Kiev IIIa

Description

The Kiev IIIa is a true Contax III copy and the second Kiev model equipped with a light meter. It was made by Arsenal factory in Kiev in the mid to late 50’s.
Kiev-3a is identical to the original Kiev III – it still features a stabilizing foot on the bottom plate and a tall, Contax III type light meter.

The specifications are the same as Contax III’s.

• Shutter speeds: B, 1/2 – 1/1250
• Rangefinder base: 90 mm
• Lens: coated Jupiter-8, f =
  5 cm, 1:2, coated, a copy of Zeiss Sonnar.
• Flash synch
• Self-timer

The camera was made in 1957 by Arsenal plant in Kiev.

The camera is in good+/exc.- condition, shows its age but clean and attractive. The leather covering is complete,
no brassing on the chrome parts. The rangefinder/viewfinder is clear.
The lens is also clean. The meter responds to light but it is safe to call it unusable. The shutter and self-timer are working properly.

The Kiev IIIa is much less common than its successors – Ki