#MIR NIKON S2 RANGEFINDER SKIN#
#MIR NIKON S2 RANGEFINDER FULL#
#MIR NIKON S2 RANGEFINDER PLUS#

That was in Minneapolis, but I don't recall what season. I have personal anecdotal information about some early failures in three of the early titanium shutters in a shop where I handled repairs sent to Nikon. In checking up on this, I found some internet remarks that the titanium shutter was less reliable than aluminum in cold weather, but with no reference or data to back it up. Apparently the aluminum shutter was adopted when it came out for the N8008 cameras with shutter speeds to 1/8000. I was out of the camera selling business a number of years before the changeover. Provided you don't try to get away for under $100.Click to expand.Nor did I.

With a Kiev the equation is very much in favour of the value. With a Contax the equation of price/value is at least equal. Yes, they are different cameras (although the Kiev is not at all a 'copy' but a Zeiss Ikon whose all facilities and some of its engineers were moved to Kiev). Other Zeiss lenses are selling for around $ 1000.

#MIR NIKON S2 RANGEFINDER PLUS#

So we have to start with $650 plus shipments, even before we bought the standard Sonnar.

#MIR NIKON S2 RANGEFINDER FULL#

If you want the best CLA which includes repair, you will have to send it to 'Zeiss Cameras', put it on the line for a full year (no joke). On the other hand, for $ 400 you can only get a trashy Contax body-only in desperate need of CLA, AND repair of its several maladies. So by $ 250, you will get a great system rangefinder, lens included. However, if you are ready to buy a beautiful model of the 50's by $120, then send it to CLA, another $100 the shipment included, you will get back the hell of a camera that will last for the next 20 years, provided that the ribbon curtains were changed during the CLA. The problem with the Kiev rangefinders is that everybody wants to get away with one for under us$ 100. Here are some photos of and from my Kiev 4A with both Helios-103 53/1.8 and Jupiter-12 35/2.8: I like mine and was just thinking this evening that it has been too long on the shelf and needs a small outing. All but the 4M and 4AM have the drop-out-on-the-floor kind.

Be sure the camera has a take-up spool.

The Kiev (and the Contax as well) are a complex design and a challenge to work on for the home DIY repairman.

I wish he had done it BEFORE sending it to me, but I am not complaining. Mine failed soon after I took delivery, but Yuri responded by replacing the ribbons and doing a full CLA. The ribbons are the weak point in an otherwise solid build.

Regardless of how good the camera looks, it is wise to have the shutter ribbons replaced before trusting the camera for daily use.

Don't pay extra for the models with built-in meter, unless, of course, you like the look.

The Contax hold is not as hard as it looks.

Don't be put off by 'Contax bumps' under the leather on the older cameras.

Mechanicals and fit/finish are a little rough too. The Russian viewfinders are really poor compared to the German product. The difference is night and day.ДЄ good Kiev is fun to use, though not quite as pleasurable as a Contax. Yuri (Fedka) took it back and exchanged it for a 4A made in 1961.

#MIR NIKON S2 RANGEFINDER SKIN#

I wore the skin off my fingers working the film advance. It was like taking photos with a rock grinder. The early 1970s (like Jussi's) were not bad, but things went downhill quickly, particularly with the 4M and 4AM models. There was a serious downturn in quality during the last decade they were made. Hey everyone thanks for all the replies, Im ganna definitaly get one of these next, has anyone got any recomendations on what model?Strangely, older is somewhat better than newer.

Mir nikon s2 rangefinder