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KIEV 60TTL

Instructions for use

1.GENERAL NOTES

The Kiev 60 TTL is a single lens reflex with a frame size of 6x6 cm. The camera uses standard 120 rollfilm, 60mm in width,

and takes 12 exposures per roll. It is the ideal camera for the advanced amateur photographer who wants to move up to

large format photography.

Basic delivery kit include: camera body, MC Arsat 80mm/2.8 lens with rubber lens shade, UV-1 and YG-1.4 filters, front and

rear lens caps, TTL- metered prism finder, rubber eye cup for prism finder, folding waist level finder, plastic cap for bottom

of prism finder when not on camera, body cap for Kiev camera body, flash bracket which screws to front of camera (cold

shoe), camera strap, nylon camera case.

The curtain shutter of the camera provides speeds in the range of 1/1000 to 1/2 s and manual exposure "B".

The shutter cocking mechanism is of the lever type, interlocked with the film-transport mechanism and frame counter.

The camera is focused through a ground-glass surface, microscreen and wedges located in the centre of the field of vision of

the viewfinder.

The back of the camera is thrown back on a hinge.

The scale of the frame counter returns into its initial position automatically when the back of the camera is opened.

The camera is provided with a synchroniser for operation with a flash lamp.

The camera is outfitted with lens MC Volna-3. The lens focal length is 80 mm, relative aperture is 1:2.8, the diaphragm can

be set to any number within 2.8-22; the near focusing limit is 0.6 m.

The hens is provided with a special multilayer coating the availability of which is indicated in the lens marking by letters MC.

The multilayer coating upgrades the image quality, enhances its contrast due to better integral transparency and reduced

light dispersion of the lens.

Provision is made in the camera for the use of change lenses produced for the Kiev-6C camera. Change lenses of the

Pentacon Six camera can also be used. The lenses are bayonet-attached and are fixed in position with a captive nut.

Besides the TTL prism viewfinder the camera complete set comprises a viewfinder hood.

The viewfinder hood enables the picture to be viewed on the ground-glass with or without a magnifying lens and a1lows the

use of the frame viewfinder for viewing. The fie1d of vision of the viewfinder hood measures 53x53 mm.

Magnification of the prism finder eyepiece is 2.5x the field of vision measures 49x51.5 mm. The field of vision sketch when

operating with changeable viewfinders is shown in the Figure.

Summary of content (8 pages)

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KIEV 60TTL Instructions for use 1.GENERAL NOTES The Kiev 60 TTL is a single lens reflex with a frame size of 6x6 cm. The camera uses standard 120 rollfilm, 60mm in width, and takes 12 exposures per roll. It is the ideal camera for the advanced amateur photographer who wants to move up to large format photography. Basic delivery kit include: camera body, MC Arsat 80mm/2.8 lens with rubber lens shade, UV-1 and YG-1.
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- frame size on film: 56x56 mm; - viewfinder hood field of vision: 53x53 mm; - TTL prism viewfinder field of vision: 49x51.5 mm. The eyepiece design allows for application of diopter lenses. To install the diopter lens undo the clamping ring of eyepiece 30, set into the fitting socket a lens of 16 mm in diameter and fasten it by the clamping ring.
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. OPERATING PROCEDURE 3.1. Loading The camera can be loaded in light (preferably in the shadow). Take the camera out of the carrying case. Open back 17 having preliminarily shifted along the arrow up to the stop and depress button 25 located on the lower cover. Pull locks 22 and 24 by the clips, turn them counter-clockwise and fix, this will bring centres 18 and 19 down. Insert the take-up spool into the right-hand chamber of the camera so that the upper centre carrier fits its slot.
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Set the film-in-use speed on scale 10, processing as follows: holding lever 1, turn the disk with scale 10 until the film speed number aligns with the index. The film speed scale is given in units of GOST and DIN. 3.3. Shooting Shooting with the camera consists of the folowing steps: - shutter cocking and film transport; determining the exposure time (shutter speed and diaphragm); exposure time setting; diaphragm setting; focusing; view finding; shutter release.
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choose the "exposure-diaphragm" pair, which is necessary for shooting on the calculator by exposure scale 27 and by diaphragm scale 29; upon determining the exposure time turn out the exposure meter, for this purpose turn knob 30 to position OFF. Note: In the event of the bright light the light should not be permitted, as far as possible, to penetrate into the eyepiece. In this instance eye shades 38 and 23 should be used.
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Open the viewfinder hood, turning front wall 44 in the direction of the arrow illustrated in the Figure. In its end position the front wall of the hood is locked and the side and rear walls are automatically folded down. When lock lever 46 is shifted up, viewfinder lens 47 is set to the working position.
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4. REPLACING THE LENS The camera is adapted for the use of interchangeable lenses. To remove the lens turn nut 6 counter-clockwise up to the stop and disconnect the lens from the camera. When installing the lens, it is necessary to fit it Into the camera so that guide pin 51 of the lens gets into slot 50 on the camera housing. Then turning the nut clockwise to the limit of its travel clamp the lens on the housing. The following interchangeable lenses are produced for the Kiev 60 camera.
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During operation with the TTL prism viewfinder influence of the rings on the value of the exposure time is taken into account automatically. 7. INSTALLATION AND REPLACEMENT OF POWER SOURCE Unscrew lid 37 with the help of a coin installed into the slot of the lid. Set the power source in socket 36 locating it with its plus side to the lid (on the internal side of the cover mark "+" is engraved). 8.