{"id":678,"date":"2022-12-26T01:41:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T01:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fedka.com\/fs\/?post_type=product&#038;p=678"},"modified":"2026-03-25T19:04:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T23:04:00","slug":"kiev-ii-true-contax-copy-1955-3","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/fedka.com\/fs\/product\/kiev-ii-true-contax-copy-1955-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiev II, True Contax Copy, 1955"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russian Early Kiev II Rangefinder, Contax II Copy.<\/p>\n<p>The Kiev II is a true Contax II copy and was in production at Arsenal factory in Kiev in 1950-1956. Kiev II is practically identical to the prewar Contax II &#8211; it even features a stabilizing foot on the bottom plate.<\/p>\n<p>Small quantities of Kievs were made in 1947-1949, those cameras are very hard to find and they are technically not classified as Kiev II.<\/p>\n<p>This Kiev II was made in 1955. The Kiev engraving is of the early type &#8211; in Cyrillic only.<\/p>\n<p>The Kiev II is becoming increasingly hard to find, especially the early models.<\/p>\n<p>Technical Characteristics<\/p>\n<p>Kiev II Body:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shutter Speeds:\u00a0 B, 1\/2 &#8211; 1\/1250<\/li>\n<li>Shutter Type:\u00a0 Focal plane, metal\/leather curtains, vertical movement<\/li>\n<li>Rangefinder Base: 90mm<\/li>\n<li>Viewfinder Magnification: 0.9x<\/li>\n<li>Film Type: 35mm film in standard cassettes<\/li>\n<li>Self-timer: 9 to 15 seconds<\/li>\n<li>Lens Mount: Contax Rangefinder Bayonet. Internal and external bayonets fully compatible with Contax II, III, IIa, IIIa<\/li>\n<li>Body Finish: Chrome, Leather covering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lens: Jupiter-8, 50\/2, CZJ Sonnar Copy<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Focal length: 50 mm<\/li>\n<li>Aperture: F2, settings from 2 to 22<\/li>\n<li>Angle of Coverage: 45deg<\/li>\n<li>Focusing: 0.9 m &#8211; Infinity<\/li>\n<li>Filter size: M40.5&#215;0.5<\/li>\n<li>Optical Design: 6 elements in 3 groups, click to see drawing<\/li>\n<li>Optical registration (back focus): 31.85 +\/- 0.02 mm<\/li>\n<li>Mount: Contax Rangefinder Bayonet (Internal). Fits all Kievs, Contax II, III, IIa, IIIa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The camera comes with a metal lens cap and take-up spool.<\/p>\n<p>The Kiev II is much less common than its successors &#8211; Kiev IIa and 4a. It is a good user and a desirable and attractive collectible camera.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kiev II, True Contax Copy, 1955<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6117400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[103],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-678","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-contax-copies-kiev","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fedka.com\/fs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fedka.com\/fs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fedka.com\/fs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fedka.com\/fs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fedka.com\/fs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6117400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fedka.com\/fs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fedka.com\/fs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=678"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fedka.com\/fs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=678"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fedka.com\/fs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}