Kiev III 1948 *

extremely rare early Kiev in excellent original condition, unnumbered body with matching ZK (Sonnar Krasnogorsk) 1.5/5cm no.000706. The early Kiev was a mixture of „Jena“ and „Dresden“ shaped parts from the start, as can be seen in this example. Some parts of this unnumbered camera are shaped just like Dresden parts, (for example the focusing scales and the frame counter), while other important parts are shaped like „Jena“ parts. In later 1948 and 1949 the „Jena“ parts were gradually omitted during production in favour of „Dresden“ shaped parts. All in all this camera is an interesting document of the Kiev history in beautiful pristine condition. Only a few of these cameras are known - an unique opportunity for Zeiss and Kiev collectors!