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JIRI wrote:

So i have last question about this Kiev cameras...There are 3 companies
reworking kiev cameras (Kiewcamera-USA, ARAX photo-Ukraina,Hartblei-who
knows) Now pleas tell me where is the best to buy a kiev camera and
WHY...i am from europe but the summer times i am spending in USA...Thank
you very very much for all advices.


Hartblei.com is not the "real" Hartblei. Who knows where the real Hartblei
is? I own 2 Hartblei cameras and they work really well, but I bought them
through a person who knows the owner personally. He explained to me the
last camera I bought was one of the last they plan on doing as they decided
rebuilding camera bodies was too time consuming for the money involved and
plan on just upgrading lenses.

I had a bad experience with Kievcamera with warranty problems, he seems to
blame problems on the users? -Very- uncomfortable dealing with problems.
Arax seems to be very intereted in delivering a quality camera and is quick
to resolve any problems without trying to blame the user.

Unless you HAVE to be able to swap films mid-roll, get a K-60 as it's MUCH
more reliable. I can't imagine you having any problems with an ARAX K-60.
--

Stacey

JIRI wrote:
So i have last question about this Kiev cameras...There are 3 companies
reworking kiev cameras (Kiewcamera-USA, ARAX photo-Ukraina,Hartblei-who
knows) Now pleas tell me where is the best to buy a kiev camera and WHY...i
am from europe but the summer times i am spending in USA...Thank you very
very much for all advices.

If you're from europe, you may want to check

http://wiese-fototechnik.de/

from Hamburg, Germany.

Mr. Wiese has a good reputation in re-building Kiev and Pentacon cameras.

He offers re-build K-60 and K-88 cameras.

HTH

Christian Kolinski

I like all of those "leather" and faux snake coverings Arax has to offer. Can
anyone recommend one?

Hey, if you're going to be a poser, you gotta do it right!

Christian Kolinski schrieb:

If you're from europe, you may want to check

http://wiese-fototechnik.de/

from Hamburg, Germany.

Not cheap, but worth it to get access to GDR and Ukrainian lenses.
_They_ are the worthy bargain, not the camera.

But he seems rather hesitant to accept new orders - according to some
who tried to get their -third source- cameras repaired or upgraded..

Mr. Wiese has a good reputation in re-building Kiev and Pentacon cameras.

Ack. My K88 has been reviewed by his workshop and it performs fine. I
managed to kill a magazine, but that was due to a design flaw.
Everything else -shutter, MLU, screen- just fine.

I handled a Wiese-checked 88CM - a very decent thing, allthough I
prefer his implementation of the lens mount. The NT magazines are a
great improvement.

One advantage is the 2 years mandatory warranty - he has no chance to
evade it, but he used to give two years of guarantee when I bought the
set in 1998.

HTH

Christian Kolinski

Gruss, Roman