A popular variation of this model is our Kiev 645, which produces an ‘8x10 ready’ negative in the vertical position, allowing four additional frames (16 in Kiev 645, 12 in Kiev 60) per roll of 120 film. Click here to see a side-by-side comparison of the shutters of both models.
The camera itself is very simple and straightforward with no clutter to get in the way of your creative flow. Controls on the front of the camera are just the shutter release and the depth-of-field stopdown button, while on the top there is the film advance lever and the meter setting dial. The super-bright viewfinder is a 90° pentaprism, which means that the image in the finder is shown in its proper orientation...which makes the camera seem very much like the familiar 35mm SLR camera that you're already used to...only larger!
Unlike your 35mm SLR though, the reflex mirror does not return to the viewing position until after the film is advanced...letting you know that an exposure has recently been made. This design cuts down on camera "shake" when the shutter is tripped...Meaning that your images will be as razor-sharp as they were when you saw them in the viewfinder.
Users of 35mm cameras are aware that locking the mirror into the "up" position before the exposure is made is a great way to increase image sharpness. This feature is available only on the Kiev 60 camera.
- Single-lens reflex design, 6 x 6cm or 6 x 4.5cm (vertically-oriented) format, producing either 12 or 16 exposures on 120 film
- Cloth roller-blind focal-plane shutter
- Shutter speeds from 1/2 to 1/1000th of a second, plus B
- Electronic flash sync at 1/30th of a second (and slower)
- 80mm f/2.8 ARSAT/VOLNA lens standard
- TTL-metered, uncoupled viewfinder and waist-level viewfinder included
- Meter ISO range: 6 to 3200
- Very bright split-image/microprism focusing screen
- Accepts a wide range of bayonet-mount lenses, including those from Kiev, Zeiss, and Schneider
- Mirror lock-up available as an option (only on Kiev 60)
