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KIEV-6S User manual
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- Kiev
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- KIEV-6S
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- English
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- 27
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In connection with the continuous work to improve these cameras, their design may
have been insignificantly changed and not been reflected in the present edition of
the manual.
ATTENTION!
The anrtains of the camera are made of gummed fabiq and for their safetg in bright
solar light it is necessary to obserue the following precautions:
Remoue the couer of the lens and open the finder-hood onlg directlg before shootirug;
Don't aim the lens of the camera directlg into the Sun;
Don't leaue the camera in the Sun for long interuals behaeen shootings.
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IIVTRODUgTIOil The Kiev-6S TTL camera was issued from 197g-
1986. It's prism has a built-in light-meter, but the The Kiev-6S was introduced at the other features are the same as the basic model. ""-.ru.
Arsenal Plant (Kiev city, former USSR) in 1971 and Soviet shooters disliked only one feature of those
issued up to 1980. It was the first Soviet mass Kiev-6S cameras: the left handed shutter release
produced camera of 6x6cm frame size and with button.
classical mirror configuration. It looked like the The Kiev-60 TTL camera was issued beginning in
famous USSR Pentacon-six camera, but was of 1984. It has most of the features of the Kiev-6S TTL
different construction and design, not so elegant camera and a nice shutter release button situated
and nice like the Pentacon-six. Long ago Soviet for the right hand. One significant feature was
shooters understood that Kiev cameras had a larger removed: the Kiev-60 lost the ability to use type
matte screen than the Pentacon and were more 22O rolfim.
reliable, especially regarding shutter working and The Kiev-60 camera has an improved
film winding. The lens mount of the Kiev-6S camera construction of the shutter. The electrical scheme of
is exactly like the Pentacon-six, but the depth of the TTL prism being changed later on, first with the
field preview was removed from lenses and was built battery compartment being modified to acceptinto the bodv. modern G13 size cells, and second the TTL prism
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was rnade with auto power-off. In the presented 22O). The Kiev-60 TTL can accept only type i20
Instruction Manual most of the descriptions are film. With the use of type 12O film the cameracorrect for both Kiev-6S and Kiev-60 cameras. Any provides 12 frames, with type 22O - 24 frames. r
sufficient divergence will be marked "for K-6S" or The curtain shutter of the camera provides
"for K-60" according to the camera type. shutter speeds in a range frorn LI1OOOup to I/2
sec and "B".
FEATURIS The lever for cocking the shutter is blocked by
the film winding mechanism and by the frame
The Kiev-6S TTL or Kiev-60 camera is a single counter, preventing double exposures. Adjusting for
lens reflex TTL camera with a frame size of 6x6 cm. sharpness is made by ground glass with microprism
The camera is intended for professional and spot, located at the center of the field of sight. Theamateur shootings. back of the camera is hinged.
With correct operation and careful use it will give The frame counter automatically resets when the
you quality slides and black-and-white and color back of the camera is opened. The K-6S frame
photos in a large format. counter has two scales designed for the two types of
The Kiev-6S TTL is designed for use with film used.
photographic rolfilm of 6i.5 mm width (type 120 or The camera has synchronization for
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photographing with a flash unit. ' . '. - 53x53 mm. The eyepiece of the prism viewfinder The camera is completed by a normal lens F=90 magnifies the view 2.5x, the size of the field of view mm (K-6Sf or SOmm (K-6O1, relative aperture l:2.g, is 49x51.5 mm. with the range of the aperture's adjustment being The schematic image of the field of sight when from 1:2.8 up to I:22. The design of the camera working with replaceable view-finders is given below allows the use of interchangeable lenses specially (see fig. 1). In the body of the prism view-finder manufactured for the Kiev cameras. Also there is an exposure meter with a light indicator interchangeable lenses made for "pentacon Six', which defines the correct exposure based on light cameras can be mounted, Lenses are mounted sn a passing through the lens. The advantage of a TTL bayonet type "B", all Soviet lenses of this type have measurement system consists in automatically that index in the end of their name. accounting for all the factors influencing the A finder-hood is included in a complete set of the amount of light exposing the film. The field of camera, except TTL prism view-finder. It allows the measurement of the exposure-meter is in the image to be examined on ground glass with a central part of the field of sight and it has an oval magnifying lens or without it, and also it provides shape as shown in figure 2. composing with the help of the frame view-finder. The size of the field of view of the finder-hood isView original page 6
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Field of frame on film units DIN), shutter speed (from 1/1000 up to B sec)
and aperture (from 1.4 up to 321.
Fig.2.
NOTE: The dot on the scale of film sensitivity means Fig. 1. 1000 units |OCT.
The exposure-meter provides measurement in a
range of brightness from 1.6 up to 13000 cd/m2, The power supply of the exposure meter is
thus these factors are taken into account: provided by a battery with a voltage of 3.75-4.5 V,
photosensitivity of the film in use (from 8 up to having a diameter of 16.5 mm and height of 22 mm,
1000 units |OCT (same as ASA) or from 1O up to 31 or 3 cells with a voltage of I.25-1.5 yeach, having a
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THE BASIC UNITS AND DETAILS OF THE 14 - Scale of depth of sharpness;
CAMERA 15 - Scale of distances;
16 - Shutter speed setting knob;
J - Single stroke film advance lever; 17 - Back wall;
2 - Prism viewfinder TTL; 18 - Center for installation of the take-up spool;
3 - Socket for mounting the cable release; 19 - Center for installation of the film spool;
4 - Shutter release button; 20 Depth of field (or sharpness) preview
5 - Straplet attachment points; button;
6 - Nut for fastening lens bayonet; 21 - Tripod socket;
7 - Camera body; 22 - Take-up spool lock;
B - Lens; 23 - Removable rubber eyepiece;
9 - Socket for fastening support with accessory 24 - Film spool lock;
shoe for a flash unit (K-60); 25 - Camera back lock (K-60);
10 - Reminder scale for film speed; 26 - Film pressure plate;
11 - Window of the frame counter (K-6S); 27 - Film pressure plate attachments (K-6S);
12 - Button for attaching the prism view-finder; 28 - Film type selector knob (K-6S);
13 - Scale of apertures; 29 - Eyepiece;
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36 - Aperture setting scale (at light meter); 54 - Battery insert; 37 - Film speed in DIN units; 55 - Individual batteries; 38 - Shutter speed scale (at light meter); 56 - Battery compartment; 39 - Ring of light metering; 57 - Battery compartment cover. 40 - Shutter speed index mark; 4I - Prism lock; THE OPERATING PROCEDURE WITH THE 42 &, 43- Indexes of prism viewfinder lock; CAMERA 44 - Front wall of finder-hood; 45 - Lock of magnifying lens; Film loading 46 - Magnifying lens; 47 - Direct frame viewfinder window; It is possible to load film into the camera in the 48 - Front window cover of frame view-finder; light (it is desirable to do so in the shadow). Take 49 - Directing groove for lens mount; the camera out of the case. Open the lock 24 (K-65) 50 - Directing pin of lens; or 25 (K-60). Open the back wall I7. Turn locks 22 5i - Synchronization socket; and 24 counter-clockwise, thus the centers JB and 52 - Support for fastening the flash unit (K-60); .l 9 will be lowered. 53 - Finder-hood:View original page 12
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Tear off the paper label from the end of the
backing paper. Insert the spool with a film into the
left jack of the camera so that the top center goes
into the hole of the spool. Holding the spool and
backing paper, so that they are not unwrapped,
place the bottom center 19 into the hole of the spool
by pressing the lock 24 and by turning it clockwise
against the stop.
Insert the end of the backing paper in the take-
up spool and, turning it, wrap the backing paper
until you align the mark on the backing paper with
the red index on the body of the camera Fig. 6.
Insert into the right film compartment of the For obtaining the complete amount of film
frames and maintenance of correct working of thecamera the take-up spool so that the top center
goes into its hole. Holding the spool, place the frame counter, observe the following rules:
o when loading film, wind the backing paper onbottom center lB into its hole by pressing the lock
take-up spool tightly and accurately;22 and by turning it clockwise against the stop.
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It is necessary to press the pressure plate so that
heads 27 slide in the groves and to move the film-
table in position, after which is visible the selected
1 7 film type printed on the back wall, (22O or 120) (fig.
26 71.
Close the back, pressing it until it locks.
Preparation of the camera for shooting
For K-6S: Establish in the window 11 the Fig. 7.
o when cocking the shutter, it is necessary to number of the frame appropriate to the type of film
loaded in the camera (I2 or 241. To accomplish this,move the lever against the stop in one turn. It is not
hold the dial 28 and turn it until it stops at thenecessary to cock the shutter by several small turns
correct number.of the lever.
Make three single snapshots for winding the For K-6S: Set the film pressure plate 26 rn the
backing paper on the take-up spool. Then with theposition appropriate to the type of film loaded in the
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in the window of the frame counter, which o Setting the aperture;
corresponds to the first frame on the film. Estabiish . Adjusting sharpness;
on the reminder scale 1O tlne speed of the film. To o Composing;
do this, holding the lever 1, turn the disk with the o Shutter release.
scale 1O to align the film speed number with the Cock the shutter by turning the lever / against
index mark. The scale of sensitivity of the film (film the stop. If the cocking is made completely, the lever
speed) is given in units of systems |OCT (same as automatically comes back to the initial position.
ASA) and DIN. With an incomplete cocking it remains in an
intermediate position (in this case it is necessary to
Shooting complete the shutter cocking). It is necessary to
avoid an incomplete cocking.
The process of shooting consists of the following At the first part of the cocking action, a slightly
operations: greater resistance may be felt than is present during
. Cocking the shutter and winding of the film; the last part of the movement.
o Determination of the exposure settings When the shutter is cocked, the film is advanced
(shutter speed and aperture); one frame, and in the window of the frame counter
o Setting the shutter speed; the next figure appears. The counter shows the
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o Turn on the exposure-meter by setting the the exposure-meter by moving the switch 30 to the
switch 30 in the position "BKJl"- ("ON"); position "BblKn"- ("OFF").
o Looking through the eyepiece 29, direct the
camera to the object of shooting so that the image is
within the limits of the field of exposure-meter 3A
measurement. In the viewfinder of the eyepiece you
56will see one of two luminous signals: O
underexposure or * - overexposure. Slowly turn 57
the ring 39 until the second signal shines (if the
signal O shines, turn it counter-clockwise, if the 23
signal # shines, turn it clockwise). The exposure is
determined with the simultaneous luminescence of 29
signals O and #;
. On the calculator on the scales of shutter
speeds 38 and aperture 36, choose the pair "shutter Fig.9.
speed - aperture" necessary for shooting; Note: In bright light it is necessar5r,whenever possible,
After determining the exposure setting, switch off to not allow light to enter the eyepiece. In this case, it is
necessa-ryto apply special rubber eyepieces.
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Note: The last type TTL prism has a single position
switch which turns on the exposure meter. The power
sourcewill turn off automatically 15 secondslater.
Set the chosen pair "shutter speed - aperture"
on the scale of the shutter speed knob of the
camera and on the aperture scale of the lens.
Shutter speed can be set both with lowered and
with cocked shutter by turning the knob 16 to align
the chosen speed with the index 40 on the top plate
Fig.1O.of the camera (fig. 10). Setting the shutter speed in
Set the aperture by turning the ring J3 until thethe range from 1/1000 up to 1160 sec with a
chosen value lines up with the index on thelowered shutter requires greater effort than with the
motionless ring. On all apertures the scale is fixedshutter cocked.
(rotates with clicks). Set the shutter speed "8" (by hand) by rotation of
the knob only clockwise (between shutter speeds Note: The design of the eyepieceallows you to apply
1/ 1000 sec and "8" the knob is blocked). additional dioptric lenses. For installation of a dioptric
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insert the lens (with a diameter 16 mml into the recess (or released, it automatically comes back to the initial
space) between the ring and the eyepiece and to fix it by position and the aperture completely opens.
tightening ring again (fig. 9).
Adjust the sharpness by rotation of the ring with
the scale /5 with the help of the ground glass with
microprism spot or by using the scale of distances.
Use of the ground glass is carried out only with a
cocked shutter, when the mirror is in the working 42
position and the aperture is completely opened. 43
The depth of sharpness is defined on the scale of 41
distances with the help of an additional scale 14. 12
The depth of sharpness can be previewed by looking
at the image on the ground glass in the field of sight Fig. 12.
of the view-finder by pressing the lever 20 down Under certain conditions of shooting, the finder-
until it stops. hood can be used for composing.
This causes the aperture of the lens to close to Replacement of the TTL prism with the finder-
the earlier established setting. When the lever is hood is done as follows:
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Turn the ring 4J clockwise to align indexes 42 wall of the finder-hood is fixed. and the lateral and
and 43 (fig. 12l.By pressing button J2, lift the TTL back walls are automatically set in place. Moving
prism view-finder upwards; the locking lever 45 upwards sets the magnifying
lens 46 in the working position (fig.1a).
44 Upon the termination of shooting when using the
finder-hood, press the wall of the magnifying lens to
the forward wall 44 to lock it in the up position,
then press down the lateral walls (at first left, then
right), then the back wall and, holding them, return
the forward wall to its initial position.
During action shooting (for example sports) the
Fig. 13. finder-hood can be used as a simple frame view-
Establish the finder-hood 53 on directing pins finder (fig. 15). One frame is provided by a window
(to be assured of the reliable fastening of the finder- 47 in the back wall of the finder-hood, and the
hood on the camera). Open the finder-hood by second by a window in the forward wall, normally
turning the forward wall 44 in the direction of the closed in the non-working position by a cover 48. By
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down posltlon. To close the frame view-finder it is necessary to
Adjusting sharpness when working with the press the wall of the magnifying lens, thus the cover
frame view-finder is carried out by using the scale of 48 will come back to its original position. After
distances I5 of the lens or through the eyepiece on folding the frame view-finder, close the finder-hood
ground glass. by the way specified above.
47
48
Fig. 14. Fig. 15.
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Smoothly press the button 4 until it stops, camera.
releasing the shutter. Thus the automatic aperture When mounting the lens, it is necessary to insert
of the lens closes to the preset value, the mirror it into the camera so that the directing pin of the
automatically rises, and the shutter works. lens goes into the groove 49 on the body of the
If the shutter speeds are longer than I l30 sec it camera (fig. 16). Then turn the nut clockwise
is recommended to photograph from a support. The against the stop (the lens will be locked on the body
tripod socket of the camera has a 318" thread. The of the camera).
shutter reiease is carried out by a special shutter
release cable, which is screwed in the threaded
socket 3 of the shutter release button (fig. 3).
Replacement of the lens
The design of the camera allows the use of
interchangeable lenses. To remove the iens, it is
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Unloading the film from the camera socket 5/ for connection of flash units. Shooting
with flash units is possible with shutter speeds from
Shooting can be continued until the letter "K" I l30 up to I /2 sec.
(end) appears in the window of the frame counter,
indicating complete use of the film. After that it is
necessary to wind the remaining backing paper
onto the take-up spool with the help of the cocking
lever. The shutter mechanism at this time is
switched-off, therefore the shutter release button
should not be pressed with each cocking.
Upon termination of winding (when the effort
needed to move the winding lever decreases) open
the back wall of the camera, remove the take-up
spool and take out the spool with exposed film.
Shooting with a lamp-flash
The camera is supplied with a synchronization Fig. 17
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(For K-6O| For mounting the flash units the When using the finder-hood and rings it is
special support 52 wit}:' standard accessory shoe is necessary to increase the exposure which has been
supplied in a complete set of the camera. It attaches determined by use of an exposure-meter. Increase
to the camera with the help of a special nut (fig. 17). the exposure according to the data given in table 2.
When using the TTL prism view-finder, the influence
Close-up (macrof shootings of the rings on the exposure is taken into account
automatically.
For photographing small subjects close up,
extension rings are supplied in a complete set of the Installation and replacement of the power
camera. The application of rings allows shooting at supply
distances less than 0.6 m, that being the minimal
focusing distance for the standard lens "VEG A-12B" Unscrew the cover 57 with the help of a coin
or "VOLNA-3B". Install the rings between the body inserted in the slot in the cover.
of the camera and the lens, mounting them the Insert the battery into the battery compartment
same as an interchangeable lens. The rings can be 56, by positioning the positive end toward the
connected together (in this case the distance of battery cover (on the inside of the cover there is the
shooting will be the least and will be about 0.3 m). "+" symbol).
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each, place them into the battery insert 54, as Application of lilters
shown in figure 18. Improved TTL prisms have a
built-in battery insert intended for modern (A)G-13, Included in the complete set of the camera there
LR44, L1 154, A76 and 357(A) button cells. are filters which screw into the front of the lens,
with appropriate threads M58x0.75 or M62x0.75.
Filter Y@-lx (UV) is colorless, and is used for
54 reducing the influence of ultra-violet light. For
55 example, for shooting in high-mountainous
conditions, and also photographing with color fikg
Filter X(3- 1,4x (YG) is light yellow-green, ahd
improves the imaging of multicolor objects on high-
sensitivity films with insignificant loss of their
sensitivity. On films of an average photosensitivity,
Fig. 18. practically correct imaging of multicolor objects is
achieved. Can be used only with black-and white
films.
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CAMERA & LENSES CARE TIPS Wipe the surfaces of the lens (if it is necessary)
with a clean soft fabric or cotton wool slightly
It is necessary to use the camera carefully to moistened with spirits or ether.
maintain its cleanliness, and to protect it against When bringing the camera in from freezing
shocks, impacts, dampness and sudden temperatures to a warm room, it should Fot be
fluctuations of temperature. Store the camera in the taken from the case immediately. It is recommended
closed case. The lens should be protected with a to give it time to gradually (within two hours) get
lens cap, and the replaceable finder-hood should be warm in the case, to prevent the condensation of
in the storage compartment provided for it in the moisture on the exterior and interior of the camera
case. and lens.
It is not recommended to unnecessarily remove Do not apply excessive force with the
the lens from the camera (to protect it against manipulation with the camera. When a defect or
pollution and dust collecting on the surface of the damage is discovered, do not repair it at home; use
lens). If the camera is stored without a lens, the only a special repair service.
opening in the camera and the rear of the lens
needs to be covered.
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