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$699.00
from kievusa Summary: My Kiev 88cm is with MLU function that is very easy to be worked and simple.
I've heard so much reviews for 88cm before I buy Kiev 88cm.
The main problems that I worried about were shutter stucking and aperture preset lever working exactly to make minimun size of aperture in CZJ lens, film back's frame overlap and light leakage.
The result of my usage(Very well upgraded to almost perfect grade)
1. No shutter problem.very smoothly cocked and fired. Continuous 200 time firing of shutter for test,never stucked any time.shutter seepd exactness is very good.
2.All of my CZJ lenses and Russian lenses are mounted perfectly and aperture control at firing moment is exact(some of Kiev 60 does not make the lens aperture under F8,F11,F16,F22) No problem...I decide to forget all the review that was decribed some of CZJ lenses could not be mounted to 88CM(It maybe right to Old 88cm body but 88cm in these days can accept CZJ 80/2.8, 50/4, 180/2.8 lenses perfectly.
3.Frame overlaps not occur, film counter works exactly. I am very impressed really New Type film back.But there is no NT back for 220, a little light leakge at the dark slide entrance side.Light leakage is very very easily fixed for myself and Kievusa told me how to fix it to unscrew 12 screws and tape it and screw again. That is all and very very easy.
Very stable camera more than I expected. Happy to get 88CM for using CJZ lenses.
Strengths: -Very good ratio of price/performance
-Pefectly works with my CZJ lenses biometar 80mm/2.8, Flektogon 50mm/4,Sonnar 180mm/2.8, most of al,l well working to make the aperture small size F:32,f:22,f:16 etc.
-NT back is almost in new way to loading flim and getting out the fim from the back, dark slide folder on back (perfect upgrade)
-Simple MLU function similar to ARAXFOTO.COM
-New SPOT/TTL finder's accuracy
-Exactly woking lens mount lever on body
Weaknesses: - No 220 NT film back
- Slow flash sync speed 1/30" same to Pentax 67(I under stand it is middle format focal plane shutter not lens shutter.)
-Impossible to use preview lever for depth of field on the lens.After mounting this lever be hidden to the 88CM body.
Similar Products Used: Hassel 500CM, Mamiya RB,RZ, 645, C330, Pentax 67,Fuji 645, Customer Service: A little slow follow up, but respond in time.
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