	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
lenses	O
allow	O
photographers	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Scheimpflug	O
principle	O
for	O
achieving	O
greater	O
apparent	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
without	O
adjusting	O
the	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
gain	O
other	O
controls	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
on	O
view	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
