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Kiev-30 User manual
User manual for Kiev-30. 15 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Brand
- Kiev
- Model / document
- Kiev-30
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 15
- File size
- 1.1 MB
- Category
- Film cameras
- Document date
- Not specified in catalog
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1. SPECIFICATIONS Picture Format
13 mm. x 17 mm. The camera is designed to be
Type of Camera used with non-perforated 16 mm. Loading the film
"Kiev 30" is a convenient and reliable cartridge with 65 or 45 cm. lengths will yield 25 or
subminiature camera. It can produce excellent 1 7 exposures respectively.
9xr2 cm. snapshots and l3xl7 mm. slides. By Shutter and Film Winding
following the instructions given in this manual, the Film transport, shutter cocking, and frame
camera can be a reliable tool and companion for a counter are coupled, and accomplished by closing
long time. and opening of the camera.
Lens The frame counter shows amount of exposed
The camera comes with the lens "Industar-M" frames. The red point on its scale means last frame
with a focal length of 23 mm. and a relative with shooting on film with length 45 cm.
aperture of f 13.5. The lens has an angle of view of Focusing
50 degrees and has a resolution of not less than 50 Focus can be set from 0.s m to infinity (*). The
Iines/ mm at the centre and 25 lines/ mm at the distance scale is marked for 0.5, L, 2, and m; and
corners of the frame. an additional red dot on the scale indicates the Sm
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The position of the film plane in the camera is Weight (without a case)
indicated by the symbol -o- on the camera's cover I9O gr.
flap.
Exposure Setting 2. COMPLETE SET
An exposure calculator is installed on the
camera's outer shell. This consists of a weather 1. Camera 1
scale and calculator for shutter speed and aperture 2. Case 1
combinations for outdoor exposures. The film 3. Film Cartridge with case 1
speed scale is from 16 to 130 foCT units (similar 4. L3xI7 insert adapter for 35 mm enlarger 1
to ASA/ISO). negative carrier
More accurate exposures can be obtained by 5. Disk for 35-mm film developing tank I
using a separate exposure meter. 6. Packing box 1
Flash Synchronization 7. Instruction manual 1
SynchronLzation is possible at all shutter
speeds, since the shutter has a fixed slit width.
Camera Dimensions
28x47 x 86 mm
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3. NOMENCLATURE
1 - Lens Window
2 - Shutter release button
3 - Flash PC Contact
4 - Focussing Ring
5 - Viewfinder Window
6 - Film Speed Setting Dial
7 - Shutter Speed and Film Speed Scale Dial
B - Aperture Scale Ring 3
6
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9 - Weather Scale 12
10 - Frame Counter Window 11
11 - Latch.
12 - Camera Body
13 - Outer Camera Shell
14 - Film Chamber Cover
15 - Film Cartridge.
16 - Mounting Plate
17 - Frame Counter Disk
18 - Shutter Speed Setting Ring
19 - Aperture Setting Ring
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4. BASIC OPERATIONS
Preparation for Shooting
Open the camera, pull the body 12 from the
17 outer shell 13 against the stop. Press latch 11 and take out the body from the shell 15.
16 Push the mounting plate 16 back in, open cover
14 and take out film cartridge 15.View original page 8Page 9 · Read text
Loading Film into the cartridge (should be them on the cartridge chambers and prevent them
done in TorAL DARr(NEss in the given from accidentally popping outlsequence) After loading, protect the cartridge from
1. Remove both cartridge caps 20 and take strong light to prevent fogging.
out the take up drum 2J with spring ring 22.
2. Take the spring ring off and wrap film
around "A the diameter of the drum. The film,s
emulsion side should face the drum surface.
Replace the spring ring with the film pressed to the
drum's surface.
3. Loop the film r% to 2 times around the
drum, making sure that isn't kinked or skewed.
4. slide the film through the cartridge slits.
Place the rolled film into the smaller of the two
chambers and the drum into the larger one. hd 5. Replace the cartridge caps [note: stick a
small piece of adhesive tape on both caps, to fix
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Prepare the camera for loading. Load and 6
change film only in dim or shaded areas. 7
1. Insert the film cartridge into the camera's I
film chambers. close cover. Make sure that the
cover is properly seated.
2. Pull out mounting plate 16.
3. Turn frame counter disk 17 to align red
line with the indicator line found on the mounting
plate 16.
4. Press latch 1 1 and insert camera body into
the outer shell. The latch must catch into the
notch on the shell.
5. Open and close the camera twice until the
unumber l' appears in the frame counter window
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Select the correct focus setting. Visually The table of depths of sharpness
estimate the camera to subject distance and set lin metresl
focus by aligning the selected distance value on
the focusing ring 4 to the mark 24. Critical focus Aperture 3,5 4 5.6 8 1 1
setting isn't necess ary and focus errors are
compensated by the lens' extreme depth of field. Distance
See depth of field table. up
Example: When focus distance is set at 5 to obiect
metres (red dot on focus ring is aligned with the O 7.5-.r, 6.6-c, 4.7-a 3.3-oo 2.4-q
index mark 241 and aperture is set to f I 8. From 5 3.0-oo 2.8-.n 2.4< 2.O-c 1.6-o
the depth of field table, it can be determined that 2 1.6- 1.5- r.4- L.2-a 1. 1-o
the range of sharpness extends from 2 metres to 2 . 7 2 . 9 3.5
infinity (all objects within this distance range will 1 0.9- 0.9- 0.8- 0.8- 4.7- 1 . 1 r.2 1 . 3 I . 4 I . 7be rendered sharp in the photograph).
0.5 o.47- o.46- 0.45- o.43- 0 .4 1 - The subject can be composed through the o.52 0.54 0.56 0.6 0. 63
viewfinder window.
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Release the shutter by gentlg pressing the Unloading the Camera
shutter release button 2. For sharp pictures, it is
recommended to hold the camera steadily when When the film has been exposed, push and pull
pressing the shutter, even at fast shutter speeds. the camera body twice to pull in the film into the
After releasing the shutter, push the camera take up chamber. Remove the camera body from
body into its shell to advance the film to the next the outer shell 13 and extract the used film
frame. cartridge from the camera.
Recommendations
Film exposed in the *KI4EB-30), camera can be
processed in universal developing tanks equipped
to handle 16mm film. One example would be tanks
made by the Soviet Research and Production
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It is also possible to process the film in 35mm Dust can be removed from external and internal
tanks using the 16mm disk. Load the film and surfaces by using a soft brush or a rubber blower
process it following procedures used with the tank. bulb.
Considering that the subminiature 16 mm Do not touch the optical surfaces of the lens
negative is only 25o/o the area of the full 35mm and viewfinder windows. When necess dqy-, wipe
negative frame, it is not recommended to make soiled optical surfaces with a very clean, soft,
prints larger than 9 x L2 cm. (postcard size). lintless fabric.
The "Industar-M" lens of the Kiev 30 camera When the camera is brought from a colder
produces excellent pictures both in BW and colour. environment to a warmer one, do not take it out of
its case immediately. Allow it to warm gradually
6. CAMERA & LENSES CARE and stabilize with the ambient temperature.
If Damage or Defect is found, do not attempt to
The camera requires careful handling. It should repair it independently. Repair and adjustment
be protected from dirt and dust, drops, sharp hits, must only be done by qualified technicians.
impact, humidity, and extremes of temperature.
Store the camera in a sealed case.
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