Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Apr 22, 2006, at 1:57 AM, Arche, Harvey wrote: > > Daniel wrote: >> Now, now. Not all is bleak: >> >> http://www.araxfoto.com/ >> >> Daniel > > These are new to me, but I don't pay close attention to the MF world. > Has anybody anything to say about them? At those prices MF would be > hard to not to move into. Its just too bad that the russian design > esthetic for cameras hasn't moved away from coffins and hearses. These are, as Daniel noted, rebuilt Kiev cameras. Yes, they're ugly as homemade sin (there's another Southern American expression for M. Orient)...but from what I've heard they work very well. I have a Kiev-60 that I bought thru Hartblei several years ago - it's not subtle, nor is it a finely tuned machine. But at that time it was about as cheap a way to into MF with interchangeable lenses...after the Digital Stampede started I was able to snag a Pentax 67-II for very reasonable money and my Kiev now gets little use. The Kiev cameras that use the Pentacon-6 mount will take a number of lenses from CZJ...the 50/4 Flektogon has a super reputation, especially the multicoated version. There's also the Arsat 3.5/30mm full frame fisheye - astoundingly cheap and pretty good. CZ NC